RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  01-02342

	 			COUNSEL:  None

	 			HEARING DESIRED:  No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His records, to include the Officer Performance Report (OPR) rendered for the period 21 February 2000 through 2 August 2000, be considered for promotion to the grade of colonel by a Special Selection Board (SSB) for the Calendar Year 2001A (CY01A) Central Colonel Medical Service Corps (MSC) Selection Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The absence of his most recent OPR from the promotion recommendation and promotion selection processes, placed his promotion record at a disadvantage.

The applicant states that due to administrative errors the contested report was not in his records at the time his PRF was prepared and at the time he was considered for promotion by the CY01A Board.

In support of the appeal, applicant submits a copy of the contested report, the PRF prepared for the CY01A Board, and his personal statement.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant was considered and not selected for promotion to the grade of colonel by the CY 98A, CY98B, CY99B, and CY01A Boards.

The applicant’s OPR profile since 1996, follows: 

           PERIOD ENDING          EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL 

			23 Aug 96              Meets Standards (MS)
			20 Feb 97	      MS
			20 Feb 98	      MS
			20 Feb 99	      MS
		   *	20 Feb 00	      MS
		  ** 	 2 Aug 00	      MS

* Top report reviewed by the CY01A Board.

** Contested report

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AIR FORCE EVALUATIONS:

AFPC/DPPPE states, in part, that the contested OPR should have been completed before the Management Level Review (MLR) and was not.  However, without a request for inclusion of a replacement PRF, along with supporting documentation from the senior rater and MLR president, they cannot recommend any remedy concerning the original MLR/PRF process.

The AFPC/DPPPE evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPPPA recommends disapproval of the applicant’s request for SSB consideration with the OPR a matter of record. AFPC/DPPPA states, in part, that with supporting documentation from either his evaluators or someone in the administrative process to explain the delay in writing, signing, and filing the report, they might justify approving SSB consideration; however, the applicant provides no such evidence.

The AFPC/DPPPA evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATIONS:

Complete copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the applicant on 2 November 2001, for review and response.  As of this date, no response has been received by this office.

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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 respect, we note that the contested OPR, closing 2 August 2000, should have been in the applicant’s officer selection record when he was considered for promotion to the grade of colonel by the CY01A selection board, which convened on 8 January 2001.  Since the report was not timely filed in his records through no fault of the applicant, we recommend that he applicant be considered for promotion to the grade of colonel by SSB for the CY01A board.

4.  As noted by the Air Force evaluation, applicant’s Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF) for the CY01A was accomplished without consideration of the contested OPR.  Therefore, if he desires to have his PRF corrected, he is encouraged to submit an appeal to the Evaluation Reports Appeal Board (ERAB).

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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 Field Grade Officer Performance Report (OPR), AF Form 707A, rendered for the period 21 February 2000 through 2 August 2000, be amended to reflect that the rater, additional rater, and reviewer signed the report on 20 September 2000.

It is further recommended that his record, to include the OPR rendered for the period 21 February 2000 through 2 August 2000, be considered for promotion to the grade of colonel by a Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year 2001A Central Colonel Medical Service Corps Selection Board.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number 01-02342 in Executive Session on 10 January 2002, under the provisions of AFI 36‑2603:

	            Chair
	            Member
	            Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 13 Aug 01, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPE, dated 24 Oct 01.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPA, dated 24 Oct 01.
	Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 2 Nov 01.

                                   							                                   	

AFBCMR 01-02342

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 APPLICANT, be corrected to show that the Field Grade Officer Performance Report (OPR), AF Form 707A, rendered for the period 21 February 2000 through 2 August 2000, be, and hereby is, amended to reflect that the rater, additional rater, and reviewer signed the report on 20 September 2000.

	It is further directed that his record, to include the OPR rendered for the period 21 February 2000 through 2 August 2000, be considered for promotion to the grade of colonel by a Special Selection Board for the Calender Year 2001A Central Colonel Medical Service Corps Selection Board.