RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-00454 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

Her Enlisted Performance Report (EPR) with a closeout date of 
7 May 09 be removed from her records. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

The bullets written do not support the rating of a “3”. She has 
been a firewall “5” throughout her career prior to and after 
receiving this rating. She was rated unfairly against a person 
who did the same job, but received a “5” for his performance. 
She feels she was treated unfairly and discriminated against by 
her chain of command. Her deputy flight commander witnessed her 
being singled out and treated unfairly which she informed another 
officer that she witnessed the applicant being personally 
(verbally) attacked. The deputy flight commander filled out a 
climate assessment survey that stated what she saw “was a 
ridiculous amount of favoritism taking place,” but it was 
dismissed as not important. The officer did not care what 
happened to her. 

 

In support of her request, the applicant provides copies of her 
EPRs, copies of AF Form 77, Letter of Evaluation, e-mail 
communications, and copies of letters of support. 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air Force in 
the grade of staff sergeant (E-5). The following is a resume of 
her EPR ratings, commencing with the report closing 7 May 10: 

 

 RATING PERIOD PROMOTION RECOMMENDATION 

 

 7 May 10 5 

* 7 May 09 3 

 7 May 08 5 

 7 May 07 5 


 RATING PERIOD PROMOTION RECOMMENDATION 

 

 1 Apr 06 5 

 1 Apr 05 5 

 1 Apr 04 5 

 

* Contested Report 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPSID recommends denial. DPSID states the applicant 
provides several supporting documents referencing incidents that 
took place during the inclusive period of this report. In two 
memorandums from the a flight commander, she states the applicant 
received a Letter of Admonishment (LOA) for deliberately skipping 
the chain of command by not waiting as instructed by her 
supervisor to begin physical training (PT). In the second 
memorandum, the flight commander had a different account of 
events; however, DPSID states that although the commander’s story 
may appear to change somewhat in the two-year interim between 
memorandums, the fact remains that the supervisor never stated 
“okay, sounds good” to the applicant, thereby excusing her of the 
incident. 

 

DPSID notes the applicant received a Letter of Counseling (LOC) 
for failing to alert her supervisor of an off-duty incident, 
which involved an airman under the applicant’s supervision who 
was arrested downtown. In another Memorandum for Record, the 
applicant received a Letter of Reprimand (LOR) for displaying 
negative conduct/behavior verbally towards her squadron 
leadership. 

 

Although the applicant may feel that her evaluators have over 
stressed an isolated incident or a short period of substandard 
performance or conduct, the evaluators are obliged to consider 
such incidents, their significance, and the frequency with which 
they occurred in assessing performance and potential. Only 
evaluators know how much an incident influenced the report; 
therefore, the opinions of individuals outside the rating chain 
are not relevant. 

 

With regard to the applicant’s claim that she was treated 
unfairly and discriminated against by her chain of command, she 
has not provided an Inspector General (IG) Finding, Military 
Equal Opportunity (MEO) complaint or Commander Directed 
Investigation (CDI) to substantiate her claims. The governing 
instructions state “Air Force members must report any form of 
discrimination or unfair treatment to their supervisors or 
commander. If you file a complaint ….” In this case, the 
applicant has failed to show any verified discrimination or 
unfair treatment. 

 


The DPSID complete evaluation 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 29 Jul 11 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this 
date, this office has received no response. 

 

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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 injustice. After a thorough 
review of the evidence presented, we believe the applicant has 
established reasonable doubt as to whether or not the EPR in 
question is a true and accurate portrayal of her performance and 
demonstrated potential during the reporting period in question. 
We took note of AFPC/DPSID’s recommendation; however, in view of 
the totality of the circumstances involved and, in particular, 
the statements of support provided, it is conceivable that the 
rating on the report in question was based on possible 
personality conflict and not on the applicant’s performance and 
potential. Furthermore, in looking at the applicant’s overall 
record prior to and after the contested report, we have some 
doubt as to whether the contested report is accurate as written. 
Consequently, we elect to resolve any doubt in favor of the 
applicant. In view of the foregoing, and in an effort to offset 
any possibility of an injustice, we recommend the EPR be declared 
void and removed from her records. Therefore, we recommend that 
the 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 AF Form 910, 
Enlisted Performance Report (AB thru TSgt), rendered for the 
period 8 May 2008 through 7 May 2009 be declared void and removed 
from her records. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2011-00454 in Executive Session on 20 Sep 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 10 Jan 11, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Letter, AFPC/DPSID, dated 22 Jul 11. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 29 Jul 11. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair