RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:                        DOCKET  NUMBER:   BC-2007-
01310
                                             INDEX  CODE:   111.01,
131.01

                                             COUNSEL:  NONE
                                             HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  1 NOVEMBER 2008

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her Officer Selection Brief (OSB) considered  by  the  Calendar  Year  2006C
(CY06C) Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board  (CSB)  be  corrected  to
reflect her Air Force Achievement  Medal  (AFAM),  First  Oak  Leaf  Cluster
(1OLC) in the decorations section.

She be considered for promotion  to  the  grade  of  lieutenant  colonel  by
Special Selection Board (SSB) with the corrected record.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her OSB that met the P0506C selection board listed only her  2002  AFAM  and
did not list her 2006 AFAM, 1OLC.  This missing item in  her  OSB  detracted
from her record  and  denied  her  a  fair  and  equitable  opportunity  for
promotion.  The OSB summarizes an officer’s  record  and  provides  a  first
impression to board members.

Her unit’s timely approval and presentation of a  decoration  in  compliance
with AFI 36-2803 at  the  end  of  her  deployment  in  September  2006  was
materially  affected  by  incorrect  and  incomplete  advice   from   higher
headquarters.  Determined to get a deserved  award  into  her  records,  her
unit forwarded a recommendation for  the  decoration  to  HQ  USAFE/JA.   HQ
USAFE/JA  did  everything  within  its  power  to  approve  and  submit  the
decoration into her records in a timely  manner  for  consideration  by  the
November 2006 promotion board.   HQ  USAFE/A1  forwarded  the  citation  and
special order to AFPC/PBSE with the  intent  that  it  be  included  in  her
officer selection record for the promotion board convening 28 Nov –  15  Dec
06.  AFPC/PBSE received the decoration the same day it  was  approved.   The
citation made it into  the  selection  record;  however,  the  OSB  was  not
updated  accordingly.   A  military  member’s   records   can   be   updated
immediately upon request when appropriate documentation has been  presented,
as demonstrated on 14 Mar 07.

She did everything within her power to ensure her records were accurate  and
complete but could not correct an error of which she was not aware.

In support of her appeal, the applicant provides a four-page  memorandum  to
the board with supporting attachments.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is presently serving on active duty  in  the  grade  of  major
with a date of rank of 1 Jun 02.  Her Total Active Federal Military  Service
Date (TAFMSD)  is  4  Jan  95.   A  review  of  the  OPRs  included  in  the
applicant’s record for the CY06C Board reflects overall  ratings  of  “meets
standards.”  The applicant was considered but not selected for promotion  to
the grade of lieutenant colonel by  the  CY06C  Lieutenant  Colonel  Central
Selection Board.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO  recommends  denial  of   the   applicant’s   request   for   SSB
consideration with a corrected OSB.  DPPPO  noted  since  central  selection
boards evaluate the entire OSR to include  promotion  recommendation  forms,
officer  performance  reports,  officer  effectiveness   reports,   training
reports, letters of evaluation, decorations, and data on OSB,  they  do  not
believe  the  contested  error  on  the  OSB  caused  her  nonselection  for
promotion.

Although the decoration was not reflected  on  her  OSB,  the  citation  was
available to the board members and they were able  to  factor  it  into  the
promotion selection process.   Updating  the  P0506C  OSB  to  include  this
decoration would not introduce any new information  not  already  considered
by the board.

The DPPPO evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit B.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Applicant states it is impossible for her or DPPPO to show what was  in  the
minds of the board members at the time they  scored  her  record.   However,
accurate records are  of  paramount  importance  in  the  officer  promotion
program.

The “Instruction Sheet for  Review  of  Preselection  Brief”  given  to  all
officers meeting a promotion board states  in  its  introductory  paragraph,
“Errors left uncorrected could have a  negative  effect  on  your  promotion
opportunity.”  DPPPO’s readily admits the decoration was  not  reflected  on
the OSB.  The OSB is a vital document relied upon by central  board  members
to accurately highlight an officer’s career  without  having  to  scrutinize
the entire OSR.  Any error present on  the  OSB  could  incorrectly  sway  a
reviewing official in a negative direction.  If  this  is  combined  with  a
record organized in a manner that places the decorations at the end  of  the
record (as was in her  case),  it  is  certainly  possible  that  the  Board
members may never find, let alone consider, the weight  of  a  contradictory
document on the missing  decoration.   Her  record  with  an  error  in  the
listing of decorations on the OSB unfairly competed  against  other  officer
records without such errors.  It  cannot  be  conclusively  determined  what
impact the erroneous OSB may have had on her promotion opportunity.

Applicant’s complete response, with attachments, is at 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 timely filed.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence  has  been  presented  to  demonstrate  the
existence of an error or injustice.   The  applicant  contends  the  missing
decoration on her OSB detracted from her record and denied her  a  fair  and
equitable  opportunity  for  promotion.   We  note  that  at  the  time  the
applicant’s records were considered by the CY06C selection board,  the  AFAM
(1 OLC) was not reflected on her OSB.  While we cannot state with  certainty
that the inaccurate OSB was the cause of the  applicant’s  nonselection  for
promotion, we do believe it may have prevented her from receiving  full  and
fair consideration for promotion.   Given  the  importance  an  OSB’s  quick
overview provides to a promotion board, we believe the incorrect  number  of
decorations may have  deprived  the  applicant  of  an  equitable  promotion
opportunity.  Therefore, to offset  any  possibility  of  an  injustice,  we
recommend  she  be  given  consideration  for  promotion  to  the  grade  of
lieutenant colonel by SSB for the CY06C board.   Accordingly,  we  recommend
the applicant’s appeal be granted and her records be corrected as  indicated
below.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air  Force  relating
to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that  the  Air  Force  Officer  Selection
Brief (OSB) prepared for the Calendar Year 2006C (CY06C) Lieutenant  Colonel
Central Selection Board, be amended in the "Decorations" section to  reflect
the 2006 Air Force Achievement Medal (1OLC).

It is further recommended that her record, to include  the  above  corrected
OSB, be considered for promotion to the grade of  lieutenant  colonel  by  a
Special Selection Board for  the  Calendar  Year  2006C  Lieutenant  Colonel
Central Selection Board.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number  BC-2007-
01310 in Executive Session on 19 July 2007, under the provisions of AFI  36-
2603:

      Mr. Michael K. Gallogly, Panel Chair
      Ms. Teri G. Spoutz, Member
      Ms. Patricia R. Collins, Member

All members voted to correct the records,  as  recommended.   The  following
documentary evidence pertaining to  Docket  Number        BC-2007-01310  was
considered:

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 5 Apr 07, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 14 May 07, w/atch.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 18 May 07.
     Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, dated 29 May 07.




                                   MICHAEL K. GALLOGLY
                                   Panel Chair



AFBCMR BC-2007-01310




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 [APPLICANT] be corrected to show  that  the  Air  Force  Officer
Selection  Brief  (OSB)  prepared  for  the  Calendar  Year  2006C   (CY06C)
Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board be amended in  the  “Decorations”
section to reflect the 2006 Air Force Achievement Medal (1OLC).

      It is further directed that her record, to include the above
corrected OSB, be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant
colonel by a Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year 2006C Lieutenant
Colonel Central Selection Board.





            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
                                              Air Force Review Boards
Agency