RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2012-04554 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: YES ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 1. His High Year of Tenure (HYT) date of 21 Feb 13 be extended 38-days to 1 Apr 13. 2. He be allowed to test for promotion to the grade of senior master sergeant (SMSgt) and be considered for promotion by the SMSgt promotion board during cycle 13E8. ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 1. He had uncommon circumstances that caused him to miss two consecutive regular convening senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO) selection boards due to being deployed for 15 months. Additionally, his Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM), Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), and 2012 Enlisted Performance Report (EPR) that highlighted his deployment should be considered by the 13E8 selection board. These documents have never been reviewed by a promotion board and contain substantial information. 2. The last regular promotion board he met was in 2010. Since he was deployed for 15 months and was unable to test, he was not given an opportunity to meet a regular convening SNCO selection board and he does not feel that a fair assessment was made because all factors were not considered. Although his HYT is not until 21 Feb 13, the documents dated back to 15 Nov 11 will not be reviewed by any board. For this reason, he believes that he was not afforded the same opportunities to advance his score as his peers. If the Board grants his request to extend his HYT by 38 days it will extend his HYT to 1 Apr 13, which is required to be eligible to be considered by the 13E8 promotion board. His complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ _ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant retired from the Regular Air Force on 1 Mar 13 in the grade of master sergeant. The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application are contained in the letters prepared by the appropriate offices of the Air Force, which is at Exhibit C and D. ________________________________________________________________ _ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPSOR recommends denying the applicant’s request to have his HYT extended. The applicant applied for a HYT extension in September 2012; however, his request was disapproved due to the worldwide and base level manning for both master sergeant and senior master sergeant being over 100 percent manned. The complete DPSOR evaluation is at Exhibit C. AFPC/DPSOE recommends denying the applicant’s request to allow him to test and be considered for promotion to SMSgt during the 13E8 cycle. The applicant tested for SMSgt upon his return from his deployment in an out-of-cycle test during the 12E8 promotion cycle and was provided supplemental promotion consideration for both cycles; however, he was rendered as non-select. Additionally, the applicant believes that he was not given a fair assessment of his records. The reason the these documents did not go before the promotion board is because their close out dates did not meet the promotion eligibility cutoff date (PECD) for any previous cycle; the PECD for cycle 12E8 was 30 Sep 11; therefore, the first time these documents would have been considered by a promotion board was cycle 13E8 that has a PECD of 30 Sep 12. Furthermore, in order to be eligible for promotion consideration for SMSgt during cycle 13E8, the applicant’s separation must have been 1 Apr 13 or later. In this case, the applicant has a retirement date of 1 Mar 13 making him ineligible for promotion consideration. The complete DPSOR evaluation is at Exhibit D. ________________________________________________________________ _ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the applicant on 6 Apr 13 for review and comment within 30 days. As of this date, this office has received no response. ________________________________________________________________ _ 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. We took notice of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of the case; however, we agree with the opinions and recommendations of the Air Force offices of primary responsibility and adopt their rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application. 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 our understanding of the issues involved. Therefore, the request for a hearing is not favorably considered. ________________________________________________________________ _ THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that the application was denied without a personal appearance; and that 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-2012-04554 in Executive Session on 27 Jun 13, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member The following documentary evidence for Docket Number BC-2012-04554 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 27 Sep 13, w/atchs. Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSOR, dated 21 Feb 13. Exhibit D. Letter, AFPC/DPSOE, dated 15 Mar 13. Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 6 Apr 13.