RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:                        DOCKET  NUMBER:   BC-2005-
03508
                                             INDEX CODE:  131.01

                                             COUNSEL:  NONE

                                             HEARING DESIRED:  NO



MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  20 JULY 2007


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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be considered for promotion to the grade of  lieutenant  colonel
by Special Selection Board (SSB) for the Calendar Year 2005A Below-
the-Promotion Zone (BPZ) Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board
(CSB) with the inclusion of his training report (TR) from  the  Air
Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), covering the period 17 Dec 03
to 13 Jun 05, in his Officer Selection Record (OSR).

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The missing TR confirms his completion of in-residence Intermediate
Developmental Education (IDE) and eliminates the  18-month  gap  of
missing data in his OSR.  He  states  that  the  AFIT  Commandant’s
office faxed the IDE reports directly to HQ AFPC on 1 Jul  05,  for
inclusion in all  CY  05  promotion  board  records;  however,  for
unknown reasons  his  report  was  lost.   The  oversight  was  not
discovered until after the 6 Jul 05 promotion board  convened.   He
ensured the rest of his selection record was complete prior to  the
board, but could not  verify  the  presence  of  the  IDE  training
report.

In support of his appeal, the applicant provided a copy of  his  AF
IMT 475, Education/Training Report covering the period  17  Dec  03
through 13 Jun 05, and a letter from the Associate  Dean,  Graduate
School of Engineering and Management, AFIT.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is serving on active duty in the grade of major.  His
Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD) is 27 May 92.

Applicant was considered and not  selected  for  promotion  to  the
grade of lieutenant colonel  by  the  CY05A  (6  Jul  05)  (P0505A)
Lieutenant Colonel CSB.

Applicant’s OPR profile is listed below.

                 PERIOD ENDING          OVERALL EVALUATION

                   16 Jan 00      Meets Standards
                   16 Jan 01      Meets Standards
                   16 Dec 01      Meets Standards
                   16 Dec 02      Meets Standards
                  *16 Dec 03      Meets Standards

*Top report on file at the time of the CY05A selection board.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO recommends denial.  DPPO states that although the TR was
not filed in the member’s record for the P0505A  board,  the  board
members were aware of his in-residence IDE completion by the  entry
in the  Developmental  Education  Section  of  the  P0505A  Officer
Selection Brief (OSB) and were able to factor it in  the  promotion
selection process.

DPPPO states officers being considered by central promotion  boards
have TRs with different closeout  dates.   They  state  it  is  not
realistic to hold the  Air  Force  accountable  for  expedition  of
reports that closeout in proximity to the  promotion  boards.   For
this reason they rely on AFI 36-2406, paragraph  6.5.1.3.,  Officer
and Enlisted Evaluation Systems,  which  states  that  TRs  on  EAD
officers are due at  HQ  AFPC  no  later  than  60  days  following
closeout of the report.  The applicant’s  TR  that  closed  out  on
13 Jun 05 was not required to be on file until 13 Aug 05.  If  they
were to allow the inclusion of reports that were not required to be
in the OSR to be the basis  for  SSB  consideration,  it  would  be
unfair to other officers who had reports closeout less than 60 days
from the promotion board, and  whose  reports  may  not  have  been
expedited.

The member provided a  letter  from  AFIT  indicating  the  Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base Military Personnel Flight faxed a copy  of
his TR on 1 Jul 05.  However, they contacted the Evaluation Section
in the Board Support Branch, HQ AFPC/DPPBR, and they did  not  have
any record that the 13 Jun 05 TR had been faxed.  They received the
original report on 29 Aug 05.

The absence of this report was  not  an  error  since  it  was  not
required to be filed in his OSR until 13 Aug 05—after the convening
board date of 6 Jul 05.


The DPPPO complete evaluation, with attachments is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 16 Dec 05, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was  forwarded  to
the applicant for review and response within 30 days.  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  to  warrant  providing  the
applicant promotion consideration by Special Selection Board  (SSB)
for the CY05A Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board.  In  this
regard, the majority notes that the Associate Dean, Graduate School
of Engineering and  Management,  AFIT,  states  that  the  Graduate
School’s faculty and staff expedited the writing and processing  of
TRs for graduating IDE officers for the specific purpose of getting
them to the promotion board on time.  The WPAFB MPF  faxed  all  of
the TRs to AFPC promotions board on 1 July 2005, five  days  before
the  start  of  the  board.   Despite   these   efforts,   however,
applicant’s report did not  make  it  into  his  officer  selection
record prior to the board convening.  Having no basis  to  question
the integrity of this official, the majority believes  that  equity
and justice dictates approval of the applicant’s request.

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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 he  be  considered
for promotion to the grade  of  lieutenant  colonel  by  a  Special
Selection Board for the CY05A Lieutenant Colonel Central  Selection
Board with inclusion of his 13 June 2005 Training Report.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket  Number
BC-2005-03508 in Executive Session on 14 February 2005,  under  the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Richard A. Peterson, Panel Chair
      Ms. LeLoy W. Cottrell, Member
      Ms. Cheryl V. Jacobson, Member

By majority vote, the  Board  voted  to  correct  the  records,  as
recommended.  Ms. Cottrell voted to deny  applicant’s  request  but
does  not  wish  to  submit  a  minority  report.   The   following
documentary evidence was considered:

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 14 Nov 05, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 12 Dec 05, w/atch.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 16 Dec 05.




                                   RICHARD A. PETERSON
                                   Panel Chair


AFBCMR BC-2005-03508




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 Special Selection Board (SSB) for
the Calendar Year 2005A Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board
with inclusion of his 13 June 2005 Training Report.






            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency