RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-03360
            INDEX CODE:  131.00

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  YES

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  4 MAY 08

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Officer Selection Record (OSR)  for  the  Calendar  Year  2006A  (CY06A)
Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board (CSB)  be  corrected  to  include
the citation for the Air Force Commendation Medal  (AFCM)  Second  Oak  Leaf
Cluster (2OLC), for the period 1 February 1999 to 31 January 2002  and  that
he receive Special Selection Board (SSB) consideration for promotion to  the
grade of Lieutenant Colonel for the CY06A Selection Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His OSR for the CY06A Lieutenant  Colonel  CSB  did  not  include  his  AFCM
(2OLC).  When he was made aware of  the  error,  he  took  the  citation  to
accompany award of the AFCM (2OLC) to his Military  Personnel  Flight  (MPF)
at Travis AFB  and  updated  his  records  to  reflect  three  commendations
medals.

In support of his request, the applicant  provided  documentation  extracted
from his military personnel records.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant is currently serving on extended  active  duty  in  the  grade  of
major with a date of rank of 1 October 2000.

The applicant was considered and not selected for promotion to the grade  of
lieutenant colonel by the CY06A (13 March 2006) Lieutenant  Colonel  Central
Selection Board.

OPR profile since 2000 follows:

           PERIOD ENDING            EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL

                       18 Sep 00  Meets Standards (MS)
                       18 Sep 01                   (MS)
                       18 Sep 02                   (MS)
                       22 Jul 03                   (MS)
                       22 Jul 04                   (MS)
                       03 may 05                   (MS)
                       03 May 06                   (MS)

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO  recommends  denial.   DPPPO  states  although  the   applicant’s
citation was not on file in his OSR  when  the  board  convened,  the  board
members knew of its existence as evidenced by the entry  in  the  decoration
section of his Officer Selection Brief (OSB).  Therefore, the board  members
were able to factor it into the promotion selection process.  In  fact,  the
intent of the Memorandum for Record (discrepancy report), 21 February  2006,
filed in his OSR was to  ensure  the  board  members  were  aware  that  the
officer had been awarded the decorations.

The applicant indicates he made efforts to correct his record  at  the  MPF;
however, he provides no documentation to support  his  attempts  to  include
his citation in his OSR.  To ensure the contents  of  the  actual  OSR  were
correct the applicant would have had to request a copy of  his  record  from
HQ AFPC/DPPBR1 (Records Section) as stated in the Military Personnel  Flight
Memorandum (MPFM 05-55).  If he had done  so,  he  would  have  noticed  the
missing citation, and taken corrective action  at  that  time.   It  is  the
officer’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy of his  record  at  HQ  AFPC
prior to the board convening date, not after he  has  been  nonselected  for
promotion.

Additionally,  while  reviewing  his  OSR  -  AFPC/DPPPO  noticed  that  the
citation for 1  February  1999  through  31  January  2002  was  incorrectly
awarded as the applicant’s 1OLC but should  be  his  2OLC.   This  error  is
being fixed by his local MPF.  However, since this decoration was  reflected
in the decorations block (AF COMM MED 2002 3) of the OSB, the board  members
were aware of it and factored into the promotion evaluation.

The DPPPO complete evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

On 8 December 2006, the  evaluation  was  forwarded  to  the  applicant  for
review and comment within 30 days  (Exhibit  D).   As  of  this  date,  this
office has received no response.

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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.  The applicant’s  contentions  are  duly
noted and we took notice of his complete submission in  judging  the  merits
of the case; however, we agree with the opinion and  recommendation  of  the
Air Force and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion  that  the
applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.  The  Air  Force
acknowledges the citation accompanying the AFCM (2OLC) was not filed in  the
applicant’s OSR for the CY06A Lieutenant Colonel CSB’s review.  Inasmuch  as
the award for the AFCM (2OLC) was reflected  on  his  OSB,  we  believe  the
selection board in question had adequate notice that  he  has  received  the
award.  We are unable to  find  that  the  missing  information  caused  his
record to be so inaccurate and misleading that the duly  constituted  board,
charged with the discretionary authority to scoring records, was  unable  to
make a reasonable  judgment  concerning  the  applicant’s  promotability  in
relation to his peers.  In view of the  foregoing  and  in  the  absence  of
evidence to the contrary, we 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  involved.    Therefore,  the  request
for a hearing is not favorably considered.

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified the evidence presented  did  not  demonstrate  the
existence of an error or injustice; the application  was  denied  without  a
personal appearance; and 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 AFBCMR Docket Number  BC-2006-
03360 in Executive Session on 23 January 2007, under the provisions  of  AFI
36-2603:

                 Ms. Charlene M. Bradley, Panel Chair
                 Ms. Judith B. Oliva, Member
                 Ms. Patricia R. Collins, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 12 Oct 06, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 15 Nov 06.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 8 Dec 06.





                       CHARLENE M. BRADLEY
                       Panel Chair