RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-01025
            INDEX CODE:  111.05

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  YES

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  6 OCT 07

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Officer Performance Report (OPR)  rendered  for  the  period  27 Mar  03
through 26 Mar 04 be removed from his records and declared void.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He received no verbal or  written  notification  that  he  was  not  meeting
standards and that he was to receive a referral OPR.  He states he  received
feedback indicating he was meeting standards.

In support of his appeal,  the  applicant  provided  a  personal  statement,
letters of support, and documents  extracted  from  his  military  personnel
records.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving on extended active duty in the  grade  of
captain effective and with a date of rank (DOR) of 27 May 02.

The applicant appealed the contested report under the provisions of AFI  36-
2401, Correcting Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Reports, and on 2  Feb  06,
the appeal was considered and denied by the Evaluation Reports Appeal  Board
(ERAB).




OPR profile since 2000 follows:

           PERIOD ENDING            EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL

                 21 Apr 00   Meets Standards (MS)
                 07 Sep 01   Training Report (TR)
                 26 Mar 02                   (TR)
                   26 Mar 03                 (MS)
                   26 Mar 04                 (TR)
                 * 26 Mar 04 MS in all but Leadership
                             Skills and Judgment and
                             Decisions/Referral Report
                   26 Mar 05                 (MS)
                 01 Feb 06                   (MS)

* Contested Report

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPP recommends denial.  DPPP states the  applicant  indicates  he  did
not  receive  verbal  or  written  notification  that  he  was  not  meeting
standards.  The applicant received  a  feedback  on  5 Jan  04  which  lists
numerous  areas   requiring   improvement.    For   instance,   “significant
improvement in job knowledge,” “need to be  more  confident  and  aggressive
with all of  your  sections,”  “need  to  improve  your  section’s  suspense
record,” “need to learn to manage  stressful  situations  better,”  “improve
recognition of opportunities for leadership and mentorship,” “need  to  work
on proofreading,” “must be more aggressive,” and  “be  more  detail-oriented
on packages; proofread, identify trends, look for discrepancies.”

Air Force policy requires  performance  feedback  for  personnel,  a  direct
correlation between information provided during feedback  sessions  and  the
assessments on evaluation reports does not necessarily exist.  For  example,
if after  a  positive  feedback  session,  an  evaluator  discovers  serious
problems, he or she must record the problems in the evaluation  report  even
when it disagrees with the previous feedback.  There may be  occasions  when
feedback was not provided during a reporting period.  Lack of counseling  or
feedback, by  itself,  is  not  sufficient  to  challenge  the  accuracy  or
justness of  a  report.   Evaluators  must  confirm  they  did  not  provide
counseling or feedback, and that failure  to  do  directly  resulted  in  an
unfair evaluation.

The DPPP evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant reviewed  the  evaluation  and  states  the  feedback  bullets
provided as  showing  areas  of  improvements  are  within  statements  that
highlight positive attributes.  There existed no significant  event  between
his feedback and the issuance of the report  to  drive  a  referral  report.
The feedback does contain areas  to  improve;  however,  that  is  the  sole
purpose of feedback.  He understands that T-OPD is not a  tool  to  document
performance,  but  it  did  express   his   future   potential,   level   of
responsibility he was capable of  handling,  depth  and  breadth  of  career
experience, and leadership potential.  He received comments such  as  “sharp
officer,” “will make outstanding flight commander,” “will excel wherever  he
is assigned,” and “next step to MAJCOM.”   These  remarks  indicate  he  met
standards and should continue in the Air  Force  and  progress  through  the
various levels to showcase his abilities.

Applicant’s complete response, with attachment, is at Exhibit E.

In a letter dated 12 Jun 06, with attachment, the  applicant  requested  his
case be temporarily withdrawn (Exhibit F).

On 14 Jun 06, the applicant’s case was temporarily withdrawn  in  accordance
with his request (Exhibit G).

On 15 Jun 06, the applicant’s case was reopened  per  his  written  request,
with attachment (Exhibit H).

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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  an  error  or  injustice.   In  support  of  the  applicant’s
contention, he provided support from  his  additional  rater  and  reviewing
commander recommending the OPR be removed from his records.  They note  they
have since become aware the applicant’s performance may have been  adversely
impacted during the time period in question by many significantly  stressful
events.  As such, they believe he should be afforded the opportunity  for  a
successful career and the OPR removed from his  records.   In  view  of  the
above, and in an effort to offset any possibility of  an  injustice  to  the
applicant, any doubt in  this  matter  should  be  resolved  in  his  favor.
Therefore, the contested OPR should be declared void and  removed  from  his
records.

4.    The applicant's case is adequately documented  and  it  has  not  been
shown that a personal appearance with or  without  counsel  will  materially
add to our understanding of the issue(s) involved.  Therefore,  the  request
for a hearing is not favorably considered.

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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  the  Company  Grade   Officer
Performance Report, AF Form 707B, rendered for the period 27 Mar 03  through
26 Mar 04, be declared void and removed from his records.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number  BC-2006-
01025 in Executive Session on 19 Jul 06, under the  provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:

                 Ms. Kathleen F. Graham, Panel Chair
                 Ms. Karen A. Holloman, Member
                 Mr. Wallace F. Beard, Jr., Member

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

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 31 Mar 06, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPP, dated 26 Apr 06.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 12 May 06.
   Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, dated 16 May 06, w/atch.
   Exhibit F.  Letter, Applicant, dated 12 Jun 06.
   Exhibit G.  Letter, SAF/MRBC, dated 14 Jun 06.
   Exhibit H.  Letter, Applicant, dated 15 Jun 06, w/atch.




                 KATHLEEN F. GRAHAM
                 Panel Chair




AFBCMR BC-2006-01025





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 XXXXX, be corrected to show that the Company Grade Officer
Performance Report, AF Form 707B, rendered for the period 27 March 2003
through 26 March 2004, be, and hereby is, declared void and removed from
his records.






            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency