RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2006-00072
INDEX CODE: 131.00
COUNSEL: None
HEARING DESIRED: No
MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
He receive promotion consideration by Special Selection Board (SSB)
for the Calendar Year (CY) 2005 (05) Colonel Central Selection Board
(CSB) with the inclusion of the I Class Meritorious Medal awarded him
by the Honduran government.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He was awarded and presented this decoration in May 2005, but the
orders were not provided by the Honduran government until December
2005, thus were not included in his Officer Selection Record (OSR).
Applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is attached at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
Applicant is currently serving on active duty in the grade of
lieutenant colonel.
Applicant was considered but not selected for promotion to the grade
of colonel by the CY05A colonel CSB.
Applicant’s OPR profile as a lieutenant colonel is listed below.
PERIOD ENDING OVERALL EVALUATION
4 Jan 01 Meets Standards
30 Mar 01 AF FM 475/ED/TNG RPT
PERIOD ENDING OVERALL EVALUATION
4 Jan 02 Meets Standards
4 Jan 03 Meets Standards
4 Jan 04 Meets Standards
4 Jun 04 Meets Standards
*4 Jun 05 Meets Standards
*Top report at the time of the CY05A col CSB.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
HQ AFPC/DPPPOO recommends the applicant’s request for SSB
consideration be denied. However, if the Board grants relief, then
they recommend the applicant write a letter to the board president
identifying the decoration. DPPPO states the only decorations
considered in the promotion process are those listed on the Military
Personnel Flight Memorandum (MPFM) 05-14 for the CY05A board. This
decoration is not listed among the decorations in MPFM 05-14 and
therefore, inclusion of this citation is not authorized to be filed in
the applicant’s OSR nor reflected in his Officer Selection Brief
(OSB). The only way to ensure the board members were aware the
applicant received this decoration would have been to write a letter
to the board president. They found no evidence the applicant elected
to write a letter.
A copy of the Air Force evaluation is attached at Exhibit C.
HQ AFPC/DPPPR recommends the applicant’s request be denied. DPPPR
states they can only verify current awards and decorations criteria
listed in the Department of Defense (DOD) 1348.33-M, Manual of
Military Decorations and Awards or the Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-
2803, The Air Force Awards and Decorations Programs. “Although a
foreign government may label or consider an item to be a decoration,
that designation in itself does not mean the item shall be considered
a decoration by the U.S. Government.”
A copy of the Air Force evaluation is attached, with an attachment, is
at Exhibit D.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR STAFF EVALUATION:
Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the applicant on
24 March 2006, for review and response. As of this date, no response
has been received by this office.
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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. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate
the existence of an error or an injustice. After thoroughly reviewing
the evidence of record and the applicant’s submission, we are not
persuaded that the applicant should be provided consideration for
promotion to the grade of colonel by an SSB for the Calendar Year
2005A central selection board with the inclusion of the I Class
Meritorious Service Medal. Although the applicant was awarded this
decoration by the Honduran government, it is not an authorized
decoration for inclusion in the servicemember’s OSR nor is it
reflected on the OSB. The applicant in order to ensure the CY05A
board members were aware of this decoration could have written a
letter to the board president. However, we find no evidence the
applicant elected to write a letter identifying the decoration to the
Board president. Therefore, we agree with the recommendations of the
Air Force and adopt their rationale expressed as the basis for our
conclusion that the applicant failed to sustain his burden of
establishing the existence of either an error or an injustice
warranting favorable action on these requests.
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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:
The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that the
application was denied without a personal appearance; and that the
application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly
discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application.
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The following members of the Board considered this application in
Executive Session on 4 May 2006, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
Mr. Wayne R. Gracie, Panel Chair
Mr. Alan A. Blomgren, Member
Ms. B. J. White-Olson, Member
The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number
BC-2006-00072 was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 4 Jan 06, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Officer Selection Record.
Exhibit C. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPR, dated 14 Mar 06.
Exhibit D. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPO, dated 14 Mar 06, w/atch.
Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 24 Mar 06.
WAYNE R. GRACIE
Panel Chair
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