RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2009-00365
            INDEX CODE:  131.05
            COUNSEL:  NONE
            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be awarded the Recruiter Ribbon Certification  and  two  Weighted  Airman
Promotion System (WAPS) points.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

For the past six months, the Air Force Recruiting Center (AFRC)  has  denied
him two WAPS points awarded with recruiter duties.  He was  an  active  duty
non-prior service recruiter from  Mar  96  through  Mar  00.   He  left  the
recruiting field in Mar 00 and was reassigned to another  base.   While  in-
processing, he received orders back into the recruiting field for a  120-day
contingency – from May 00 through Aug 00.

During the 08E7 promotion cycle, he missed promotion to Master Sergeant  (E-
7) by 1.6 points.  A review of his records by a  fellow  recruiter  revealed
that he had not received his Recruiting Ribbon or the two WAPS  points  that
are associated with it.   The  Military  personnel  Flight  (MPF)  personnel
determined that he met  the  requirements  to  qualify  for  the  Recruiting
Ribbon and the two WAPS points IAW MPF Memorandum 00-39,  dated  8  Nov  00.
The memo states “Individuals performing duty in the 8R000 AFSC on 21 Jun  00
or later that have accrued 36 months in  that  duty  and  are  certified  by
their Recruiting Service Commander are entitled to  two  WAPS  points.”   He
sent a letter to Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) promotions section to  be
forwarded to AFRS requesting the WAPS points  be  added  to  his  08E7  test
results.  AFRS denied his request stating he was not qualified for  the  two
points because he was not permanently assigned to a Recruiting Squadron  and
he did not serve 36 consecutive months as a recruiter immediately prior  to,
then through, the June 21, 2000 effective  date  of  the  Recruiter  Ribbon.
However, the MPFM states “Individuals performing duties in  the  8R000  AFSC
on 21 Jun 00 or later…” and “…have accrued 36 months in that duty…”  and  he
meets these requirements.

He filed an Inspector General (IG) complaint  which  was  dismissed  by  the
AFRS IG without  further  action.   He  then  filed  a  complaint  with  the
Congressional Inquiry Division (CID) which was denied.  The CID stated  that
he “had completed his Recruiting tour of duty before  the  establishment  of
the Ribbon, June 21,  2008,  and  was  never  certified  by  his  Recruiting
Service Commander as eligible for  the  WAPS  points  before  his  promotion
eligibility cutoff date.”  However, the establishment date of the Ribbon  is
June 21, 2000 and not 2008.

Recruiters are certified by their Recruiting Service Commander (RSC)  around
their second or third year and he was fully certified  while  recruiting  in
Massachusetts.  The  MPFM  00-39  does  not  state  “when”  you  had  to  be
certified but only that you had to be certified by your  RSC.   Requirements
for other types of certification  are  not  mentioned  in  the  MPFM  00-39;
however, he should have  received  any  additional  certification  from  his
previous RSC or AFRS.  He performed the same  duties  and  other  recruiters
who received the points during this time period.

In  support  of  the  application,  the  applicant  submits   his   personal
statement, the MPFM 00-39, memorandums, and a letter of appreciation.

The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from  the  Military  Personnel  Data  System  (MilPDS)
indicates the applicant is currently performing duties as a Development  and
Instruction Section Chief in the grade of Technical Sergeant  effective  and
with a date of rank of 1 Nov 02.  He received a  rating  of  “five”  on  his
last five performance reports with the last close out date of 2 Apr 09.

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application, extracted  from
the applicant’s military records, are contained in the  letter  prepared  by
the appropriate office of the Air Force at Exhibit B.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ  AFRS/RSX  recommends  denial.   RSX  states  the  Recruiter  Ribbon  was
established to designate past, present and future active duty,  Reserve  and
Guard Recruiters.  WAPS points were added to the ribbon as an incentive  for
active duty enlisted members currently serving in  recruiting  special  duty
identifiers (SDI) 84000.  The targeted recipients of  the  WAPS  points  are
Recruiters who successfully complete  36  months  of  recruiting  duty  from
21 Jun 00 to present.  WAPS points are not authorized for  individuals  with
prior recruiting service requesting authorization to  permanently  wear  the
ribbon.

