RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-01074
            INDEX CODE: 131.00
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            COUNSEL:  NONE
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            HEARING DESIRED: NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE: 9 OCTOBER 2007

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Officer Selection Record (OSR) prepared  for  the  Calendar  Year  2005B
(CY05B) Central Major Selection Board be corrected to include the  award  of
the Air Force Commendation Medal (AFCM), First Oak Leaf Cluster  (1OLC)  for
the period 24 October 1999 to  7 November 2001 and  that  he  be  considered
for promotion to the grade of major by a Special Selection Board  (SSB)  for
the CY05B Central Major Selection Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

During a records review, he  noticed  that  Spangdahlem  Military  Personnel
Flight was missing one AFCM citation in  his  unit  personnel  record  group
(UPRG). During telephonic records review in September, AFPC had the  missing
citation. Neither he nor AFPC noticed that his official record  was  missing
the citation that was in  his  UPRG  at  Spangdahlem.  Since  AFPC  had  the
citation he was missing, it was assumed that AFPC also had  the  other  one.
With this citation missing, it appears that he did not receive a  change  of
station medal from Pope AFB.

In support of his  application,  applicant  provided  a  copy  of  the  AFCM
citation and special order #GO-066.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving on active duty in the grade of captain.

He was considered and not selected for promotion to the grade  of  major  by
the CY05B Central Major Selection Board.

The applicant was awarded the AFCM 1OLC for  service  performed  during  the
period 24 October 1999 to 7 November 2001.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO recommends denial. The applicant contends that his  AFCM  1  OLC,
awarded by Special Order GO-066, dated 3 February 2004,  was  not  reflected
in his OSR. Although the decoration was not reflected in his OSR,  the  AFCM
was available on the applicant's Officer Promotion Brief  (OSB).  Therefore,
the Board members were  able  to  factor  it  into  the  promotion  process.
Furthermore, the board Discrepancy Report, 17 November 2005,  filed  in  his
OSR indicated that the OSR was not updated to reflect the most recent  AFCM.
This would have called  attention  to  the  fact  that  there  was  a  medal
citation for that period in the OSR. Including a hardcopy of his AFCM  would
not introduce any new information not already considered by the board.

AFPC/DPPPO’s complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant reviewed the Air Force evaluation and stated he believes  that
DPPPO office did not fully consider the steps he took  to  review  his  OSR.
Their recommendation also does not address the failure of Spangdahlem's  MPF
to respond to  an  official  Discrepancy  Report  dated  17  November  2005.
Finally, there is no mention of the efforts taken on his part to review  his
OSR and what led to the AFCM citation not getting into his record  prior  to
the board.

Early October 2005, knowing that his major board  was  approaching,  he  and
another captain  went  through  the  exact  same  process  to  review  their
records. Calling  to  review  his  records  was  described  as  a  perfectly
acceptable means to fulfill due diligence. He also felt  confident  that  he
had done all the review necessary to assure his  records  were  correct.  It
was not practical to travel from Germany to review  his  records  in  person
since he had no cause  to  believe  there  were  any  discrepancies  needing
personal attention. It was not apparent during his telephone review that  he
had one citation and AFPC had the other, but neither of them  had  both.  If
this would have been noticed, he would have been able to  send  the  missing
citation. While there was a number 2 next to AFCM on his  officer  promotion
brief (OPB), there was only one citation; the board would have been able  to
review any of the comments. The missing citation could have sent  the  wrong
message to the board that he did not care  enough  to  review  his  records.
This is clearly not the case, and he would appreciate SSB consideration.



Applicant's complete response is 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 an error or  injustice.   After  reviewing  the  complete  case
file, we note that the applicant’s Officer Selection  Brief  (OSB)  did  not
reflect the award of the AFCM (1OLC)  and  the  correct  assignment  history
during the CY05B Major Central Selection Board. In  this  regard,  we  noted
that a Board Discrepancy Report was filed in his  Officer  Selection  Record
(OSR) indicating the personnel  data  system  was  not  updated.   While  we
cannot state with certainty that the inaccurate information  was  the  cause
of the applicant’s nonselection  for  major,  we  do  believe  it  may  have
prevented his receiving full and fair consideration by the promotion  board.
 In view of the foregoing and in an effort to remove any possibility  of  an
injustice to the applicant, we recommend that his  record,  to  include  his
corrected OSR reflecting the citation of the award and  assignment  history,
be considered for promotion, to the grade of major by  a  Special  Selection
Board (SSB) for the CY05B Selection Board.

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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 Officer Selection Brief (OSB) prepared for  the  Calendar
year 2005B Major Selection Board be amended to reflect the award of the  Air
Force Commendation Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster for the period  24  October
1999 to 7 November 2001.

It is further directed that his record, to include the above corrected  OSB,
be considered for promotion to the  grade  of  major  by  Special  Selection
Board for the Calendar Year 2005B Major Selection Board.

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The following members of the Board considered  Docket  Number  BC-2006-01074
in Executive Session on 14 June 2006, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Ms. Charlene M. Bradley, Panel Chair
      Mr. James A. Wolffe, Member
      Ms. Jan Mulligan, Member
All members voted to correct the  records,  as  recommended.  The  following
documentary evidence was considered:

      Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 5 Apr 06, w/atchs.
      Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
            Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 24 Apr 06.
      Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 28 Apr 06.
      Exhibit E. Applicant's Response, dated 24 May 06.




                 CHARLENE M. BRADLEY
                                   Panel Chair

 AFBCMR BC-2006-01074




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 XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX, be corrected to show that:

                 a. The Officer  Selection  Brief  (OSB)  prepared  for  the
Calendar year 2004B Major Selection Board be amended to  reflect  the  award
of the Air Force Commendation Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster for  the  period
24 October 1999 to 7 November 2001.

           It is further directed that his  record,  to  include  the  above
corrected OSB, be considered for promotion to the grade of major by  Special
Selection Board for the Calendar Year 2005B Major Selection Board.









            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
                                    Air Force Review Boards Agency