RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2007-01894
            INDEX CODE:

            COUNSEL:  NONE
            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  13 DECEMBER 2008

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1.  His Officer Selection Brief (OSB) viewed  by  the  Calendar  Year  2006C
(CY06C) Lieutenant Colonel Central  Selection  Board  (CSB)  be  updated  to
reflect his corrected duty history and deployment history.

2.  The 13 Nov 06 discrepancy report filed in his Officer  Selection  Record
(OSR) be removed.

3.  The Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF) as viewed by the  CY06C  Lt  Col
CSB be amended to reflect in Section IV,  Line  8,  “NGB  FGO  of  the  Qtr”
instead of “NGB/A8 Action Officer of the Qtr.”

4.  His records be considered  for  promotion  by  special  selection  board
(SSB) for the CY06C Lt Col CSB with the requested corrections.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His OSB reflected inaccurate information when he met the CY06C Lt  Col  CSB,
to include wrong Duty Air Force Specialty Codes (DAFSCs)  and  the  omission
of his Wing Executive Officer and RTU instructor duty titles.  He  attempted
to correct his duty history, but  a  few  errors  were  overlooked  and  not
changed.

The OSB did not  include  his  Operation  Eagle  Assist  deployment  in  the
deployment history, a major variable weighted heavily during  the  selection
process.  He went to his MPF to have his Operation Eagle  Assist  deployment
added to his deployment history and was told that this  deployment  did  not
qualify, therefore, no update was made and he never pursued  the  issue  any
further.  However,  in  Apr  07,  he  visited  his  current  MPF,  and  they
confirmed with AFPC that his deployment did qualify to  be  updated  in  the
Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS), and the change was made.

The discrepancy notice placed in  the  front  of  his  package  portrayed  a
negative impression of him from the start.  The decoration  referenced  that
the Air Force Commendation Medal (AFCM) was awarded to  him  in  error.   He
was awarded a Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) when he  PCS’d  from  Randolph
AFB and on that special order was a statement revoking the AFCM.

Additionally, he would like his PRF changed from “NGB/A8 Action  Officer  of
the Qtr” to “NGB FGO of the Qtr.”  His updated OPR  was  faxed  to  AFPC  on
Friday, 24 Nov, for a Tuesday, 28 Nov  promotion  board.   The  coordination
required to  similarly  update  his  PRF  in  the  time  remaining  was  not
possible.

In support of his request, applicant  provided  copies  of  his  OSB,  Board
Discrepancy Report, and PRF, as they met the original board, a SURF  showing
the updated deployment history, a copy of the order that revoked  the  AFCM,
a VMPF copy of his corrected DAFSC’s and duty history,  and  a  revised  PRF
with an original signature.

The 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.
His Total Active Federal Military Service Date (TAFMSD) is 1  May  91.   The
applicant was considered and not selected for  promotion  to  the  grade  of
lieutenant colonel by the CY06C Lt Col CSB.  A review of his  last  10  OPRs
indicates overall ratings of “Meets Standards.”

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPEP recommends denial of the  applicant’s  request  to  correct  his
PRF.  They note  that  the  applicant  did  not  file  an  appeal  with  the
Evaluation Reports  Appeal  Board  (ERAB).   However,  the  application  was
forwarded to the ERAB for review and they recommended  denial  IAW  AFI  36-
2401, paragraph A1.6.2.2.

IAW AFI 36-2401,  paragraph  A1.6.2.2,  changes  in  Section  IV,  Promotion
Recommendation, requires the concurrence of both the senior  rater  and  the
Management Level Review (MLR) president.  Additionally, appeals  to  rewrite
Section IV simply to include different, but previously known  or  documented
accomplishments will not be approved.

Unfortunately, the applicant only  provided  a  substitute  PRF.   Although,
they would  normally  give  him  the  opportunity  to  submit  the  required
supporting documentation, they found  that  the  reason  for  the  requested
change was insufficient to justify replacing the PRF.  The  information  the
applicant is requesting to be placed in his PRF was available to  the  board
in Section VII, Line 5 of his Officer Performance Report (OPR)  closing  out
on 30 Sep 06.  Correcting the contested report would provide no  information
that was not already available to the board.

The applicant seems to be under the mistaken impression that  the  selection
board’s review of an officer’s record stops at the PRF and that they do  not
delve any further into the record.  This  could  not  be  further  from  the
truth.  Central boards evaluate the entire officer record  to  assess  whole
person factors.  While the PRF may not  be  worded  the  way  the  applicant
would like to describe his accomplishments,  the  selection  board  had  his
entire OSR that clearly outlines his accomplishments since the day  he  came
on active duty.

The only error in the PRF was  changing  his  quarterly  award  from  NGB/A8
Action Officer to NGB Field Grade Officer.   It  is  assumed  the  applicant
received his PRF approximately 30 days prior to  the  promotion  board,  per
AFI 36-2406.  It is the officer’s  responsibility  to  review  the  PRF  for
accuracy and completeness prior to the promotion  board.   PRFs  are  not  a
matter of record until the board convenes, and  therefore,  corrections  can
be made prior to the board.  The applicant failed in his  responsibility  to
ensure the accuracy of his PRF prior to the promotion board.   A  report  is
not erroneous or unfair because the applicant  believes  it  contributed  to
their non-selection.  PRFs will only be corrected if  there  is  a  material
error in the PRF itself or if there were substantive changes to  the  record
of performance.  This word change meets neither of these criteria.

The complete DPPPEP evaluation is at Exhibit B.

