RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-03525

 						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her AF Form 910, Enlisted Performance Report (AB thru TSgt), for the rating period of 26 July 2013 to 1 July 2014 be amended in Section V1, Additional Rater’s Comments, Line 3, to reflect she was awarded the “Air Base Wing Award” instead of the “Team Wright-Patterson AFB Award.”

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She did not realize the mistake when she signed the Enlisted Performance Report (EPR) in 2014.

She is being considered for an award by her squadron and is applying for Officer Training School (OTS) and requests her records be corrected.  

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently in the Regular Air Force in the grade of Staff Sergeant (SSgt, E-5).

The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the memorandum prepared by the Air Force office of primary responsibility (OPR), which is attached at Exhibit C.    

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSIDE recommends denial.  The applicant has not exhausted all available avenues of administrative relief prior to seeking correction of her records.  If the administrative appeal is not successful, the applicant may resubmit the DD Form 149, Application for Correction of Military Records, and the results of the Evaluation Report Appeals Board (ERAB) administrative review to the Board for consideration.

The AFBCMR is the highest level of administrative appeal within the Department of the Air Force.  Under the provisions of AFI 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records, the AFBCMR will not consider a case until all avenues of administrative relief have been exhausted.  In accordance with AFI 36-2406, Officer and Enlisted Evaluations Systems, and AFI 36-2401, Correcting Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Reports, DPSIDE recommends the applicant submit a new AF Form 948, Application for Correction/Removal of Evaluation Reports, with all required supporting documentation, through the vMPF/Evaluation Appeals found under the Most Popular Applications.  

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSIDE 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 29 February 2016 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit D).  As of this date, no response has been received by this office.

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.  In this respect, we note this Board is the highest administrative level of appeal within the Air Force.  As such, an applicant must first exhaust all available avenues of administrative relief provided by existing law or regulations prior to seeking relief before this Board, as required by the governing Air Force Instruction.  The Air Force OPR has reviewed this application and indicated there is an available avenue of administrative relief the applicant has not first pursued.  In view of this, we find this application is not ripe for adjudication at this level as there exists a subordinate level of appeal that has not first been depleted.  Therefore, in view of the above, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that all available avenues of administrative relief have not been exhausted; and the application will only be reconsidered upon submission of documentary evidence indicating that said avenues of administrative relief have been exhausted.  

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-03525 in Executive Session on 7 July 2016 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	 , Panel Chair
	 , Member
	 , Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 10 August 2015, w/atch.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPSIDE, dated 11 January 2016.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 29 February 2016.