RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2006-02108
XXXXXXX COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
MANDATORY COMPLETION DATE: 16 JANUARY 2008
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His Officer Selection Brief (OSB) be corrected to include the award of
the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster (MSM
1OLC) and he receive Special Selection Board (SSB) consideration for
promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel for the Calendar Year
2006A (CY06A) Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board (CSB).
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
When he checked his records in accordance with the Officer
Preselection Brief (OPB), the MSM was missing because it had only been
finalized days prior to the OPB release. Thereafter, the personnel
system was unable to properly update the electronic records prior to
the board start date. For some reason, AFPC had the information, but
the MPF did not. The conflict was not resolved and he had to take his
copy of the MSM to the local Military Personnel Flight (MPF) to remedy
the situation.
Applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant is currently serving on extended active duty in the
grade of major.
Applicant was considered and not selected for promotion by the CY06A
Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPPPO recommended denial and states the applicant contends that
due to the recent Permanent Change of Station (PCS), his MSM (1OLC)
was not updated on his OSB. However, he arrived at Randolph AFB TX on
12 October 2005; thus giving him more than ample time prior to the CSB
to confirm whether his MSM was correct in the Military Personnel Data
System (MilPDS), which in turn would have been an indicator as to
whether the decoration would have been reflected properly on the OSB.
He had sufficient time to verify his OSR with AFPC/DPPBR1 and request
his MSM be included on his OSB by his new CSS or MPF before the board
convened on 13 March 2006. As such, DPPPO stands by DoD policy
delivered via AFI 36-2501, para 6.3.2.2., which states, "Do not have
an SSB if, by exercising reasonable diligence, the officer should have
discovered the error or omission and could have taken corrective
action before the originally scheduled board convened."
Upon reviewing the applicant's OSR, DPPPO found the MSM was not
reflected on his OSB. However, the citation was filed in his OSR on
7 December 2005, prior to convening of the board. As such, although
the decoration was not listed on his OSB, the citation was available
to the board members for their review and consideration in the
promotion selection process. Updating his CY06A OSB to include this
decoration would not introduce any new information not already
considered by the board. Therefore, SSB consideration is not
warranted.
Although the applicant’s Officer Selection Brief (OSB) did not reflect
award of the MSM (1OLC), a copy of the citation was filed in the OSR
on 7 December 2005. Since the board members were aware of the
decoration and its content, it was factored into their overall
promotion evaluation. Therefore, we do not support promotion
reconsideration on this matter.
AFPC/DPPPO 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 4
August 2006, for review and comment. 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 injustice. We took notice of the
applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of the case;
however, we are not persuaded that his request for SSB is warranted.
At the time the applicant’s record was considered for promotion to the
grade of lieutenant colonel by the CY06A board, his OSB did not
reflect the MSM (1OLC); however, the citation was available to the
board members. We believe that this error was not so egregious as to
not provide him a fair and equitable promotion consideration. In
addition, we are not persuaded by his contentions that he exercised
due diligence in making sure the correction was processed prior to the
board and thereby ensure that his records were correct prior to the
convening of the promotion board. Therefore, in the absence of
evidence to the contrary, we find no compelling basis to recommend
granting the relief sought in this application.
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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 Docket Number BC-2006-
02108 in Executive Session on October 17, 2006, under the provisions
of AFI 36-2603:
Ms. Charlene M. Bradley, Panel Chair
Ms. LeLoy W. Cottrell, Member
Ms. Patricia R. Collins, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 12 Jul 06
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 25 Jul 06, w/atchs.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 4 Aug 06.
CHARLENE M. BRADLEY
Panel Chair
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