RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2007-01844
		INDEX CODE:  131.01, 107.00
		COUNSEL:  NONE

		HEARING DESIRED:  YES

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  26 APR 2008

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be given Special Selection Board (SSB) consideration for the Calendar Year 2006C (CY06C) Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board (CSB), with a corrected Officer Selection Brief (OSB) included in his Officer Selection Record (OSR).

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The duty history listed on his OSB was incorrect and prevented him from receiving fair consideration by the CY06C Lieutenant Colonel CSB.  He discovered the error in 2006 and made multiple attempts to get it corrected prior to the board convening.

In support of his request, the applicant submitted a statement from the 355th Mission Support Squadron Deputy Commander stating how the applicant attempted to get errors in his record corrected and lends his support for the applicant to receive an SSB.

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 Major.

On 28 November 2006, he was considered and nonselected for promotion by the CY06C Lieutenant Colonel CSB.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPAO recommends the incorrect duty title be replaced with HH-60G Instructor pilot/Assistant Director of Operations,” based on his Officer Performance Report (OPR) for that period.  DPAO further states they defer to DPPPO for SSB consideration.

The DPAO evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DPPPO recommends denial.  DPPPO states in part, after careful review of his application that office does not believe the administrative error in the second half of his 1 July 2006 duty title on his OSB caused his nonselection for promotion.  HQ AFPC/DPAO, Operations Assignments Division, provided an advisory stating that the correct 1 July 2006 duty title is HH-60G Instructor Pilot/Assistant Director of Operations, not Assistant Operations Officer as alleged by the applicant.  The applicant’s respective OPR and Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF) contained the correct duty title as HH-60G Instructor pilot/Assistant Director of Operations, which the board members reviewed and took into consideration in evaluating his record.  Correcting the second part of the duty title from Assistant ADO as reflected on the OSB to ADO does not introduce any new information that was not already considered by the board members.  The military Personnel Data System reflects the corrected duty title as HH-60G Instructor Pilot/ADO.

The DPPPO complete evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant states that despite several attempts to correct his OSB prior to his primary selection board on 28 November 2006, his records met the board with an error as reflected on his application.  

Although AFPC/DPPPO acknowledges this error, they have recommended denying his request for SSB consideration with a corrected OSB.  Their justification is that the correct duty title could be found elsewhere in his OPR and thus does not introduce new information not already considered by the board member.  Several senior officers in his chain of command have sat on promotion boards and they have advised him to seek SSB consideration.  They commented that promotion boards rely heavily on the duty history reflected on the OSB and board members do not have time to review all the duty titles on the OPRs.  Based on their feedback he feels this error could easily have negatively impacted his consideration for promotion.  Given the uncertain 

nature of what the promotion board focused on to determine his duty history, he respectfully requests favorable consideration in meeting an SSB.

The applicant’s complete response, with attachments, is at Exhibit E.

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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 in regards to the applicant’s request that his OSR be corrected to reflect a corrected duty title and he be given SSB consideration.  The Board notes the applicant’s Officer Selection Brief (OSB) did not reflect the correct duty title of “HH-60G Instructor Pilot/Assistant Director Operations at the time he was considered for promotion by the CY06C Major Central Selection Board.  While it cannot be conclusively determined whether or not the incorrect duty title was the sole reason for the applicant’s nonselection for promotion by the Board in question, we do believe that it served to deprive him of fair and equitable consideration.  In view of the above and in order to resolve any injustice in favor of the applicant, we recommend that his records be corrected to the extent indicated below.

4.  The applicant's case is adequately documented and it has not been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will materially add to our understanding of the issue(s) involved.  Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered.

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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 2006C, Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board be, and hereby is, amended in the Assignment History section, by changing the Duty Title effective 1 July 2006, “HH60G INSTRUCTOR PILOT/ASST ADO” to “HH60G INSTRUCTOR PILOT/ADO”.

It is further directed that his record, to include the above corrected OSB, reflecting the correct duty title be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board for the Calendar Year 2006C Lieutenant Colonel Central Selection Board and for any subsequent boards in which the corrected Assignment History was not a matter of record.

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The following members of the Board considered Docket Number BC-2007-01844 in Executive Session on 23 August 2007, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

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

	Exhibit A.	DD Form 149, dated 5 Jun 07, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.	Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.	Memo, AFPC/DPAO, dated 21 Jun 07.
	Exhibit D.	Memo, AFPC/DPPPO, dated 17 Jul 07, w/atchs.
	Exhibit E.	Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 27 Jul 07.
	Exhibit F.	Memo, Applicant, dated 6 Aug 07.