RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-01903 COUNSEL: NONE HEARING DESIRED: NO APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: His records be updated to reflect he is board certified in pediatrics with the associated back pay. (Will be administratively corrected) He receives Special Selection Board (SSB) consideration for promotion to the grade of colonel (O-6) by the CY12A (17 Sep 12) Colonel Central Selection Board (CSB). APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: He would have been selected for promotion to the grade of colonel in 2012 if the promotion board had known he was board certified as a pediatrician. He was unable to properly review and ensure his promotion board brief was accurate due to his son’s cancer treatments and travel for medical care. The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A. STATEMENT OF FACTS: The applicant is on active duty in the Regular Air Force serving in the grade of colonel (O-6) with Date of Rank (DOR) and effective date of 1 Jun 14. In a memorandum dated 19 Dec 14 (Exhibit D), AFPC/DPANF1 advised the applicant that actions were initiated to request the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) to pay any board certification pay gap from 1999 to 2007. AIR FORCE EVALUATION: AFPC/DPANP recommends denial of the applicant’s request for a SSB. The applicant was responsible for updating his record and failed to do so. He had ample opportunity to update his record. Members are solely responsible for updating their records to reflect board certification. To accomplish this, the member submits board certification documents directly to AFPC/DPANF for Board Certification Pay (BCP), and also submits AF Form 2096, Classification/On-the-Job Training Action, to their Commander Support Staff (CSS) or the Military Personnel Section (MPS) to update their Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) with the “M” prefix to reflect board certification. If the member fails to take these actions, neither will occur. The Air Force does not task this responsibility to any other office or position. The BCP is updated independent of credentialing of the CCQAS. The applicant updated his BCP in 1996, demonstrating an understanding of this process at that point in time. For Medical Corps promotion boards, board certification is reflected “Yes” or “No” on the Duty History Qualification Brief (DHQB). The DHQB draws from board certification pay. Officers who have submitted their board certification documents to DPANF should be drawing BCP. If the officer is drawing BCP, the DHQB reflects “Yes” under board certification. The applicant’s BCP expired on 31 Dec 06. In 2007 and the years that followed, he failed to recognize he was not drawing BCP, and did not make inquiries to address the matter. Between Dec 06 and Sep 12, he had over 5 years to identify and correct his BCP. Since the applicant was not drawing BCP in Sep 12, his DHQB would have reflected “No” under board certification. His BCP was restarted on 10 Sep 13. A complete copy of the DPANP evaluation is at Exhibit B. AFPC/DPSOO recommends denial of the applicant’s request for SSB based on the recommendation of DPANP. Officers are instructed to carefully examine the brief for completeness and accuracy. If any errors are found, the member must take corrective action prior to the selection board, not after it. Although the applicant was board certified, he did not submit his request for BCP certification until Sep 13. As a result, his M0612A CSB Officer Selection Brief (OSB) reflected “No” for board certification. A complete copy of the DPSOO evaluation is at Exhibit C. APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the applicant on 6 Jan 15 for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit E). 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 an error or injustice to warrant SSB consideration. We took notice of the applicant’s complete submission in judging the merits of the case; however, we agree with the opinion and recommendation of the Air Force offices of primary responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion the applicant has not been the victim of an error of injustice. Therefore, aside from the administrative correction noted above, we find no basis to recommend granting the additional 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 members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2014-01903 in Executive Session on 14 Apr 15 under the provisions of AFI 36-2603: , Panel Chair , Member , Member The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Forms 149, dated 1 May 14. Exhibit B. Memorandum, AFPC/DPANP, dated 30 Jun 14. Exhibit C. Memorandum, AFPC/DPSOO, dated 7 Nov 14. Exhibit D. Memorandum, AFPC/DPANF1, dated 19 Dec 14. Exhibit E. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 6 Jan 15.