AFPC/DPAOM6  reviewed  this  application  and  states,  in  part,  based  on
previous OPRs, the applicant is authorized to change/correct his duty  title
history in MilPDS, and has done so.   His  deployment  history  should  also
have reflected a CONUS TDY with the following dates:  18 Nov 01 – 8 Jan  02.
 This discrepancy has also recently  been  updated  in  MilPDS.   Therefore,
should DPPPO grant SSB consideration, an OSB  reflecting  the  updated  duty
title information and deployment history should be visible.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPPPO recommends the AFBCMR grant SSB consideration with  inclusion  of
the updated deployment history on his OSB and  removal  of  the  discrepancy
report.  If the AFBCMR grants SSB consideration on  these  issues,  then  to
make his record as accurate as possible, they recommend that the  Assignment
History on his OSB also be corrected as shown on the attached  Duty  History
Printout.  However, based on  DPPPEP’s  advisory  to  deny  the  applicant’s
request to correct  his  P0506C  PRF,  they  find  no  basis  to  grant  SSB
consideration on this issue.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the  applicant  on  14
Sep 07 for review and comment within 30 days.  To date, a response  has  not
been received.

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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 regarding applicant’s request to change  his
PRF.  After reviewing the complete evidence of record and  the  revised  PRF
submitted  by  the  applicant,  we  do  not  believe  this  PRF  should   be
substituted for the original PRF, and therefore we agree with the  rationale
provided by AFPC/DPPPEP, that the applicant failed in his responsibility  to
ensure the accuracy of his PRF,  and  therefore  recommend  denial  of  this
portion of his request.

4.  Notwithstanding our recommendation  above,  we  agree  with  AFPC/DPAOM6
that the applicant did attempt to correct his duty  history  and  deployment
history prior to meeting the Board, and therefore  should  be  afforded  SSB
consideration   with   the   corrected   OSB.    Additionally,   since   the
aforementioned corrections  are  being  made  to  his  OSB,  we  agree  with
AFPC/DPPPO that the discrepancy report should also be removed, and that  the
applicant  should  be  considered  by  SSB  with   the   corrected   record.
Therefore, the Board recommends that the applicant’s  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:

      a.  The 3 Nov 06 Discrepancy Report filed  in  his  Officer  Selection
Record, and viewed by the Calendar Year  2006C  (CY06C)  Lieutenant  Colonel
Central Selection Board (CSB) be removed.

       b.   The  Officer  Selection  Brief  (OSB)  prepared  for  the  CY06C
Lieutenant Colonel CSB be amended as follows:

                 (1) Under the heading “Deployment  History”  add  an  entry
from 18 Nov 01 to 8 Jan 02 for a CONUS TDY.

                 (2) Under the heading “Assignment  History”  add  an  entry
effective 15 Jan 01 with Duty Air Force Specialty Code (DAFSC) of  “K12R3A,”
duty title of “Training  Wing  Exec  Officer,”  LVL  “DD/J,”  MAJCOM  “EUR,”
Organization “AFELM NATO AWACS,” and Duty Location “GEILENKIRCH.”

                 (3) Under the heading “Assignment History” add RTU  to  the
duty title effective 17 Apr 98; and correct the DAFSCs for the  duty  titles
effective: 14 Sep 00 as reads “Q12R3A” to read “12R3A;” 14 Jun 00  as  reads
“Q12R3A” to read “12R3A;” 6 Jul 98 as reads “T12R3A” to read  “Q12R3A;”  and
17 Apr 98 - as reads “K12R3A” to read “T12R3A.”

      It is further recommended that he be considered for promotion  to  the
grade of lieutenant  colonel  by  Special  Selection  Board  for  the  CY06C
Lieutenant Colonel CSB with the corrected record.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number  BC-2007-
01894 in Executive Session on 24 October 2007, under the provisions  of  AFI
36-2603:

      Mr. Michael V. Barbino, Panel Chair
      Mr. James A. Wolffe, Member
      Ms. Lea Gallogly, Member

All members voted to correct the records,  as  recommended.   The  following
documentary evidence pertaining to  Docket  Number        BC-2007-01894  was
considered:

     Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 11 Jun 06, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPEP, dated 3 Aug 07.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPAOM6, dated 11 Jul 07, w/atch.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 27 Aug 07, w/atchs.
     Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 14 Sep 07.




                                             MICHAEL V. BARBINO
                                             Panel Chair



AFBCMR BC-2007-01894




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:

            a.  The 3  Nov  06  Discrepancy  Report  filed  in  his  Officer
Selection Record, and viewed by the Calendar Year 2006C  (CY06C)  Lieutenant
Colonel Central Selection Board (CSB) be removed.

      b.  The Officer Selection Brief (OSB) prepared for the CY06C
Lieutenant Colonel CSB be amended as follows:

            (1)  Under the heading “Deployment History” add an entry from
18 Nov 01 to 8 Jan 02 for a CONUS TDY.

            (2)  Under the heading “Assignment History” add an entry
effective 15 Jan 01 with Duty Air Force Specialty Code (DAFSC) of
“K12R3A,” duty title of “Training Wing Exec Officer,” LVL “DD/J,” MAJCOM
“EUR,” Organization “AFELM NATO AWACS,” and Duty Location “GEILENKIRCH.”

            (3)  Under the heading “Assignment History” add RTU to the
duty title effective     17 Apr 98; and correct the DAFSCs for the duty
titles effective: 14 Sep 00 as reads “Q12R3A” to read“12R3A;” 14 Jun 00
as reads “Q12R3A” to read “12R3A;” 6 Jul 98 as reads “T12R3A” to read
“Q12R3A;” and 17 Apr 98 as reads “K12R3A” to read “T12R3A.”

      It is further directed that he be considered for promotion to the
grade of lieutenant colonel by Special Selection Board for the Calendar
Year 2006C Central Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board with the corrected
record.




            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency