RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2005-00387
INDEX CODE: 107.00, 131.01
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE: 6 AUG 2006
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His Joint Service Commendation Medals (JSCMs), Basic and First Oak
Leaf Cluster (1OLC), closing 24 April 2003 and 2 August 2003, be
corrected to show they were approved and accepted for file in his
Officer Selection Record (OSR) prior to the convening of the CY04B (12
July 2004) Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board (CSB). If the
award request is approved, he be considered for promotion to the grade
of lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board (SSB) for the CY04B
Lieutenant Colonel CSB, with his corrected record.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
In April 2003 and August 2003, he was nominated for two JSCMs for
“skillful” performance and “decisive” leadership while conducting
combat operations in both Iraq (3 February 2003 - 23 April 2003) and
Afghanistan (25 April 2003 - 2 August 2003). Due to a
misunderstanding between Joint Forces Command and United States
Central Air Forces Decoration Processing Unit (USCENTFAF/DPU), the
processing of all joint medals was put on hold until clear guidelines
for the award of joint medals could be developed. He recognized the
importance of the two medals for inclusion in his permanent military
records and checked on the status of the medals numerous times as
indicated in his statement. Policy was finally established and both
JSCMs were approved on 4 August 2004 and 12 August 2004 respectively.
The delay in processing the medals was prejudicial to his promotion
records since critical information about his leadership in combat was
not available to his rating chain when his final Officer Performance
Report (OPR) and Performance Recommendation Form (PRF) were being
written.
In support of his request, applicant submits copies of AF Forms 3994
(Recommendation for Decoration Deployment/Contingency Operations),
copies of the JSCM citations, a statement from his commander and
additional documents associated with the issues cited in his
contentions. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments,
is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant’s Total Active Federal Commissioned Service Date
(TAFCSD) is 4 May 1989. He is currently serving on active duty in the
grade of major, with an effective date and date of rank of 1 July
2000. The following is a resume of his OPR ratings subsequent to his
promotion to that grade.
Period Ending Evaluation
28 Jul 00 Meets Standards (MS)
28 Jul 01 MS
28 Jul 02 MS
28 Jul 03 MS
# 19 Mar 04 MS
# Top report at the time he was considered and nonselected for
promotion to lieutenant colonel by the CY04B Lieutenant Colonel
Central Selection Board, which convened on 12 July 2004.
The applicant was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal (JSCM)
by Special Order GJ-0158, dated 4 August 2004, for exceptionally
meritorious achievement as Defensive Duty Officer from 3 February 2003
to 24 April 2003.
He was awarded the JSCM, First Oak Leaf Cluster, by Special Order GJ-
0165, dated 12 August 2004, for exceptionally meritorious achievement
as Senior Air Defense Officer from 25 April 2003 to 2 August 2003.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
HQ AFPC/DPPPO recommends the application be denied. DPPPO states
that, in accordance with the governing Air Force instruction,
decoration recommendations are entered into official channels within
two years and awarded within three years of the act, achievement or
service performed. As such, these decorations were processed in a
timely manner. Backdating the special orders to a date prior to the
Central Selection Board (CSB) would be a departure from current Air
Force policy. DPPPO sees no compelling reason to grant the applicant
an exception in this regard. The HQ AFPC/DPPPO evaluation, with
attachments, is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to applicant on 18
March 2005 for review and response. As of this date, no response has
been received by this office (Exhibit D).
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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:
1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law
or regulations.
2. The application was timely filed.
3. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the
existence of error or injustice. After reviewing the evidence of
record, the Board majority is persuaded that an inordinate delay
precluded the inclusion of the Joint Service Commendation Medals,
Basic and First Oak Leaf Cluster, in the applicant’s records when he
was considered for promotion to lieutenant colonel by the CY04B
Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board. The Board majority notes
the applicant has the support of his commander. In the commander’s
letter of support, he states the narratives in the citations relate to
specific achievements, which attest to the applicant’s outstanding
performance while deployed, and that this information was not
available for review when he met the cited selection board. It
appears the excessive delay in processing the awards precluded the
aforementioned decorations from being included in the applicant’s
records, which may have proved harmful to his chances for promotion.
Whether this information was sufficiently significant to alter the
results of the CY04B selection board is a question the Board majority
is unable to answer on the basis of the evidence presented here.
Nevertheless, the Board majority believes the applicant was improperly
disadvantaged because of the absence of documents which should have
been in the record and which contained information the selection board
members could have considered significant. Accordingly, in order to
resolve any potential promotion injustice to the applicant, the Board
majority believes that any doubt in this matter should be resolved in
his favor and that the record should be corrected in the following
manner.
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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force
relating to APPLICANT be considered for promotion to the grade of
lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year
2004B Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board, with inclusion of
the Joint Service Commendation Medal (JSCM) and the Joint Service
Commendation Medal (JSCM), First Oak Leaf Cluster (1OLC), in his
Officer Selection Record.
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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC-2005-
00387 in Executive Session on 5 May 2005, under the provisions of AFI
36-2603:
Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
Ms. Sue A. Lumpkins, Member
Mr. James W. Russell III, Member
By a majority vote, Mr. Peterson and Ms. Lumpkins recommended granting
the relief sought in this application. Mr. Russell voted to deny the
applicant’s request but did not desire to submit a minority report.
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 10 Jan 03, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPO, dated 7 Mar 05, w/atchs.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 18 Mar 05.
RICHARD A. PETERSON
Panel Chair
AFBCMR BC-2005-00387
MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF
Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air
Force Board for Correction of Military Records and under the authority
of Section 1552, Title 10, United States Code (70A Stat 116), it is
directed that:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to APPLICANT be considered for promotion to the grade
of lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board for the Calendar
Year 2004B Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board, with inclusion
of the Joint Service Commendation Medal (JSCM) and the Joint Service
Commendation Medal (JSCM), First Oak Leaf Cluster (1OLC), in his
Officer Selection Record.
JOE G. LINEBERGER
Director
Air Force Review Boards Agency
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