RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-00860 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His Officer Performance Report (OPR) rendered for the period 1 Mar 12-28 Feb 13 be corrected to reflect “PDE” (Squadron Officers School) instead of “BDE” (Air and Space Basic Course) in Block IV and block V. APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He has already attended BDE, the Air and Space Basic Course and that PDE, Squadron Officer School, which he has not attended yet, is the correct acronym that should be reflected. The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: On 30 May 07, the applicant was commissioned in the United States Air Force. He was progressively promoted to the grade captain (O-3) and is currently serving on active duty. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPSIDE recommends denial of the applicant’s request to have his OPR corrected to reflect PDE versus BDE, indicating he has not exhausted all available avenues of administrative relief prior to seeking correction of his military records. The Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR) is the highest level of administrative appeal within the Department of the Air Force. The AFBCMR will not consider a case until all avenues of administrative relief have been exhausted. The application was forwarded to the Evaluation Report Appeals Board (ERAB) for their review and consideration and they returned the request without action, pending additional supporting documentation. If the applicant wishes to replace the contested report, the applicant must provide the re-accomplished, corrected report in the .xfdl digitally signed format in support of the appeal. In addition, since the change the applicant is requesting is not for minor corrections to the existing OPR on file, the applicant will also need to provide a memorandum of support from all the original evaluators who made the content/rating change(s), which details the error and the need for correction to the contested performance report. The memorandum will need to address any content or rating changes between reports and the reason for the change(s). The complete DPSIDE 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 17 Oct 14 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 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 compelling basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application. THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; the application was denied without a personal appearance; and the application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application. The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 24 Feb 14, w/atchs. Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. Exhibit C. Memorandum, AFPC/DPSIDE, dated 1 Oct 14. Exhibit D. Memorandum, AFPC/JA, dated 9 Oct 14 Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 17 Oct 14.