RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-05107 COUNSEL: NONE XXXXXXX HEARING DESIRED: NO ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His Fitness Assessment (FA), dated 21 Sep 2012, be removed from the Air Force Fitness Management System (AFFMS). ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: His FA should be removed due to equipment malfunction. During the walk component of his FA the heart monitor sounded which caused his heart rate to elevate. This should not have happened and he was not briefed on it. Immediately after completing the walk, he notified the Fitness Assessment Cell (FAC) staff, and the FAC stated that this occurrence is normal. In support of his request, the applicant provides copies of his Individual Fitness Assessment History and Fitness Scorecard. His complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the letter prepared by the appropriate office of the Air Force. Accordingly, there is no need to recite these facts in this Record of Proceedings. ________________________________________________________________ THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPSIM recommends denial. DPSIM states that the applicant took his FA on 21 Sep 2012, achieving a composite score of 47.50 (unsatisfactory). During the 1.0 mile walk component, his heart monitor sounded an alarm. When the heart monitor records 160 beats per minutes (BPM) or more, it will sound an alarm. The applicant did not pass the walk component or any of the other FA components except the abdominal circumference. He did not provide any documentation exempting him from the aforementioned components or why he performed the 1.0 mile walk instead of the 1.5 mile run. In accordance with AFI 36-2905, AF Fitness Program, AFGM 4, paragraph A15.3, Administering the 1.0-mile walk assessment, personnel are required to walk 1.0 mile as quickly as possible. The participant’s heart rate is recorded immediately upon the completion of the mile walk by reading the value from the heart rate monitor. The applicant did not provide any evidence his 1.0 mile walk was improperly administered during the FA. The complete DPSIM evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit B. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF THE AIR FORCE EVALUATION: He has sought medical attention since the FA in question and discovered that he had underlying medical issues that exempted him from the cardio and sit-up components of the FA. The 21 Sep 2012 FA was the first time he failed his FA. He further asserts that the walk component assessment should be analyzed because if he was 40 years of age and the same score was used, he would have passed the walk component. In further support of his request the applicant provides a copy of his AF Form 422, Notification of Air Force Member’s Qualification Status, Individual Fitness Assessment History, and fitness calculations. His complete response, with attachments, is at Exhibit D. ________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations. 2. The application was timely filed. 3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of error or injustice. After thoroughly reviewing the evidence of record and the applicant’s complete submission, we are not persuaded that relief is warranted. While the applicant states that he had underlying medical issues that exempted him from the cardio and sit-up components of the FA, he has not provided sufficient evidence to support his contentions. Therefore, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application. ________________________________________________________________ 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. ________________________________________________________________ The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive Session on 25 Jul 2013, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Vice Chair , Member , Member The following documentary evidence pertaining to Docket number BC-2012-05107 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 24 Sep 2012, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Letter, AFPC/DPSIM, dated 30 Jan 2013, w/atch. Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 24 Feb 2013. Exhibit d. Letter, Applicant, dated 4 Jan 2013, w/atchs. Vice Chair