RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-02218 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

1. His Date of Rank (DOR) to the grade of captain (Capt, O-3), 
be changed from 1 Oct 2001 to l Oct 1999. 

 

2. His DOR to the grade of major (Maj, O-4), be changed from 
1 Oct 2008 to 1 Oct 2006. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

While on Active Duty he was due to be promoted to the grade of 
Capt on 11 Aug 1999. He declined the promotion because he was 
transferring to the Active Reserves and accepting the promotion 
while on Active Duty would have forced him to incur an additional 
one year Active Duty Service Commitment (ADSC). 

 

At the time, the Time in Grade (TIG) requirement for advancement 
from first lieutenant (1Lt) to Capt in the Reserves was four 
years. The TIG requirement for Maj was five years. During a 
review of his records in 2011, he recognized the Reserves changed 
the TIG requirement from 1Lt to Capt to two years. The change 
occurred in 201l, which is the same year he was promoted to Capt 
in the Reserves. 

 

He discussed the problem with his chain-of-command, the Base 
Individual Mobilization Augmentee Administrator, and the Air 
Reserve Personnel Center; however, no one was able to offer any 
assistance due to the current TIG requirements for advancement. 

 

In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of his 
virtual Military Personnel Flight (MPF) Self Service Actions 
(Promotion Information), an extract from AFI 36-2504, Officer 
Promotion, Continuation and Selective Early Removal in the 
Reserve of the Air Force, Guard/Reserve TIG table and Record of 
Proceedings (ROP), Docket Number 2003-03703. 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant is currently serving in the Air Force Reserves in 
the grade of Maj. 

 

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 C. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

HQ ARPC/CV recommends approval of the applicant's request to 
correct his DOR to Capt, and denial of his request to correct 
his DOR to Maj. CV states based on his selection by the 
Calendar Year (CY) 1998 Captain Board, the applicant should be 
promoted by AFPC to the grade of Capt, with a DOR and effective 
date of 11 Aug 1999. 

 

The applicant states he turned down the promotion to avoid 
incurring an ADSC. However, his records do not reflect he 
declined the promotion. The policy requiring active duty 
members to either decline their promotion or continue to serve 
after accepting the promotion, was changed effective 13 Feb 
1998 and should not have prevented him from being promoted. 
Based on this change, the member should have been promoted while 
on active duty, effective, 11 Aug 1999. 

 

On 16 Oct 1999, the applicant transferred to Reserve status as a 
1Lt with a DOR of 11 Aug 1997. He was considered, and selected 
by the Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 Captain Promotion Selection Board 
that convened on 4 Jun 2001, with a DOR of 1 Oct 2001. At that 
time, the TIG requirement for promotion to Capt was four years. 
The change to a two year TIG requirement did not take effect 
until Jan 2002. 

 

Based on the 1 Oct 2001 DOR, the applicant was eligible for, and 
selected by the FY 2009 Participating Line and Health 
Professions Major Promotion Selection Board, with a DOR of 1 Oct 
2008. According to USC 10, Section 14108, an officer on the 
Reserve Active Status List (RASL) may not be promoted to a 
higher grade unless the officer is considered, and recommended 
for, promotion to that grade by a promotion board convened under 
section 1410l(a) (or by a special selection board convened under 
section 14502). The applicant was not eligible for, nor did he 
meet, the appropriate board which would allow him to be promoted 
with a date of rank of 1 Oct 2006. 

 

The ROP provided by the applicant has no bearing on this 
particular case. 


 

The applicant's DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge 
from Active Duty, and Separation Order should be amended to 
reflect he was separated from active duty effective 15 Oct 1999, 
as a Capt. Once HQ AFPC publishes his promotion order to Capt, 
HQ ARPC/PB can grant Special Selection Board consideration to 
the grade of major for the boards he missed: FY 2006 (Feb 2005), 
FY 2007 (Mar 2006), and FY 2008 (Feb 2007). 

 

The complete CV evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

On 7 Aug 2012, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded 
to the applicant for review and comment within 30 days. As of 
this date, no response has been received by this office (Exhibit 
D). 

 

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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 error or injustice warranting 
partial relief. We took notice of the applicant's complete 
submission in judging the merits of the case; however, we agree 
with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of 
primary responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis 
for our conclusion that only the applicant’s DOR to the grade of 
captain should be corrected. We note the Air Force OPR has 
indicated that based on this correction, HQ ARPC/PB will be able 
to provide the applicant promotion consideration by special 
selection board for the boards he missed. Accordingly, we 
recommend his records be corrected to the extent indicated 
below. 

 

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 

 

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air 
Force relating APPLICANT, be corrected to show that: 

 

 a. He was considered and selected for promotion to the 
grade of captain with a date of rank and promotion effective 
date of 11 Aug 1999. 

 


 b. His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge 
from Active Duty, and Separation Order be amended to reflect he 
was separated from active duty effective 15 Oct 1999 in the 
grade of Captain. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC-
2012-02218 in Executive Session on 18 Oct 2012, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Chair 

, Member 

 , Member 

 

The following documentary evidence was considered in AFBCMR BC-
2012-02218: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 14 Jun 2012, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit A. Applicant’s Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit B. Letter, HQ ARPC/CV, dated 16 Jul 2012, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 7 Aug 2012. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Chair