AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-00364
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
IN THE MATTER OF:
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
The sit-up component on the Fitness Assessments (FA) taken on
29 Apr 2011 and 15 Jul 2011 be exempt.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
The sit-up component for the aforementioned FA’s should have
been exempt due to a lower back injury. However the profile
issued was incorrect and did not include the exemption for the
sit-up component. The Flight Surgeon corrected this and
submitted a new AF Form 422, Notification of Air Force Member's
Qualification Status. The corrected AF Form 422 was issued on
9 Aug 2011.
In support of his request, the applicant provides a memorandum
from the Flight Surgeon, dated 21 Sep 2011, and AF Form 422.
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 in the grade
of technical sergeant (TSgt, E-6).
According to the memorandum dated 11 Sep 2011, the flight
surgeon stated the applicant was seen in Apr 2011 and it was
determined that he needed a profile placed in the system that
excluded sit-ups. He should have been exempt from the sit-up
component from Apr 2011 through Sep 2011. However, the
information was entered incorrectly and the exemption was not in
place. He subsequently failed two FA’s.
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THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
HQ AFPC/DPSIM recommends denial. DPSIM states the applicant was
issued a profile dated 9 Aug 2011, however it does [sic]
indicate that it was a correction to the previous profile on
file.
The complete DPSIM evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit B.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
On 1 Mar 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
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. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice warranting
relief. Although the office of primary responsibility
recommends denial of the applicant’s request, we disagree. In
this respect, we note the applicant provided a memorandum from
his treating physician which states he failed the contested
fitness assessment tests because the sit-ups exemption component
was incorrectly entered in the system. In view of this, we find
the evidence presented sufficient to conclude the applicant
should have been exempt from the sit-ups component of the
fitness assessment. Therefore, we recommend his record 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 sit-
ups portion of his Fitness Assessments dated 29 Apr 2011 and
15 Jul 2011, be updated to reflect “exempt” in the Air Force
Fitness Management System.
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Panel Chair
Member
Member
The following members of the Board considered this application
in Executive Session on 25 Jul 2012, under the provisions of AFI
36-2603:
All members voted to correct the records as recommended. The
following documentary evidence pertaining to Docket number BC-
2012-00364 was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 24 Jan 2012, w/atch.
Exhibit B. Letter, HQ AFPC/DPSIM, dated 15 Feb 2012,
w/atch.
Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 1 Mar 2012.
Panel Chair
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