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AF | BCMR | CY2010 | BC-2010-04491
Original file (BC-2010-04491.txt) Auto-classification: Denied
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-04491 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

1. His PhD Degree be added to his Officer Selection Brief (OSB) 
for the P0510A Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Central Selection 
Board (CSB). 

 

2. The “noncompletion” PhD Degree comments on the AF IMT 475, Education/Training Report (TR) rendered for the period 13 Sep 04 
to 13 Jun 06, be removed and he be given special selection board 
(SSB) consideration by the P0510A Lt Col CSB. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

1. Both his “as-met” single unit retrieval format (SURF) and his 
final TR from the Air Force Institute of Technologhy (AFIT) 
dated 6 Jun 06, did not accurately reflect the completion of his 
AF-sponsored AFIT PhD program. Although an attempt was made to 
update his record via letter prior to the CSB convening on 
8 Mar 10, it is unclear that a correlation between the letter as 
written and the adverse TR in his records could have been 
deduced. 

 

2. On 4 Mar 10, all AFIT PhD requirements were satisfied which 
obviated the AFIT PhD incomplete documented on the TR in his 
records. His current SURF reflects his current Advanced 
Academic Degree (AAD) status. 

 

In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of his 
“as-met” SURF andTR, letter to the board, dissertation signature 
page and his current SURF. 

 

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

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air Force in 
the grade of major, having assumed that grade effective and with 
a date of rank of 1 Apr 06. 

 


The applicant submitted two DD Forms 149, Application for 
Correction of Military Record Under the Provisions of Title 10, 
US Code, Section 1552. 

 

The applicant was considered but not selected for promotion to 
Lt Col by the CY10A Lt Col CSB, which convened on 8 Mar 10. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPSID does not provide a recommendation. DPSID states the 
applicant’s TR contains no error, is in compliance with AFI 36-
2406, Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems, and has been 
included in the applicant’s permanent record. 

 

The complete DPSID evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

AFPC/DPSOO recommends denial of the applicant’s request to add 
his PhD Degree to the P0510A OSB and remove the PhD Degree 
noncompletion comments on his 3 Aug 06 TR, and subsequent SSB 
consideration. DPSOO states the Superintendent, Student 
Services and Academic Coding, provided an email stating that 
AFIT students must wait for the official conferral of the 
degree. The earliest the applicant could claim the degree would 
have been 23 Mar 10, when the faculty council met to recommend 
conferral of the degrees. 

 

Completion of the requirements for a degree are irrelevant for 
an AFIT student, they must wait for the graduation date as 
nothing is official until that day. The date awarded entry in 
the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS) is the date the 
degrees are conferred and not the day requirements are 
completed. As such, the applicant’s PhD Degree was not 
reflected on his OSB. 

 

The applicant chose to inform the board of his requirements for 
completion of his PhD and that he would be graduating on 25 Mar 
10. Therefore, the board members were aware that he had 
completed his dissertation and the requirements for the PhD 
Degree. 

 

Furthermore, the completion of a PhD Degree is not a requirement 
for promotion to Lt Col. The Secretary of the Air Force’s 
Memorandum of Instructions (MOI) recited to the P0510A board 
members specifically instructs them not to consider 
academics/Professional Military Education (PME) as a pass-fail 
requirement. 

 

The complete DPSOO evaluation is at Exhibit D. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

 


 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the 
applicant on 6 May 11, for review and comment within 30 days 
(Exhibit E). As of this date, this office has not received a 
response. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

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 
reviewing the evidence of record, we are not persuaded the 
applicant’s records are erroneous or unjust. The applicant’s 
contentions are noted; however, in our opinion, the detailed 
comments provided by the appropriate Air Force offices of 
primary responsibility have adequately addressed those 
allegations. Therefore, we agree with the opinions and 
recommendations of the Air Force offices of primary 
responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis for our 
conclusion the applicant has not been the victim of an error or 
injustice. In the absence of persuasive evidence to the 
contrary, we find no 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 an 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-
2010-04491 in Executive Session on 23 Aug 11, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 Panel Chair 

 Member 


Member 

 

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2010-04491 was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 20 Oct 10, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 

Exhibit C. HQ AFPC/DPSID, Letter, dated 1 Apr 11. 

 Exhibit D. HQ AFPC/DPSOO, Letter, dated 19 Apr 11. 

 Exhibit E. SAF/MRBR, Letter, dated 6 May 11. 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Panel Chair 

 



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