RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-03930 

 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

His fitness assessments (FAs), dated 27 October 2010, 26 January 
2011, 26 April 2011, 15 July 2011 and 13 April 2012, be removed 
from the Air Force Fitness Management System (AFFMS). 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

On 12 April 2012, he was diagnosed with hypogonadism. While 
there is no way to determine how long he has been affected by 
this, his primary care manager believes it has been undiagnosed 
for at least two years. This condition had a direct impact on 
his ability to maintain fitness standards. 

 

Approximately three years ago, he reported suffering from 
fatigue as well as persistent headaches for about six months. 
He was diagnosed with sleep apnea and told to lose weight. 

 

While deployed, he was selected to retrain. He attended 
technical school in August and reassigned to Travis Air Force 
Base, California. He took a FA on 27 October 2010; it was one 
of the worst scores ever recorded. He was placed on a mandatory 
physical training (PT) program for five days a week for the 
following two years. He improved drastically; yet, he could not 
achieve a minimum passing score on his FA. He was still 
extremely fatigued, sore and the headaches also persisted. He 
contributed these symptoms to sleep apnea and the PT sessions. 

 

After his fourth FA failure in July 2011, he was prepared to 
separate from the Air Force. He was selected for another 
deployment. He began running twice a day and he completed push-
ups and sit-ups hourly. After the third month, he began to feel 
uncharacteristically irritable and extremely fatigued. Once he 
returned from his deployment, the ordeal was all but forgotten. 
After being home for a month, he began to feel fatigued again 
and the headaches returned. However, this time he also began to 
feel dizzy and lightheaded. 

 

On 10 April 2012, he sought treatment for what he believed was 
depression and was diagnosed with Hypogonadism. This meant his 
body was either unwilling or unable to produce a sufficient 


amount of testosterone to function properly. It also caused 
fatigue and a decrease in muscle mass. He was prescribed a 
testotosterone supplement and his well being dramatically 
improved. 

 

He believes this condition has been the reason he has been 
unable to meet and maintain Air Force standards. There is no 
way to determine how long he has been affected by this 
condition. He is currently being reevaluated for sleep apnea. 
Once all of this is sorted out and the testosterone is 
supplemented, he believes he will be able to exceed the fitness 
standards. 

 

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 Regular Air Force in 
the grade of staff sergeant. 

 

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this case are 
contained in the letter prepared by the Air Force office of 
primary responsibility which is at Exhibit B. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPSIM recommends approval of removing the cardio, sit-up 
and push-up portions of the FAs dated 13 April 2012, 15 July 
2011 and 26 April 2011. 

 

The applicant provided an AF Form 469, Duty Limiting Condition 
Report, with an expiration date of 20 July 2012 and an AF Form 
422, Notification of Air Force Member’s Qualifications Status, 
exempting him form all components of the FA, except the 
abdominal circumference. 

 

He also provided a memorandum from his primary care manager 
stating his FA failures dated, 13 April 2012, 15 July 2011 and 
26 April 2011, should be invalidated due to the likelihood the 
applicant had a slow progressing affect from his low 
testosterone. The 26 January 2011 FA is questionable. 

 

AFI 36-2905, Fitness Program, para 4.2.5 states that all members 
will complete the abdominal circumference assessment unless 
there is a composite exemption or, under rare circumstances, a 
component exemption determined by the Exercise 


Physiologist/Fitness Program Manager (EP/FPM) upon the 
recommendation of a provider. 

 

The cardio, sit-up and push-up components of the each FA dated, 
13 April 2012, 15 July 2011 and 26 April 2011, should be updated 
to reflect exempt in AFFMS. The members overall fitness 
assessments will change to reflect the following: 13 April 2012 
(72.00_- Unsatisfactory), 15 July 2011 (53.00 – Unsatisfactory) 
and 26 April 2011 (47.00 – unsatisfactory). There is no 
documentation to support removal of the 27 October 2010 FA. 

 

The complete DPSIM evaluation, with attachments, 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 26 November 2012, for review and comment within 
30 days (Exhibit C). 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. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice with regard 
to the applicant’s request to remove the contested FAs from the 
AFFMS. With respect to the 27 October 2010 FA, we note the 
applicant has provided no evidence to indicate that at the time 
of this contested FA, he had a duty limiting medical condition 
that precluded him from obtaining a successful score. 
Concerning the remaining FAs, we find insufficient evidence to 
warrant their removal in their entirety. In view of the above 
and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis 
upon which to recommend favorable consideration of his request 
to remove the contested FAs from the AFFMS. 

 

4. Notwithstanding the above determination, we believe some 
relief is warranted. We took note of the recommendation of the 
office of primary responsibility to “exempt” the applicant from 
the sit-up, push-up and cardio components of the 13 April 2012, 
15 July 2011 and 26 April 2011 FAs in AFFMS and agree the record 
should be corrected accordingly. We also find that the FA dated 
26 January 2011 should be corrected based on the physician’s 


opinion that the applicant’s medical condition may have affected 
this assessment, as well. However, our review of the 
applicant’s fitness assessment history reflects that the 
13 April 2012 assessment already reflects the “exempt” status 
therefore; Board action on this FA assessment is not required. 
Therefore, we recommend the applicant’s records be corrected 
only 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 to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that the sit-
up, push-up and cardio components of the Fitness Assessments 
dated 15 July 2011, 26 April 2011 and 26 January 2011, be 
updated to reflect “exempt” and all other components remain in 
the Air Force Fitness Management System. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2012-03930 in Executive Session on 4 April 2013 under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 Panel Chair 

 Member 

 Member 

 

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

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 7 Aug 12, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Letter, AFPC/DPSIM, dated 14 Nov 12, w/atch. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 26 Nov 12. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair