RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-02286

 	COUNSEL: NONE
	
	HEARING: YES

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

1.	He be given Special Selection Board (SSB) consideration for promotion to the grade of major.
2.	He be reinstated into the Air Force Reserve (AFR).
3.	He receive all back pay and benefits.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

There was a material error and injustice in his case.  In a 10-page brief, he provides a chronological list of events and a detailed analysis of the facts that are relevant to his case.  He makes the following key contentions:

His promotion package was removed from the 2014 Air National Guard (ANG) promotion board and he was not considered for promotion.  He did not receive counseling regarding the requirement to complete Squadron Officer’s School (SOS).  Post-board counseling was not received in a timely manner.  His application for in-residence SOS was lost/dropped without any explanation.  He was considered to be not eligible for supplemental promotion consideration and he was discharged for non-selection of promotion to the next higher grade.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant was separated from the ANG in March 2014 and was transferred to the AFR.  He received an honorable discharge from the AFR in the grade of captain.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

ARPC/PB recommends denying the application.  He has not provided any documentation that shows the Calendar Year 2015 (CY15) AFR Line and Non-Line Major Promotion Selection Board and the CY16 AFR Line and Non-Line Major Promotion Selection Board were not conducted in accordance with the law.  In this case, the CY15 AFR Line and Non-Line Major Promotion Selection Board and the CY16 AFR Line and Non-Line Major Promotion Selection Board were conducted in accordance with law.  In addition, he separated from the ANG prior to the CY14 ANG Line and Non-Line Lieutenant Colonel and Major Promotion Board and joined the AFR, which was after the convening of the CY14 AFR Line and Non-Line Major Promotion Selection Board.  He met the CY15 and CY 16 AFR Line and Non-Line Major Promotion Selection Boards, but was not selected for promotion and because he was twice non-selected he was discharged from the AFR.

In accordance with Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 14502 and AFI 36-2504, Officer Promotion, Continuation and Selective Early Removal in the Reserve of the Air Force, Chapter 9, in order to grant an SSB, the promotion board must have acted contrary to law, there was an administrative error, or the board did not consider material information that should have been available   The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 8 Mar 18 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.   After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, it is the Board’s opinion that the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of ARPC/PB and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

4.  The applicant’s case is adequately documented and it has not been shown that a personal appearance with or without counsel will materially add to the Board’s understanding of the issues involved.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the application will only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the Board.

The application was adjudicated without a personal appearance.

CERTIFICATION:

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2017-02286 in Executive Session on 25 Apr 18:

, Panel Chair 
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 20 Apr 17.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, ARPC/PB, dated 11 Jan 18.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 8 Mar 18.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9 pertaining to Docket Number BC-2017-02286.