RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  01-00900
		INDEX NUMBER:  131.01; 111.01

		COUNSEL:  NONE

		HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The Assignment History on her Officer Selection Brief (OSB) prepared for review by the CY00A (28 November 2000) Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board be corrected to show her current organization as “JSELM Jt Advanced Warfighting Program JSELM” and that she be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board (SSB) for the CY00A Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

In support, the applicant provided supporting statements from her senior rater, the Director, Joint Staff, and the Director, Joint Advanced Warfighting Program (JAWP) Analytical Project Office (APO); a memorandum from the Deputy Secretary of Defense concerning military support of the JAWP; a memorandum from the former Director, Joint Staff, concerning military support of the JAWP; and the Charter for the JAWP-APO.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from the Personnel Data System (PDS) indicates that the applicant is currently serving on active duty in the grade of major, having been promoted to that grade, effective 1 May 1997.

Applicant's OER/OPR profile for the last 10 reporting periods follows:

	PERIOD ENDING	EVALUATION

	29 Sep 92	Meets Standards
	21 Jun 93	Meets Standards
	14 Jan 94	Meets Standards
	14 Jan 95	Meets Standards
	14 Jan 96	Meets Standards
	14 Jan 97	Meets Standards
	14 Jan 98	Meets Standards
	14 Jan 99	Meets Standards
	15 Jun 99	Meets Standards
   #	15 Jun 00	Meets Standards

# Top Report - CY00A Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board.

The applicant was considered but not selected for promotion by the CY00A Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board, which convened on 28 November 2000.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Chief, Officer Promotion and Appointment Branch, AFPC/DPPPOO, recommended disapproval.  The applicant was aware of the conflicting data on her OSB and the other documents in her officer selection record (OSR).  She could have addressed this matter by writing a letter to the board president.  The applicant’s unit designation has been incorrect on the manpower files since the day of its inception in 1999.  Therefore, any documents produced from the Headquarters Air Force (HAF) files since that time will be incorrect.  Since the Officer Preselection Brief (OPB) and OSB are produced from data taken from the HAF, they will also be incorrect.  Until the unit designation is corrected on the manpower files, the HAF files will continue to be incorrect.  Although the applicant could not correct the error in the HAF files, she could have identified the problem to the board members in a letter.

The applicant’s most recent duty entry was incorrect on the OSB; however, the organization was correct in the Joint Duty History section of the OSB.  The correct unit designation was also used on her most recent OPR and her PRF.  Since, the organization she was assigned to was in evidence on her PRF, recent OPR, and in the Joint Duty History section of the OSB, AFPC/DPPPOO believes it was factored into the overall promotion evaluation.  There is no clear evidence that the incorrect organization in the assignment history section negatively impacted her promotion opportunity.  Therefore, they are opposed to SSB consideration on this issue.

The complete evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant stated that she and her superiors exercised reasonable diligence in discovering the error, and over the course of the next year, they attempted to correct the error with SAF Manpower, SAF/AAZ, and the Joint Staff personnel and manpower offices.  She was assured that the discrepancy would be corrected prior to the board; hence, no apparent requirement for a letter to the board.  She added that since board minutes and/or notes are destroyed after each board, there will never be clear evidence as to what happened during the board, and/or what criteria the board members used to select or not select records for promotion.

The applicant’s complete response 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 probable error or injustice.  In this regard, the Air Force conceded that the applicant’s unit designation is incorrect; however, although the applicant could not correct the known error, they recommended denial because she could have identified the problem to the board members in the form of a letter.  We do not agree.  Based on the documentation provided, it appears the applicant and her supervisors were working with the appropriate personnel and manpower offices to have this error corrected prior to the convening of the CY00A selection board.  Therefore, it would not have been necessary to write the board president concerning this error.  While it cannot be conclusively determined whether or not the absence of a correct duty title was the sole reason for applicant’s nonselection, we do believe it served to deprive her of fair and equitable consideration.  In view of the foregoing and in an effort to remove any possibility of an injustice to the applicant, we recommend that her record, to include a corrected OSB, be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by an SSB for the CY00A Lieutenant Colonel Selection Board.

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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 Officer Selection Brief, viewed by the Calendar Year (CY) 2000A Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board, be amended under the “Assignment History” section to change the organization for the 19 July 1999 duty history entry to read “JSELM Joint Advanced Warfighting Program JSELM.”

It is further recommended that she be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by Special Selection Board for the CY00A Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board, with the corrected record.

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The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive Session on 24 July 2001, 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 12 Apr 2001, w/atchs.
     Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
     Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPPOO, dated 14 May 2001.
     Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MIBR, dated 1 Jun 2001.
     Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, dated 6 Jun 2001.

		   
		   Panel Chair

AFBCMR 01-00900

MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF

	Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records and under the authority of Section 1552, Title 10, United States Code (70A Stat 116), it is directed that:

	The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to, be corrected to show that the Officer Selection Brief, viewed by the Calendar Year (CY) 2000A Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board, be, and hereby is, amended under the “Assignment History” section to change the organization for the 19 July 1999 duty history entry to read “JSELM Joint Advanced Warfighting Program JSELM.”

	It is further directed that she be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by Special Selection Board for the CY00A Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board, with the corrected record.

		
		Director
		Air Force Review Boards Agency