RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 			DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-01738 

						COUNSEL:  NONE

						HEARING DESIRED:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His AF Form 707, Officer Performance Report (OPR) (Lt thru Col), Block 8, Period of Report, be changed from 19 April 2008 thru 1 October 2008 to reflect 1 October 2007 thru 1 October 2008.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His entry on active duty was 1 October 2007.  His OPR has the start date of when he completed the Air and Space Basic Course (ASBC) instead of the date he entered active duty as an officer.  The error was discovered during the quality review phase for the P0416C major’s board.  

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

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving in the Regular Air Force in the grade of major (O4).  

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/DPS2PE recommends denial.  In accordance with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2406, Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems, the Evaluation Reports Appeal Board (ERAB) was established to provide all Air Force personnel with an avenue of relief for correcting errors or injustices in evaluations at the lowest possible level.  The applicant’s submitted documentation does not reflect that he has exhausted the available avenue of relief through the ERAB prior to his submission for relief through the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR).  
The AFBCMR is the highest level of administrative appeal within the Department of the Air Force and the Board 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 Repots, 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, along with the results of the ERAB administrative review to SAF/MRBR, 550 C Street West Suite 40, JBSA-Randolph, TX 78150-4742 for processing to the AFBCMR.  

A complete copy of the AFPC/DPS2PE 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 6 March 2017 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 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 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-2016-01738 in Executive Session on 6 July 2017 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

The following documentary evidence was considered:

	Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 19 April 2016, w/atchs.
	Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
	Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPS2PE, dated 14 June 2016.
	Exhibit D.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 6 March 2017.