RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  02-02428
		INDEX CODE:  131.00
		COUNSEL:  NONE

		HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His duty title be corrected on his Officer Selection Brief (OSB) and he be considered for promotion to the grade of colonel by a Special Selection Board (SSB) for the CY01A (22 October 2001) Colonel (Dental Corps) Central Selection Board (M0601A).

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He is the Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Sheppard AFB, TX which reflects a job progression through his career beginning after graduation from residency as Assistant Chief at a Regional Medical Center followed by Chief at the hospital level and currently as Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the medical center level and AEGD Residency Training Program.  This omission may have had a significant impact on the board’s decision to promote him.  He realizes that the responsibility to insure the records are correct resides with him; however, he was never offered the opportunity to review the OSB prior to the board convening.  His MPF could not supply him with the AZMET copy for his review until 30 April 2002.  

In support of his application, he provides a personal statement, supporting statement from his commander, copy of his OSB and a print-out of his personal history.   

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. 
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Information extracted from the Personnel Data System (PDS) indicates the applicant’s Total Active Federal Military Service Date as 2 July 1982.  He is currently serving on active duty in the grade of lieutenant colonel, with a date of rank of 4 June 1994.  

The applicant’s OSB contains AF Forms 707B, Officer Performance Reports (OPRs) beginning with the rating period 1 July 1995 and ending on 1 May 2002 with overall ratings of “Meets Standards.”  The applicant received two AF Forms 475, Education/Training Records, documenting his completion of Advanced Residency Training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery third and fourth year, for the period 1 July 1993 through 30 June 1994 and 1 July 1994 through 30 June 1995 respectively.  

He was considered and not selected for promotion to the grade of colonel by the CY01A colonel (dental corps) central selection board, which convened on 22 October 2001.

In February 2000, the applicant submitted an application to the Board requesting that his academic degrees be considered for promotion to the grade of colonel by an SSB for the CY1999A Colonel (Dental Corps) Central Selection Board.  The Board granted his request.  In August 2000 he met an SSB and was a nonselect.  

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO recommends the application be denied.  DPPPO states that eligible officers are provided an Officer Preselection Brief (OPB) approximately 100 days prior to board convening date.  Along with the OPB, members are provided an instruction sheet that outlines how to correct discrepancies prior to the start of a promotion board.  The applicant received an OPB and the instruction sheet in July 2001.  He has not provided any information regarding what action he took prior to the board convening to ensure his duty title was correct.  The selection board had his entire officer selection record that clearly outlined his accomplishments since the date he came on active duty.  Since he has not demonstrated “reasonable diligence” in the maintenance of his records, DPPPO does not support promotion reconsideration on this issue.  

The AFPC/DPPPO evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPAMF2 states that the applicant’s duty history has since been corrected to replace the “Oral Surgeon” duty title with “Chief, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery.”  The AFPC/DPAMF2 evaluation is at Exhibit D.   

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the applicant on 20 December 2002 for review and response.  As of this date, this office has received no response (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.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice.  We have reviewed the available evidence pertaining to the applicant’s assertions related to his duty title on the OSB for the CY 2001A Colonel (Dental Corps) Central Selection Board, including a statement from his commander, and we are unpersuaded that SSB consideration based on a change to his duty history is warranted.  His contentions in this regard are duly noted; however, in our opinion, the Air Force office of primary responsibility has adequately addressed these contentions and we are in agreement with their assessment of his case.  Accordingly, in the absence of documentation showing what action he took prior to the board convening which demonstrates “reasonable diligence” in the maintenance of his records, SSB consideration based on this issue is not appropriate.  Accordingly, in the absence of evidence which would lead us to believe his record was so inaccurate and misleading that the duly constituted board, charged with the discretionary authority to select officers for promotion, was unable to make a reasonable judgment concerning his promotability in relation to his peers, the applicant’s request is not favorably considered. 

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of 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 not considered with this application.

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The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive Session on 16 April 2003, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

			

The following documentary evidence for AFBCMR Docket Number 02-02428 was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 15 May 02 w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 30 Nov 02.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, AFPC/DPAMF2, dated 16 Sep 02.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 20 Dec 02.