RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  02-02360

		COUNSEL:  NONE

		HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Officer Selection Record (OSR) be corrected to include the award of the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), the Joint Service Achievement Medal (JSAM) and he receive Special Selection Board (SSB) consideration for promotion to the grade of major for the Calendar Year 2002A (CY02A) Major Selection Board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Based on the close-out dates, both the JSAM and MSM should have been in his personnel records when they met the CY02A board. However, an administrative delay prevented both awards from making the board for consideration.

In support of his appeal, the applicant submitted a copy of his Officer Surf.

Applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving on extended active duty in the grade of captain.

Applicant was considered and not selected for promotion to the grade of major by the CY97C, CY98B, CY99A, CY00A, CY00B, CY01A and CY02A Major Selection Boards.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO recommended denial.  DPPPO disagrees with the applicant’s contention that his JSAM and MSM were missing from his OSR when it met the CY02A board.  In researching this issue, DPPPO found that although the period of the JSAM was through     1 Jul 99, and the period of the MSM was through 23 Dec 01, orders were not published until 26 Feb 02 and 27 Feb 02, respectively.  As directed in AFI 36-2803, paragraph 3.1, the applicant’s rating chain has up to two years to submit a recommendation for decoration after the service was performed.  For purposes of including these decorations in a board that convened on 19 Feb 02, the decoration did not yet exist.  AFI 36-2803, Table 3.1, note 5, directs forwarding citations and special orders within 30 days of the date the special orders are published.  The decorations were not required to be updated in the military personnel data system, and on file in his record until 26 Mar 02, for the JSAM, and 27 Mar 02, for the MSM.  As such, these decorations were not a matter of record at the time the CY02A board convened on 19 Feb 02. 

AFPC/DPPPO complete evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to applicant on 8 Nov 02 for review and comment.  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.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice.  In this respect, the CY02A major selection board convened on 19 Feb 02.  The inclusive period of the MSM closed out in December 2001 and the orders were published on 27 Feb 02; the inclusive period of the JSAM closed out in Jul 99 and the orders were published 26 Feb 02, both of which occurred well after the selection board had convened. His contentions are duly noted; however, we agree with the Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice in this matter.  Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis upon which to recommend favorable action on this application

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of an material error or injustice; that the application was denied without a personal appearance; and that the application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant evidence no considered with this application.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number 02-02360 in Executive Session on 15 January 2003, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

The following documentary evidence was considered:

	Exhibit A.	DD Form 149, dated 10 Jul 02, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.	Applicant’s Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.	Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 4 Nov 02 w/atchs.
	Exhibit D.	Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 8 Nov 02.