RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-00941

MEGAN E. SHAMP				COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her two Officer Performance Report (OPR), rendered for the periods 4 Oct 13 thru 3 Oct 14, and 4 Oct 14 thru 3 Oct 15, be corrected to reflect her DAFSC “46N3G,” instead of “46N1G.”  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Her AFSC should have been updated from “46N1G” to “46N3G” in Nov 13, one year in her career field.  The paperwork was submitted in 2013, but was not updated in her officer’s duty history SURF until 2015 when the error was found and a subsequent Form 2096, Classification/On-The-Job Training Action, was submitted reflecting the correct AFSC “46N3G.”

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

From 4 Oct 12 to 6 Dec 12, the applicant attended the Nurse Transition Program Course, at the Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn, Scottsdale, AZ.  

During the matter in question, the applicant was serving in the Regular Air Force in the grade of captain (O-3), Duty Title: Clinical Nurse, Maternal/Child Inpatient Flight, 96th Inpatient Operations Squadron (AFMC), Eglin AFB, FL. 

On 26 Apr 16, SAF/MRBR sent a letter to the applicant advising her that applicants should exhaust all other available administrative remedies of relief prior to requesting relief from the AFBCMR.  The letter identified the Evaluation Reports Appeal Board (ERAB) as the avenue of relief for correcting errors or injustices in evaluations at the lowest possible level.  As of this date, no response has been received by this office.   

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 D.    

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSIDE recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of an error or an injustice.  The Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (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.  They recommend 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. 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, to SAF/MRBR.   

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPIDE 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 6 Sep 16 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 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 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-2016-00941 in Executive Session on 21 Mar 17 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

The following documentary evidence was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 29 Feb 16, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 26 Apr 16.
	Exhibit D.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPSIDE, dated 10 May 16.
	Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 6 Sep 16.

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.