The applicant is recognized as a PRIOR RECRUITER assigned  to  a  Recruiting
Squadron from 15 Mar 96 to 9 Mar 00.  After completion of his  tour  in  the
8R000 SDI, he returned to his primary Air Force Specialty  Code  (AFSC)  and
was assigned to another base effective 10 Mar 00.  He left  recruiting  duty
three months prior to the establishment of the Recruiter Ribbon and  he  did
not serve 36 consecutive months as a recruiter immediately  prior  to,  then
through,  the  21  Jun  00  effective  date   of   the   Recruiter   Ribbon.
Additionally, he had  not  received  permanent  certification/award  of  the
Recruiter Ribbon/WAPS points from his Recruiting Commander.   The  applicant
meets the requirement for the Recruiter Ribbon; however, he is not  eligible
for the two Recruiter Ribbon WAPS points.

He was not performing duties in the 8R000 AFSC from May 00 through  Aug  00.
Individuals performing duties in this AFSC are considered goaled  recruiters
who are required to recruit a specific number  of  personnel  in  a  defined
period of time.  As a prior recruiter, the applicant was assigned  temporary
duty (TDY) to a recruiting squadron “to support  critical  AETC  contingency
tasking.”  He was not on goal but successfully assisted the  assigned/goaled
8R00s with  their  recruiting  efforts  during  his  120-day  TDY.   He  was
recognized for his contributions to the recruiting mission as noted  in  the
narrative of the AF Commendation Medal  he  received  on  23  May  02  which
earned him three WAPS points.

Time served as a Recruiter PRIOR to the  effective  date  of  the  Recruiter
Ribbon will not be combined with a 120-day TDY that took  place  during  the
effective period in order to make a member eligible for award  of  the  WAPS
points.

Individuals with prior duty  in  SDI  8R000  may  request  authorization  to
permanently wear the AF Recruiter Ribbon through their  unit  commander  and
HQ AFRS  must  approve;  however,  no  WAPS  points  will  be  retroactively
awarded.  The applicant would have had to  receive  permanent  certification
and award of the two WAPS points PRIOR TO his Promotion  Eligibility  Cutoff
Date (PECD) in order for the points to apply to the 08E7 promotion cycle.

Although the  applicant  states  never  knew  about  the  Recruiter  Ribbon,
information pertaining to the Recruiter Ribbon  was  announced  via  several
media outlets including the AF Times, AF News, and the AF On-line News.

The complete RSX evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit B.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on  6  Mar
09 for review and comment within 30 days.  As of this date, this office  has
received no response (Exhibit C).

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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 that warrant granting his request  that  his
records be corrected to reflect that he was  awarded  the  Recruiter  Ribbon
Certification and two Weighted Airman Promotion System  (WAPS)  points.   We
took notice of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits  of
the case; however, after a thorough review of the  evidence  of  record,  it
appears that he was not performing Recruiter duties at the time  that  would
have made him eligible to receive the  Recruiter  Ribbon  Certification  and
two WAPS points.  Therefore, we agree with the  opinion  and  recommendation
of the Air Force office of primary responsibility in this matter  and  adopt
their rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant  has  not
been the victim of an error or injustice.
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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 this application in  Executive
Session on 18 August 2009, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

      Mr. Michael J. Novel, Panel Chair
      Mr. Grover L. Dunn, Member
      Mr. Dick Anderegg, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR BC-2009-00365:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 12 Jan 09, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Letter, HQ AFRS/RSX, dated 2 Mar 08 [sic}.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 6 Mar 09.




                                   MICHAEL J. NOVEL
                                   Panel Chair