RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:				DOCKET NUMBER:  02-03549
							INDEX CODE 131.01  135.02
	 						COUNSEL: No 

							HEARING DESIRED: No

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be awarded 144 extension course institute (ECI) points, the Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF) for the Fiscal Year 2003 (FY03) Line and Health Professions Lt Colonel Position Vacancy (PV) Selection Board be replaced and he be given Special Review Board (SRB) consideration for the FY03 board.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The current year point summary was missing all ECI points earned in FY02 (144 points).  Failure of the personnel system to update this information lowered his total points for the year by 50%. The PRF does not contain the required information concerning officer potential for service in a higher grade for the promotion board’s consideration. 

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant, a Reservist, completed Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) in Apr 02. This information was contained on the Officer Selection Brief (OSB) considered by the FY03 Lt Colonel PV selection board, which convened at HQ ARPC on 24 Jun 02.  However, the participation points did not appear on the OSB under the ECI column. The applicant was not selected.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ ARPC/DPB advises that AFI 36-2406 states that recommendations for promotion, professional military education (PME) and next assignment (limited to next higher grade) may be included. There is no requirement for the senior rater to comment, either directly or indirectly, on an officer’s potential for service in a higher grade. The key word in the AFI is “may.” The information contained in the PRF prepared for the selection board provides positive information concerning the applicant’s capabilities. ARPC indicates that if he disagrees with the PRF, he must discuss it with the senior rater who prepared the report. If the senior rater agrees there was an error or an injustice in the PRF, the senior rater can prepare a different PRF. The applicant must then apply to the Evaluation Reports Appeal Board (ERAB). As this administrative avenue is still open to the applicant, it must be used to appeal an evaluation report prior to AFBCMR consideration. The applicant’s military personnel flight (MPF) will provide assistance in completing the required paperwork for the ERAB appeal. However, the applicant’s participation points were incorrect when he met the selection board in question. This could have had an impact on the board’s decision. Therefore, ARPC recommends SRB consideration for the FY03 PV board. They advise that his participation points will reflect 144 ECI points completed, but the PRF used will be the same as the one that met the original board.  If selected, the applicant can receive a date of rank (DOR) of 12 Sep 02.

A complete copy of the evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A complete copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 27 Nov 02 for review and comment within 30 days.  As of this date, this office has received no response. 

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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 error or injustice to warrant partial relief.  The applicant completed ACSC in Apr 02. While this information was contained on the FY03 OSB, the 144 participation points did not appear under the OSB’s ECI column.  This omission may have adversely affected his promotion opportunity by not affording him full and fair consideration. We believe his OSB should reflect the correct ECI points and he should be considered by an SRB for the FY03 board.  However, the applicant has not persuaded us that the PRF should be altered as he requests.  In this regard, there is no requirement in the governing directive for the senior rater to comment on an officer’s potential for service in a higher grade and the applicant has provided no support from the senior rater indicating that the PRF as written is erroneous. Therefore, we recommend the applicant’s record be corrected to the extent indicated below.

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT, as corrected to reflect 144 extension course institute (ECI) points for the period 13 May 2001 through 13 May 2002, be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel, Air Force Reserve, by a Special Review Board (SRB) and his record be evaluated in comparison with the records of officers who were and were not selected by the Fiscal Year 2003 (FY03) Line and Health Professions Lt Colonel Position Vacancy Selection Board, and if recommended for promotion by the SRB, the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records be advised of that recommendation at the earliest practicable date so that all necessary and appropriate actions may be completed.  

If he is not recommended for promotion by the SRB, the office of primary responsibility advise him of the recommendation of the SRB.

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The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive Session on 11 February 2003, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	            Panel Chair
	            Member
	            Member

All members voted to correct the records, as recommended.  The following documentary evidence relating to AFBCMR Docket Number 02-03549 was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 11 Oct 02, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ ARPC/DPB, dated 20 Nov 02.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 27 Nov 02.

                                   

AFBCMR 02-03549

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    , as corrected to reflect 144 extension course institute (ECI) points for the period 13 May 2001 through 13 May 2002, be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel, Air Force Reserve, by a Special Review Board (SRB) and his record be evaluated in comparison with the records of officers who were and were not selected by the Fiscal Year 2003 (FY03) Line and Health Professions Lt Colonel Position Vacancy Selection Board, and if recommended for promotion by the SRB, the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records be advised of that recommendation at the earliest practicable date so that all necessary and appropriate actions may be completed.  

	If he is not recommended for promotion by the SRB, the office of primary responsibility advise him of the recommendation of the SRB.