RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2005-00801
            INDEX CODES:  111.02, 131.01

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  9 Sep 06

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Officer Performance Report (OPR) rendered for the period 9 Apr  02
through 14 Feb 03 be declared void and removed from his  records,  and
the attached reaccomplished OPR be accepted for file in its place.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

A material error was made on the last line of the rater and additional
rater’s overall assessment, recommending the  wrong  command  emphasis
due to incorrect information.  This created an injustice by  providing
inaccurate indication of his leadership potential.  It is only through
the replacement  of  the  OPR  that  an  accurate  assessment  can  be
documented.  The replacement of the OPR  is  fully  supported  by  his
chain of command.

In support of  his  appeal,  the  applicant  provided  copies  of  the
contested and reaccomplished reports, statements from  his  rater  and
additional rater, and documentation pertaining to the decision by  the
Evaluation Reports Appeal Board (ERAB).

Applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from the Personnel Data System  (PDS)  indicates
the applicant is currently serving on active  duty  in  the  grade  of
lieutenant colonel.

Applicant's  Officer  Performance  Report  (OPR)  profile  since  1994
follows:

      PERIOD ENDING    EVALUATION

       8 Apr 94  Meets Standards
       8 Apr 95  Meets Standards
       8 Apr 96  Meets Standards
       8 Apr 97  Meets Standards
       8 Apr 98  Meets Standards
       8 Apr 99  Meets Standards
       8 Apr 00  Meets Standards
       8 Apr 01  Meets Standards
       8 Apr 02  Meets Standards
*#    14 Feb 03  Meets Standards
##    14 Feb 04  Meets Standards

* Contested Report.

 # Top Report at the  time  he  was  considered  and  nonselected  for
promotion to the grade of colonel by the CY03B Colonel Board.

## Top Report at the  time  he  was  considered  and  nonselected  for
promotion to the grade of colonel by the CY04A Colonel Board.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPP  recommended  denial  noting  that  in  accordance  with   a
HQ USAF/DP message, a lieutenant colonel can be  recommended  for  the
position of Group Commander once they have served as  a  Deputy  Group
Commander or are in such an assignment position that a Group Commander
is the next command step.  The applicant's functional  manager  stated
the  applicant  has  never  held  a  command  position  nor   provided
justification that  his  responsibilities  were  commensurate  with  a
command position.  Therefore, a recommendation to Group  Commander  is
inappropriate  for  the  applicant.   The  functional   manager   also
mentioned the current recommendation to Deputy Support Group Commander
also required the applicant to have held  a  formal  command  position
which  the  applicant  has  not  accomplished  in  his  career.   This
recommendation is also inappropriate, however generous and  is  now  a
matter of record. An  appropriate  recommendation  for  the  applicant
would actually be Squadron Commander or equivalent to give the  member
a command position.

AFPC/DPPP noted the rater provided a rebuttal letter  stating  the  HQ
USAF/DP message was his foundation for replacing the  applicant's  job
recommendation.   However,  the  rater  failed   to   provide   detail
justification from the applicant's job, during the  reporting  period,
to prove the next logical position should  be  Group  Commander.   The
rater only  mentioned  the  applicant’s  current  position  as  senior
acquisition officer and that because of this, his next step would be a
Group Commander.  The report did not include a material error based on
the functional manager's recommendation  and  the  applicant's  career
progression.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPPP evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant reviewed the advisory opinion and furnished a very  detailed
response and additional documentary evidence  which  are  attached  at
Exhibit E.

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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  a  thorough  review  of  the
evidence presented, we  are  sufficiently  persuaded  that  corrective
action is warranted in this case.  We  took  particular  note  of  the
statements from the applicant's rating chain supporting his  assertion
that based on incorrect information, the contested report was prepared
with the wrong  command  emphasis,  thereby  providing  an  inaccurate
indication of his leadership potential.  In view of the foregoing, and
having no basis to question the integrity of these senior officers  or
their knowledge of the applicant’s assignment position,  we  recommend
the contested report be voided and replaced with a reaccomplished OPR.
 Accordingly, the applicant's records should be corrected as set forth
below.  We further recommend he be provided SSB consideration with his
corrected records.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the  Department  of  the  Air  Force
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that:

      a.  The Field Grade Officer Performance  Report  (OPR),  AF Form
707A, rendered for the period 9 Apr 02 through 14 Feb 03, be  declared
void and removed from his records.

      b.  The attached Field Grade OPR, AF Form 707A, rendered for the
period 9 Apr 02 through 14 Feb 03, which reflects in Section  VI  "SSS
next, then  as  a  Group  Commander!,"  be  inserted  in  his  officer
selection folder.

It is further recommended that he be considered for promotion  to  the
grade of colonel by a Special Selection Board for  the  Calendar  Year
2003B (CY03B) Colonel Central Selection Board and for  any  subsequent
boards for which the corrected OPR closing 14 Feb 03, was not a matter
of record.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-
2005-00801 in Executive Session on 15 Nov 05, under the provisions  of
AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
      Ms. Janet I. Hassan, Member
      Ms. Jean A. Reynolds, Member

All members  voted  to  correct  the  records,  as  recommended.   The
following documentary evidence was considered:

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 14 Feb 05, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPP, dated 19 Sep 05.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 23 Sep 05.
     Exhibit E.  Letter, applicant, dated 18 Oct 05, w/atchs.




                                   RICHARD A. PETERSON
                                   Panel Chair




AFBCMR BC-2005-00801




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 , be corrected to show that:

            a.  The Field Grade Officer Performance Report (OPR),
AF Form 707A, rendered for the period 9 Apr 02 through 14 Feb 03, be,
and hereby is, declared void and removed from his records.

            b.  The attached Field Grade OPR, AF Form 707A, rendered
for the period 9 Apr 02 through 14 Feb 03, which reflects in Section
VI "SSS next, then as a Group Commander!," be inserted in his officer
selection folder.

      It is further directed that he be considered for promotion to
the grade of colonel by a Special Selection Board for the Calendar
Year 2003B (CY03B) Colonel Central Selection Board and for any
subsequent boards for which the corrected OPR closing 14 Feb 03, was
not a matter of record.







    JOE G. LINEBERGER

    Director

    Air Force Review Boards Agency

Attachment:
AF Form 707A