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AF | BCMR | CY2010 | BC-2010-04757
Original file (BC-2010-04757.txt) Auto-classification: Approved
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2010-04757 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

His Enlisted Performance Report (EPR) with a close-out date of 
30 Sep 09 be changed to reflect his grade at the close-out date 
of the EPR was master sergeant (E-7) rather than senior master 
sergeant (E-8). 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

According to the governing regulations, it states “…, enter the 
grade held on the close-out date”; as of the close-out date he 
was a master sergeant; therefore, the EPR should be changed to 
reflect the correct rank. 

 

In support of his request, the applicant provides a copy of his 
EPR, a printout from the Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS), 
and e-mail communications. 

 

His complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained 
in the letter prepared by the appropriate office of the Air 
Force. Accordingly, there is no need to recite these facts in 
this Record of Proceedings. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPSID recommends approval. DPSID states they have already 
administratively corrected his EPR to reflect his rank as a 
master sergeant; however, they also recommend making the 
following changes: Bullet 3 in both sections VI and VII need to 
read “SMSgt” rather than “CMSgt”. 

 


 

The DPSID complete evaluation is at Exhibit B. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

The applicant responds by stating that changing the rank in these 
promotion statements would completely change the intent of the 
bullets. He had already been selected for promotion to senior 
master sergeant in March 09 and was projected to sew-on his new 
rank in Dec 09; the promotion statement in section III, Block 7, 
second bullet reads “promotion to SMSgt deserved” illustrating 
the fact that he was already selected for SMSgt. Additionally, 
changing the statements in sections VI and VII would not make 
sense either since the promotion statement reads “promote first 
time eligible to CMSgt” and he was selected for promotion to 
SMSgt on his third attempt; thus, changing the bullet would cause 
the bullet to lose its validity and its intended impact. The 
same rationale goes for the promotion bullet in section VII that 
reads “definitely a future CMSgt!” He was two months from sewing 
on SMSgt, changing the bullet to read “definitely a future 
SMSgt!” takes away his supervision’s intent of highlighting 
future promotion consideration. His chain of command was aware 
that he was a SMSgt select and was looking toward his future 
promotion opportunities. Furthermore, he is not retired as noted 
in the AFPC/DPSID letter, but currently serving on active duty. 
He asks the Board to consider his request to change his rank from 
senior master sergeant to master sergeant and not the recommended 
changes by AFPC/DPSID. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit D. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

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 error or injustice. Although we 
agree with the Air Force office of primary responsibility’s (OPR) 
administrative correction of the EPR closing 30 September 2009 to 
reflect the applicant’s grade as master sergeant (E-7), we 
believe this is the only correction that should be made to the 
report. In that regard, we believe that making the corrections 
to the promotion statements in Sections VI and VII suggested by 
the Air Force OPR would be adverse to the applicant and change 


the rating chain’s intent. Therefore, we recommend that the 
records be corrected only to the extent indicated below. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 

 

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force 
relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that corrections to 
the Senior Enlisted Performance Report (MSgt through CMSgt), 
AF Form 911, rendered for the period 1 October 2008 through 
30 September 2009, be restricted to only amending Section I, 
Block 3, by changing the grade to MSgt rather than SMSgt. 

 

_________________________________________________________________ 

 

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2010-04757 in Executive Session on 18 Aug 11, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

, Panel Chair 

, Member 

, Member 

 

All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The 
following documentary evidence was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 22 Dec 10, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Letter, AFPC/DPSID, dated 26 Mar 11. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 15 Apr 11. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, Applicant, dated 2 May 11. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair 

 



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