RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-02745 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: YES 

 

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

His date of rank (DOR) to the grade of major be changed from 
2 Oct 07 to 8 Sep 07. 

 

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

During a records review in Jan 11, he discovered his date of rank 
to major was in error. Before joining the Air Force Reserve, he 
was selected for promotion to major by the Calendar Year 2006B 
(CY06B) Active Duty board in Sep 06. Upon transfer to the 
Reserve, his leadership recommended him for an immediate 
promotion to major. Due to an unintended administrative delay, 
the promotion recommendation was not processed in a timely manner 
resulting in his date of rank being posted as 2 Oct 07 vice 8 Sep 
07. This incorrect date will have an adverse impact on his 
career timing and progression. 

 

According to AFI 36-2504, Officer Promotion, Continuation, and 
Selective Early Removal in the Reserve of the Air Force, officers 
are eligible for promotion on a mandatory board after serving 
seven years time-in-grade. Because the Air Force Reserve 
considers officers for promotion on a fiscal year time-in-grade 
cycle, the current incorrect date would cause him to miss the 
opportunity to meet the seven year time-in-grade board by two 
days. This would mean a requirement to wait eight years before 
he would be eligible to compete for lieutenant colonel, placing 
him one year behind his peers and at a great disadvantage for 
other opportunities. 

 

He is one of the few Reservists who has completed a master’s 
degree, graduated from in-residence Squadron Officers School as a 
Top Third Graduate (Distinguished Graduate), attended Air Command 
and Staff College in-residence as a Congressional Fellow, 
completed Joint Professional Military Education II in-residence, 
and now serves on the Chairman of the Joint Chief’s of Staff 
Legislative Affairs staff. 

 

In support of his request, the applicant provides a letter of 
support from his commander, email correspondence, and various 
documents pertaining to his promotion to major and appointment in 
the Air Force Reserve. 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant was selected for promotion to major by the CY06B 
active duty promotion board. He transferred to the Reserves with 
the Active Duty List (ADL) promotion pending. AFI 36-2504, Officer Promotion, Continuation, and Early Removal in the Reserve 
of the Air Force, paragraph 6.4, states that any officer selected 
for promotion to a higher grade, who transfers from the ADL to 
the Reserve Active Status List (RASL) of the same armed force, 
will receive their promotion providing the officer remains in the 
same competitive category. The officer’s DOR on the RASL is 
calculated using the current Reserve of the Air Force 
requirements for in-the-promotion zone promotions for the 
officer’s competitive category. However, AFI36-2504, paragraph 
6.5, states that an officer on a promotion list as a result of 
selection for promotion by a mandatory promotion board may be 
promoted at any time to fill a vacant position. A request was 
submitted to accelerate the applicant’s promotion pursuant to, 
paragraph 6.5, which resulted in the applicant receiving a DOR of 
2 October 2007. 

 

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

ARPC/DPB recommends denial. DPB states the applicant’s statement 
that his current DOR places him one year behind his peers is 
without merit. His USAFR peers assumed the higher grade during 
FY09 (1 Oct 08 through 30 Sep 09). He is actually a year ahead 
of his Reserve Active Status List (RASL) peer group. Upon 
verification with Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center (HQ 
AFPC), he actually remained on par with his former Active Duty 
List (ADL) peer group. Those selected by the CY06B board were 
promoted between 1 Jul 07 and 1 Jul 08. While the applicant 
states he just discovered the problem in 2011, he was aware of 
his DOR in 2007 when he received his promotion order. 

 

The complete DPB evaluation is at Exhibit B. 

 

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

The advisory offered to the board recommending denial of his 
request fails to address the issues in question. Instead, it 
provides diverting commentary on uncontested, non-applicable peer 
groups and the tardiness of discovering the error as 
justifications to deny the request. It does not address the 
responsibility that personnel experts hold in this matter nor 
does it offer any defense of their actions and/or inactions from 
timelines to the reason(s) behind selecting the 2 Oct 07 DOR vice 
the requested 8 Sep 07 DOR. It also fails to provide any 


evidence to challenge the testimony he has provided from senior 
officers concerning their intent. 

 

The applicant's complete response is at Exhibit D. 

 

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

 

1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing 
law or regulations. 

 

2. The application was timely filed. 

 

3. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of error or injustice. After 
thoroughly reviewing the evidence of record, we believe relief is 
warranted in this case. In this respect, we note that pursuant 
to Air Force policy, an officer on a promotion list as a result 
of selection for promotion by a mandatory promotion board may be 
promoted at any time to fill a vacant position. The applicant 
has provided a letter from his former wing commander stating that 
the applicant was assigned to a vacant position in one of his 
units on 8 September 2007 while on a promotion list for promotion 
to major. The applicant’s former wing commander also indicates 
it was their intent the applicant would be promoted effective the 
date of his assignment to the vacant position. However, 
unintended administrative delays prevented the promotion request 
from being processed in a timely manner. After considering the 
circumstances in this case, and the letter of support from the 
applicant’s former wing commander, we believe it is in the 
interest of justice to grant the requested change in the 
applicant’s DOR Therefore, we recommend his records be corrected 
to the extent indicated below. 

 

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. 
Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered. 

 

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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: 

 

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force 
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that he was promoted 
to the grade of major (0-4) effective and with a date of rank of 
8 September 2007, rather than 2 October 2007. 

 

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2011-02745 in Executive Session on 3 Nov 11, under the 
provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

 , Member 


 , Member 

 

All members voted to correct the records, as recommended. The 
following documentary evidence was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 21 Jul 11, w/atchs. 

 Exhibit B. Letter, ARPC/DPB, dated 17 Aug 11. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 26 Aug 11. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, Applicant, dated 21 Sep 11. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair