RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-03599

		COUNSEL:  NONE

		HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His Officer Selection Brief (OSB) be corrected to include the award of the Aerial Achievement Medal (AAM) for the period      31 March 1994 to 21 June 1995 and it be added to the Special Selection Board (SSB) consideration for promotion to the grade of colonel for the Calendar Year 2000A Selection Board scheduled to meet on 12 January 2004. 
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The AAM was awarded belatedly because the host unit lost the original documentation.  He found his copy of the documentation in September 2000 and in November 2002 was awarded the AAM effective 21 June 1995.  His request was approved for a mistake on his PRF but he was advised that he needed to use the DD Form 149 to request a correction to his records for the AAM.  AFPC/DPPPEP suggested he advise that he is tentatively scheduled to meet a January 2004 SSB.

In support of his appeal, the applicant submitted a copy of special order GA-022, awarding the AAM, Officer Selection Brief and a copy of AF Form 948, Applicant for Correction/Removal of Evaluations Reports (ERAM).

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

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

The applicant has three nonselections for promotion to the grade of lieutenant Colonel by the CY00A, CY01B, and CY02B Colonel Selection Boards.

On 2 September 2003, the ERAM approved the applicant’s request to substitute the PO600A PRF submitted under AFI 36-2401, Correcting Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Reports, 1 December 1997.  The applicant’s request to add an AAM falls outside the purview of the ERAM and was not considered for an SSB.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPOO recommended denial and stated this decoration was not awarded until after the Central Selection Board convened and thus, was not a matter of record for that board.

They do not support the applicant’s contention that the AAM should be filed in his P0600A OSR for the SSB convening on      12 January 2004.  Although the closing date of the decoration is 21 June 1995, the special order awarding him the decoration was published on 7 November 2002.  In accordance with published guidance, the decoration authority announces it final decision when approving an award by publishing special orders.  Thus, with a 7 November 2002 order date, the citation would have not been included in his selection folder nor would it be reflected in our official personnel data systems at the time the CSB convened.  Since the decoration was not a matter of record when the CSB convened on 17 July 2000, it is not appropriate to include it in his P0600A OSR that is meeting the SSB on 12 January 2004. 

AFPC/DPPPO complete 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 applicant on 19 December 2003 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.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice warranting favorable consideration of applicant’s request.  Based on the statements provided by the applicant and the applicant’s rating chain, it appears that the commander recommended the applicant for the Aerial Achievement Medal for the period 31 March 1994 to 21 June 1995 prior to the Calendar Year 2000A (CY00A) Colonel Selection Board.  Unfortunately, the decoration recommendation apparently was lost at the squadron level during the final coordination phase.  We find no evidence that the initial recommendation was disapproved, rather than misplaced.  While we cannot determine what impact this omission would have had on the outcome of the CY00A board, we are persuaded that it deprived him of full and fair consideration.  In view of the foregoing and in an effort to remove any possibility of an injustice to the applicant, we recommend that his record, to include his corrected Officer Selection Record (OSR) reflecting the citation of the contested award, be considered for promotion to the grade of colonel by a Special Selection Board (SSB) for the CY00A 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 (OSB) prepared for the Calendar Year 2000A Colonel Selection Board be amended to reflect the award of the Aerial Achievement Medal.

It is further directed that his record, to include the above corrected OSB, be considered for promotion to the grade of Colonel by Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year 2000A Colonel Selection Board.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC-2003-03599 in Executive Session on 20 January 2004, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

All members voted to correct the records, as recommended.  The following documentary evidence was considered:

	Exhibit A.	DD Form 149, dated 22 Oct 03, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.	Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.	Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 8 Dec 03.
	Exhibit D.	Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 19 Dec 03.

                                   

AFBCMR BC-2003-03599

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 Officer Selection Brief (OSB) prepared for the Calendar Year 2000A Colonel Selection Board be amended to reflect the award of the Aerial Achievement Medal.

	It is further directed that his record, to include the above corrected OSB, be considered for promotion to the grade of Colonel by Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year 2000A Colonel Selection Board.