RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:			DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2006-01736
							INDEX CODE:  100.00
							COUNSEL:  NONE

							HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  5 December 2007

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The Air Force Commendation Medal (AFCM) awarded for the period 14 January 2003 to 22 February 2006, be placed in his Officer Selection Record (OSR) for the Special Board scheduled to convene on 26 June 2006 to reconsider him for the Calendar Year 2006 (CY06) Force Shaping Board (FSB).

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Due to an administrative processing error, the AFCM was not approved until 19 April 2006.  As a result of this error, his records, as they met the CY06 FSB, did not show that he had received a decoration for his last Permanent Change of Station (PCS).  The accomplishments for which he was awarded the decoration occurred well before the CY06 FSB and should have been reviewed as part of the whole person concept.

In support of the appeal, applicant submits a copy of the special orders and citation to accompany award of the AFCM.

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

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant is currently serving on active duty in the grade of first lieutenant.  On 6 July 2005, a Recommendation for Decoration Printout (RDP) was prepared on the applicant.  He was considered and not selected for retention by the CY06 FSB that convened on 10 April 2006.  On 19 April 2006, he was awarded the AFCM, for meritorious service during the period 14 January 2003 to 22 February 2006.

Due to an anomaly with some records during the CY06 FSB, 192 of the lieutenants who were not selected for retention will have their records reconsidered by a special board scheduled to convene 26 June 2006.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPPO recommends the application be denied and states, in part, that the absence of the decoration is not an error since the orders awarding it were not published until after the CY06 FSB convened.  Thus, it did not exist when the CY06 FSB convened.  Further, there are no accomplishments listed in the AFCM citation that are not reflected in the four OPRs that were available for the FSB’s review.

The AFPC/DPPPO evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Contrary to the comments of the OPR that the AFCM did not provide any additional information to the FSB that was not already in his record, the FSB was not aware of the fact that he had been recommended for the AFCM.

In further support of the appeal, applicant provides the first endorsement of Major General XXXXX, Director of Air, Space, and Information Operations, who concurs with his rebuttal comments.

Applicant’s complete response, with attachment, is at 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.  After thoroughly reviewing the evidence of record and noting the applicant’s contentions, we are not persuaded that sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice.  In this respect, we note the orders awarding the applicant the AFCM were not published until 9 days after the FSB convened.  As such, the decoration did not exist prior to that date and could not be filed in his records prior to the FSB.  The senior officer’s concurrence with the applicant’s rebuttal comments is duly noted; however, this individual provides no explanation as to why the decoration was not processed and approved prior to the FSB.  Therefore, in the absence of evidence the applicant’s chain of command intended to process the decoration in time for the FSB, but the processing of the decoration was delayed, we find no compelling basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

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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 Docket Number BC-2006-01736 in Executive Session on 22 June 2006, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 6 Jun 06, w/atchs.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 12 Jun 06.
    Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 13 Jun 06.
    Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, undated, w/atchs.