RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-04236 COUNSEL: NO HEARING DESIRED: NO ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: She be allowed sufficient time to build a competitive record for promotion to colonel (O-6). ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: She was recently promoted to the grade of lieutenant colonel (Lt Col) (O-5) by a Special Selection board (SSB) with a retroactive date of rank (DOR) of 1 December 2008 making her immediately eligible for promotion to colonel. Her record will not be competitive for promotion as she will have no chance to gain command experience or complete Senior Developmental Education (SDE). The applicant’s complete submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air Force in the rank of lieutenant colonel with a DOR of 1 December 2008. The remaining relevant facts, extracted from the applicant’s military service record, are contained in the evaluation provided by the Air Force office of primary responsibility at Exhibit C. ________________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPSOO recommends approval. DPSOO states the applicant met the 14 May 2012 SSB for consideration by the Calendar Year 2007B (CY07B) Lt Col Central Selection Board (CSB) that had convened on 27 November 2007. She was selected for promotion with a DOR and effective date of 1 December 2008. Based on her DOR as a Lt Col, she is eligible to meet the CY13C Colonel CSB scheduled to convene on 4 November 2013 as an In-the-Zone (IPZ) eligible. They concur with approving the applicant’s request to allow sufficient time to build a competitive record for promotion to colonel. This relief has been used on other cases where officers have been returned to active duty after being retroactively promoted by an SSB and for officers on active duty who are retroactively promoted and immediately eligible for the next higher grade. This would be the best relief for the applicant. The record should be corrected to show any nonselections for promotion to the grade of colonel prior to receiving three Officer Performance Reports (OPRs) with at least 250 days of supervision, in the grade of Lt Col, be set aside. The complete DPSOO evaluation is at Exhibit C. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 17 December 2012, for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit D). As of this date, this office has received no response. __________________________________________________________________ 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 injustice warranting relief. After a thorough review of the evidence presented, it appears the applicant’s recent promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by an SSB with a retroactive DOR of 1 December 2008, puts her in a situation that does not allow her to build a competitive record prior to meeting her IPZ colonel promotion board. As a result, we believe this creates an injustice which should be remedied. Therefore, we agree with the recommendation made by the Air Force office of primary responsibility and recommend the applicant’s record be corrected as indicated below. ________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to reflect that any nonselections for promotion to the grade of colonel (O-6) prior to receiving three Officer Performance Reports with at least 250 days of supervision, in the grade of lieutenant colonel (O-5), be set aside. ________________________________________________________________ The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2012-04236 in Executive Session on 18 June 2013, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The following documentary evidence for AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2012- 04236 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 31 Aug 12, with atch. Exhibit C. Letter, ARPC/DPSOO, dated 20 Nov 12. Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 17 Dec 12.