RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

      IN THE MATTER OF:            DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-01560
            INDEX CODE: 131.00
      XXXXXXX                R.   COUNSEL:  NONE

                             HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE: 23 NOV 07
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be considered for supplemental promotion  to  the  grade  of  technical
sergeant for cycle 05E6.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His decoration along with his Enlisted Performance Report closing  out  24
Dec 04 were initiated on 3 Dec 04.  On 1  Jan  05,  he  made  a  permanent
change of station (PCS) from Okinawa Japan to Kirtland AFB.  In Feb 05, he
tested for technical sergeant.  At that time, he was unaware his Air Force
Commendation Medal (AFCM) was on hold at his previous  unit.   In Jan  05,
his unit deployed to support a humanitarian mission.  In May 05, his  unit
deployed to support another mission.  His previous supervisor was part  of
these missions which contributed to the delayed processing of the AFCM.

In support of the application, he submits a copy of the Recommendation for
Decoration Printout (RDP) and memorandums from his squadron commander, his
superintendent,  a  memorandum  from  his  supervisor,  and   his   former
supervisor.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Data extracted from the  personnel  data  system  reflects  the  applicant
contracted his initial enlistment in the Regular Air Force on  9  May  94.
He has been progressively promoted to the grade of staff sergeant,  having
assumed that grade effective and with a date of rank of 1 May 00.

Promotion selections for cycle 05E6 were made on  6  Jun  05.   The  total
weighted promotion score required for selection  in  the  applicant’s  Air
Force Specialty Code was 299.73. The applicant’s total weighted  promotion
score was 299.03.

On 3 Dec 04, a RDP was prepared  on  the  applicant  for  the  purpose  of
recommending him for an Air Force decoration.

He was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal (AFCM) for the period of 4
Sep 99 to 31 Dec 04.  The AFCM is worth three points in the computation of
a member’s total promotion score.

For a decoration to be eligible for consideration in  a  promotion  cycle,
the close-out date of the decoration must be on or  before  the  Promotion
Eligibility Cutoff Date (PECD), and the date of the RDP must be before the
date of selections for the cycle in question.

Since the decoration was prepared after  selections  for  the  cycle  were
announced, the decoration was not considered in the promotion process  for
cycle O5E6.

On 8 Jun 06, the special order announcing his AFCM was amended  to  change
the Report on an Individual Person (RIP) Date from 2 Jan 05 to 3 Dec 04.

Applicant was recently selected for promotion to technical sergeant with a
sequence control number of 10210 in cycle 06E6.  He  departed  Kadena  Air
Force Base (AFB) on 30 Dec 04 and arrived at Kirtland AFB 3 Jan 05.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

APFC/DPPPWB recommends denial.  DPPWB states a  decoration  is  considered
placed into official  channels  when  the  decoration  is  signed  by  the
initiating official and indorsed by a higher  official  in  the  chain  of
command.  Although applicant’s RDP print out date is  3  Dec  04,  it  was
never filled out and signed; therefore, there is no way of knowing when it
was actually placed in official channels.  The e-mail traffic submitted by
the applicant indicates the decoration package was returned for correction
on 21 Sep 05. Subsequently, there is no way this award  was  approved  and
placed in official channels prior to selects being run on  6  Jun  05  and
released to  the  public  16 Jun 05.  Additionally,  after  reviewing  the
circumstances of this case, there is no conclusive evidence the decoration
was submitted  and  placed  into  official  channels  prior  to  the  date
promotions were announced for cycle 05E6 and the applicant became aware he
had missed promoting by less than one point.


The AFPC/DPPPWB complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the  applicant  on  23
Jun 06 for review and comment within 30  days.   As  of  this  date,  this
office has received no response (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 time filed.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence  has  been  presented  to  demonstrate  the
existence of an error or an injustice.  After  reviewing  the  documentation
submitted  and  in  particular  the  letters  from  the  applicant’s  former
commander and supervisor, we believe that the intent, direction, and  desire
of the applicant’s immediate chain of command was to have the  award  placed
into proper channels in  sufficient  time  to  be  considered  in  the  05E6
promotion cycle.  We are also of the opinion that  the  untimely  processing
of the decoration was beyond the applicant’s control.  In view of the  above
and in order to resolve any injustice to the applicant,  we  recommend  that
his records be corrected in the following manner.

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

Pertinent military records of the Department of the Air  Force  relating  to
APPLICANT, be corrected to  show  that  the  Recommendation  for  Decoration
Printout (RDP) (Décor-6), for the award of the Air Force Commendation  Medal
(AFCM), (Basic), covering the period 4 September  1999  through  31 December
2004, was signed by the commander on 30 December 2004.

It is further recommended that he  be  provided  supplemental  consideration
for promotion to the grade of technical sergeant for all appropriate  cycles
beginning with cycle 05E6, with the AFCM included in his record.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number  BC-2006-01560
in Executive Session on 8 August 2006, under the  provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:

                       Ms. Charlene M. Bradley, Panel Chair
                       Mr. John E. Pettit, Member
                             Mr. James A. Wolffe, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated May 15, 2006, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  AFPC/DPPPWB Letter, dated 9 June 2006.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 23 June 2006.




                                   CHARLENE M. BRADLEY
                                   Panel Chair

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                         DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
                               WASHINGTON, DC







Office of the Assistant Secretary



AFBCMR BC-2006-01560




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 the Recommendation
for Decoration Printout (RDP) (Décor-6), for the award of the Air Force
Commendation Medal (AFCM), (Basic), covering the period 4 September 1999
through 31  December 2004, was signed by the commander on 30 December 2004.

      It is further directed that he be provided supplemental consideration
for promotion to the grade of technical sergeant for all appropriate cycles
beginning with cycle 05E6, with the AFCM included in his record.

      If AFPC discovers any adverse factors during or subsequent to
supplemental consideration that are separate and apart, and unrelated to
the issues involved in this application, that would have rendered the
applicant ineligible for the promotion, such information will be documented
and presented to the Board for a final determination on the individual’s
qualifications for the promotion.





  JOE G. LINEBERGER

  Director

  Air Force Review Boards Agency