RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-04325 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: The Date of Rank (DOR), of his promotion to Major, O-4, be changed from 13 October 2012, to 2 March 2012. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He met a federal recognition examining board on 2 March 2012. He was selected for promotion and the official promotion packet was submitted through normal channels; however, due to unknown reasons, the packet emailed on 11 April 2012, by Joint Force Headquarters Iowa (JFHQ-IA) Air National Guard (ANG), was never received at NGB/A1P. He was reconsidered by another federal recognition examining board on 13 October 2012, and selected for promotion to Major, again. The board and the Force Support Squadron (FSS) personnel advised him that proper documentation would be provided to request his promotion date be re-published as 2 March 2012, instead of 13 October 2012. In support of his request, the applicant submits copies of memorandums from his commander and the Force Support Squadron personnel, his promotion packet, and email correspondence pertaining to the promotion process. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. ________________________________________________________________ STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant is currently serving in the Air National Guard in the grade of Major O-4. ________________________________________________________________ AIR FORCE EVALUATION: NGB/A1PO recommends approval. A1PO states that the applicant originally met a promotion board on 2 March 2012. His selection for promotion was submitted to NGB/A1PO; however, they never received it. He subsequently met another promotion board on 13 October 2013. He was selected and processed for promotion on a later list and was promoted with an effective date of 25 March 2013. The complete NGB/A1PO evaluation is at Exhibit B. ________________________________________________________________ APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 3 March 2014, for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit C). To date, a response has not been received. ________________________________________________________________ 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 an error or an injustice warranting corrective action. We took notice of the applicant’s complete submission in judging the merits of the case and agree with the Air Force office of primary responsibility determination that a change to Date of Rank (DOR) and Promotion Effective Date is warranted. In this respect, we agree it is through no fault of the applicant that an administrative error occurred in the processing of his promotion. Accordingly, we recommend his records be corrected as indicated below. ________________________________________________________________ THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show: a. His Date of Rank (DOR) be changed from 13 October 2012 to 2 March 2012. b. His Promotion Effective Date be changed from 25 March 2013 to 25 September 2012. ________________________________________________________________ The following members of the Board considered this application in Executive Session on 22 May 2014, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member The following documentary evidence pertaining to AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2013-04325 was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated7 September 2013, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Letter, NGB/A1PO, dated 28 October 2013. Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 3 March 2014.