RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 				DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-03995

XXXXXXXXXXXXX					COUNSEL:  NONE

							HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her AF Form 910, Enlisted Performance Report (AB thru TSgt), for the period 9 August 2013 through 8 August 2014 be corrected.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

AF Form 910, Section III (Performance Assessment), Block 4 (TRAINING REQUIREMENTS), is missing a check mark and should be marked with “clearly exceeds.”

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air Force in the grade of technical sergeant (E-6).

In an email dated 22 April 2016, the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR) staff advised the applicant that AFI 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records, requires that if an applicant has not exhausted all available effective administrative remedies, the application will be denied by the Board on that basis.  AFBCMR invited the applicant to administratively close her case until such time that she was able to avail herself of the administrative avenues described in AFI 36-2406, Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems.  As of this date, no response has been received by this office (Exhibit C).

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPS2PE recommends denial.  The applicant has not exhausted all available avenues of administrative relief prior to seeking correction of her military record before the Board.  The AFBCMR is the highest level of administrative appeal within the Department of the Air Force.  The AFBCMR will not consider a case until all avenues of administrative relief have been exhausted.  The applicant should submit an AF Form 948, Application for Correction/Removal of Evaluation Reports, with all required supporting documentation, to the Evaluation Reports Appeal Board (ERAB) through the virtual Military Personnel Flight.  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 ERAB administrative review for processing to the AFBCMR.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPS2PE evaluation is at Exhibit D.

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 7 June 2016, for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit E).  As of this date, no response has been received by this office.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has not 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 office of primary responsibility has reviewed this application and indicated that the ERAB is an available avenue of administrative relief the applicant has not first pursued.  In view of this, we find the applicant’s request is not ready for adjudication at this level, as there is a subordinate level of appeal that has not first been pursued.  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-2015-03995 in Executive Session on 13 September 2016, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member

The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-03995 was considered:

Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 15 September 2015.
Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C.  Email, AFBCMR, dated 22 April 2016.
Exhibit D.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPS2PE, dated 2 June 2016.
Exhibit E.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 7 June 2016.

Pursuant to paragraph 1 of AFI 36-2603 (Title 32 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 865.1), it is certified that a quorum was present at the Board's review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board's proceedings in the above entitled matter.