RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-01772
            INDEX CODE:  110.01
      XXXXXXX    COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  YES

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE: 16 Dec 07

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The Retention Recommendation Form (RRF), dated 8 Feb 06,  reviewed  by
the Calendar Year 2006A Force Shaping Board (CY06A  FSB)  be  replaced
with  the  reaccomplished  form  provided,  and  she  receive  Special
Selection Board (SSB) consideration for the CY06A FSB.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The RRF was missing her additional duty as a White House  Social  Aide
(WHSA) working directly for the President and  First  Lady.   The  Air
Force has invested a large amount of  money  to  obtain  her  security
clearances for this additional duty.

In  support,  the  applicant  provides  a  reaccomplished  RRF  and  a
statement from her senior rater, the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff (HQ
USAF/CVA), who  requests  the  contested  RRF  be  replaced  with  the
reaccomplished form including the WHSA duty information.  He adds  the
applicant is one of only three officers recently selected  as  a  WHSA
from a candidate pool of 63 and has great talent and  potential.   The
applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant, a first lieutenant  (1LT),  is  currently  on  terminal
leave.  During the period  in  question,  she  served  as  a  protocol
officer in the HQ USAF/CVA Protocol Office at the Pentagon.

The applicant was considered but not selected  for  retention  by  the
CY06A FSB that convened on 10 Apr 06.  She currently  has  a  date  of
separation (DOS) of 29 Sep 06, which coincides with the no later  than
separation date for the FSB.

The reaccomplished RRF provided by the applicant replaces the line  in
Section VI, First Evaluator’s Comments, “Chairman for ’05 Wing  Dining
Out--deftly arranged for 8 guest  speakers  and  1400+  guests--SOW/CC
stated ‘Complete  success’”  with  “Selected  for  highly  competitive
additional  duty  of  White  House  Social  Aide--professional  skills
enhancing reputation of USAF.”

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AFPC/DPPRF recommends denial because the applicant’s  original  RRF
is an  accurate  assessment  of  her  overall  performance.   She  was
provided a copy of the RRF approximately 53  days  prior  to  the  FSB
convening  date.  Senior  raters  were  provided  the  opportunity  of
revising the RRF through the “stop file” process at any time prior  to
the FSB convening date. The applicant’s package provides no indication
of the date  she  was  selected  for  the  additional  duty.   If  the
selection date was not prior to the 10 Apr 06 FSB convening date, then
the comment would not be permitted in her RRF.

The complete HQ AFPC/DPPRF evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit
B.

HQ AFPC/DPPPO also  recommends  denial  based  on  the  HQ  AFPC/DPPRF
recommendation.

The complete HQ AFPC/DPPPO evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Complete copies of the Air Force evaluations  were  forwarded  to  the
applicant on 14 Jul 05 for review and comment within 30 days  (Exhibit
D). As of this date, this office has received no response.

Pursuant to the Board’s request in Executive Session on 22 Aug 06, the
AFBCMR Staff called the office number indicated on the applicant’s  DD
Form 149 to determine the effective date of her additional duty  as  a
WHSA.  The AF/CVA Protocol Office indicated the applicant  “no  longer
worked there,” was on terminal leave, and had been  selected  for  the
WHSA position after the CY06A FSB  convened.   The  AFBCMR  Staff  was
referred to the applicant’s former supervisor, the Chief of  Protocol,
a now  retired  Lt Colonel  H--,  for  verification.   On  23 Aug  06,
Lt Colonel H-- telephonically informed the Staff  that  the  applicant
had interviewed for the WHSA position on 24 Apr 06,  after  the  CY06A
FSB convened on 10 Apr 06, and was not notified of her selection until
10 May 06.  The AFBCMR Staff forwarded this information to  the  Board
via email on 23 Aug 06.
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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  error  or  injustice  to  warrant  replacing   the
applicant’s RRF with the reaccomplished version and affording her  SSB
consideration for the CY06A FSB.  HQ AFPC/DPPRF noted the  applicant’s
submission did not indicate when she was selected for a WHSA  position
and, if the selection occurred after the 10 Apr 06 FSB convening date,
the additional duty comment could not be  included  on  the  RRF.  The
retired Chief of Protocol, the applicant’s former supervisor,  advised
the AFBCMR Staff the applicant interviewed  for  a  WHSA  position  on
24 Apr 06, after the 10 Apr 06 convening date, and was notified of her
selection on 10 May 06.  Therefore, the RRF considered  by  the  CY06A
FSB appears to have been correct,  while  the  reaccomplished  version
refers to an achievement that occurred after the board  convened.   We
therefore conclude the applicant has not been the victim of  an  error
or injustice and,  in  the  absence  of  persuasive  evidence  to  the
contrary, find no compelling basis to recommend  granting  the  relief
sought.

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 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 22 and 26 August 2006 under the provisions of AFI
36-2603:

                 Mr. Robert H. Altman, Panel Chair
                 Mr. Wallace F. Beard, Jr., Member
                 Ms. Karen A. Holloman, Member

The following documentary evidence relating to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-
2006-01772 was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 1 Jun 06, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPRF, dated 13 Jun 06, w/atchs.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPO, dated 7 Jul 06.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 14 Jul 06.





                                   ROBERT H. ALTMAN
                                   Panel Chair