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AF | BCMR | CY2007 | BC-2006-03707
Original file (BC-2006-03707.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-03707
            INDEX CODE:  131.01, 107.00
      xxxxxxxxxxxxx    COUNSEL: MR. MANEY

            HEARING DESIRED:  YES

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:   7 JUN 2008

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He receive direct promotion to the grade of colonel by the CY04A Colonel
Central Selection Board (CSB).

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He believes his nonselecction to colonel could have been a result  of  a
possible error in the Board  room.   He  believes  the  promotion  board
placed his record in the wrong stack after it was scored.

In support of his request, the applicant submitted a personal  statement
and excerpts from his military personal records.

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

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant was commissioned a second lieutenant in  the  Regular  Air
Force on 17 May 1977, and was progressively promoted  to  the  grade  of
lieutenant colonel.

He was nonselected to the grade on colonel by the CY04A, CY05B  and  the
CY06A Colonel Central Selection Boards (CSBs).  He retired in the  grade
of lieutenant colonel on 1 January 2007.

_________________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPO recommends denial and states in part, the  applicant  believes
since his non-select counseling found no indicators that would have  led
to a non-selection, he was puzzled by the findings and  could  not  help
but to think  that  an  anomaly  had  occurred.   However,  insufficient
relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of  an
error or injustice.  The results on the original CSB  were  based  on  a
complete review of the applicant’s entire selection  record  documenting
over 15 years of service, assessing whole person  factors  such  as  job
performance, professional qualities, depth and  breadth  of  experience,
leadership, and education.  Although the officer may  be  qualified  for
promotion, he may not be the best qualified of other  eligible  officers
competing for the limited number of promotion vacancies in the  judgment
of a selection board vested with discretionary authority  to  make  such
selections.  Furthermore, to grant a direct promotion would be unfair to
all other officers who have extremely competitive records  but  did  not
get promoted.

The DPPPO complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant states in part, he and Col M__________were both puzzled by
his non-selection to colonel  and  his  non-select  records  review  was
conducted.  Colonel M_______could not understand how a record  like  his
could not have been promoted.  It’s common understanding that getting  a
Definite Promote  (DP)  above-the-zone  is  near  to  impossible  as  it
normally comes at the expense of potentially not promoting  a  deserving
officer in-the-zone.  Speculation aside, it cannot be dismissed that  he
has a promotable record that was overlooked as confirmed by  a  credible
records reviewer subject matter expert.

The complete response, with attachment, is at Exhibit E.

_________________________________________________________________

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.  After  a  thorough  review  of  the
evidence of record and the documentation provided, we are not  persuaded
the applicant was denied the opportunity  to  compete  successfully  for
promotion on a fair and equitable basis.  Therefore, we agree  with  the
opinion  and  recommendation  of  the  Air  Force  office   of   primary
responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis for  our  conclusion
that the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.  In
the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no compelling basis  to
recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

_________________________________________________________________

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.

_________________________________________________________________

The following members of the Board  considered  Docket  Number  BC-2006-
03707 in Executive Session on 14 March 2007, under the provisions of AFI
36-2603:

                 Ms. Patricia J. Zarodkiewicz, Vice Chair
                 Mr. Richard K. Hartley, Member

            Mr. Gary G. Sauner, Member


The following documentary evidence was considered:

      Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 21 Nov 06, w/atchs.
      Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
      Exhibit C. Letter, ARPC/DPPPO, dated 26 Jan 07.
      Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 26 Jan 07.
      Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, dated 23 Feb 07.







                                   PATRICIA J. ZARODKIEWICZ
                                   Vice Chair

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