RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2015-04312

						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His date of rank (DOR) as first lieutenant (O-2), be corrected to reflect 23 March 2012 (administratively corrected).  

His DOR to captain (O-3) be corrected to reflect 23 March 2014.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His DOR as first lieutenant was incorrectly recorded as 23 March 2013.  Based on his appointment letter, dated 14 March 2013, his DOR to first lieutenant and captain should be corrected.  

The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.  

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant currently serves in the Air National Guard (ANG) in the grade of captain (O-3).  

The relevant facts pertaining to this application, extracted from the applicant’s military personnel records, are described in the letters prepared by the appropriate office of the Air Force, which is at Exhibit C.  Therefore, there is no reason to recite these facts in this Record of Proceedings.  

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

NGB recommends denial in regards to the applicant’s request for his DOR to captain (O-3) reflect 23 March 2014.  The correct date for his promotion to captain is 1 October 2014.  The applicant’s Federal Recognition Order of his promotion to captain accurately reflects his updated DOR and promotion eligibility date (PED).  

The applicant was appointed in the ANG on 23 March 2013.  He was appointed in the grade of first lieutenant, with a promotion DOR backdated, per his appointment letter, by one year.  Per this instruction, his DOR to first lieutenant is 23 March 2012.  Based on the applicant’s first lieutenant DOR and his appointment date in the ANG, he was eligible to be processed for promotion to captain on the calendar year 2014A (CY14A) first half captain promotion list, but was missed on that list and instead was listed on the CY15A first half captain promotion list, with a DOR of 1 October 2015.  

On 19 May 2016, the Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC) informed NGB/A1PO by phone that the applicant filed and met a Special Selection Board (SSB), to which ARPC updated the applicant’s DOR and PED to 1 October 2014 to reflect the results of that board.  ARPC’s determination of the applicant’s updated captain DOR reflect NGB/A1PO’s conclusion that the member should have been selected on the CY14A captain promotion list, and the earliest date the member would have been able to promote, was 1 October 2014.  

A complete copy of the NGB 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 8 August 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 an error or injustice with respect to the applicant’s request for his DOR as captain to reflect 23 March 2014.  We took notice of the applicant’s complete submission in judging the merits of the case; however, 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 this respect, we note the Air Reserve Personnel Center has indicated the applicant filed and met the CY14A captain promotion Special Selection Board (SSB), and the applicant’s DOR and PED was updated to 1 October 2014 to reflect the results of that board.  Therefore, in view of the above and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting any relief beyond that rendered administratively.  
THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; the application was denied without a personal appearance; and 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 AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2015-04312 in Executive Session on 1 December 2016 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

	Panel Chair
	Member
	Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 4 October 2015, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, NGB, dated 9 June 2016.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 8 August 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.