RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-00293
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His date of rank (DOR) to staff sergeant (SSgt) (E-5) be
corrected from 13 July 2012 to 2 April 2011.
In the applicants rebuttal to the Air Force advisory opinion he
changes his request to correct his DOR from 13 July 2012 to
27 October 2011.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
He met all Air Force requirements for promotion to SSgt by
7 November 2010 and all unit requirements by 18 March 2011.
However, due to administrative errors, he was not promoted until
13 July 2012. This delay will affect his future promotion dates
by as much as a year.
In support of his appeal, the applicant provides letters of
support from his unit commander and supervisor; Report of
Individual Personnel; Air National Guard/United States Air Force
Reserve Point Summary; and Physical Fitness Scores.
The applicants complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicant is currently serving in the Tennessee Air National
Guard (ANG) in the grade of staff sergeant with a DOR of 13 July
2012.
On 4 October 2011, the applicants interim supervisor
recommended the applicant for promotion to the grade of SSgt on
a Tennessee ANG Form 1, Tennessee Air National Guard Enlisted
Vacancy Promotion Request, with a recommended promotion
effective date of 5 November 2011. The promotion recommendation
was coordinated by the Acting Unit Commander on 27 October 2011.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
NGB/A1PP recommends denial. A1PP states the applicants
Tennessee ANG Form 1 indicates he was recommended for promotion
to SSgt; however, the form was not endorsed by his unit
commander and had a recommended promotion date of 5 November
2011, not 2 April 2011 as the applicant requests. Additionally,
the recommendation was submitted by the applicants supervisor,
not his commanding officer. ANG Instruction 36-2502, Section
1.2.3, indicates First Sergeant or immediate supervisors will
not have promotion authority. Section 1.4.1., of the same
instruction notes the fact that a member meets each of the
eligibility criteria outlined in this instruction does not
automatically guarantee promotion to the next higher grade
Prior to promotion to any grade, the immediate commander must
first recommend the airman.
The complete A1PP evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
The Acting Unit Commander, who signed his promotion
recommendation on 27 October 2011, is the full-time Detachment
Commander and has had signature authority since 2004 in the unit
commanders absence. Numerous promotions and administrative
actions, such as his, have been signed by the Acting Unit
Commander and approved through State Headquarters.
In light of the submitted promotion request, he respectfully
requests that his DOR be changed from 13 July 2012 to 27 October
2011, and not 2 April 2011 as per his original request.
The applicants complete rebuttal, with attachments, is at
Exhibit E.
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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. We note the
letters of support from the applicants supervisor and commander
indicating the applicants promotion was unreasonably delayed
due to numerous administrative errors and that his DOR should be
corrected to 2 April 2011. Based on the sequence of events and
the evidence of record, we concur that the promotion was
unreasonably delayed. However, we note the acting commander,
who had recommendation authority in the commanders absence,
signed the required promotion recommendation form on 27 October
2011 with a promotion effective date of 5 November 2011. Taking
into consideration the letters of support from the applicants
chain of command, and the actual promotion recommendation form,
we believe the earliest reasonable date to correct the
applicants DOR would be the date the acting commander signed
the promotion recommendation form rather than the recommended
promotion effective date of 2 November 11 or the requested date
of 2 April 2011. We note the applicant, in his rebuttal, is in
concurrence with changing his record to reflect a DOR of 27
October 2011. Accordingly, we recommend the applicants record
be corrected as indicated below.
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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show that he was
promoted to the grade of staff sergeant (E-5), effective and
with a date of rank of 27 October 2011 rather than 13 July 2012.
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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2013-00293 in Executive Sessions on 15 October 2013,
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member
All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The
following documentary evidence for AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2013-
00293 was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 13 Jan 13, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Letter, NGB/A1PP, dated 20 Feb 13.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 27 Feb 13.
Exhibit E. Letter, Applicant, dated 8 Apr 13, w/atchs.
Panel Chair
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