RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF				DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-02402

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX			COUNSEL: NONE

							HEARING: NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:  

Her records be corrected as follows:

a.   AF Form 709, Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF), be submitted in her record for Position Vacancy Board, U0517A;

b.  Special Board (SB) consideration to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Through no fault of her own, her PRF was not submitted by the cut-off date of 28 Apr 17, even after coordination with her squadron commander several months before the deadline.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is an Air Force Reserve major.  

For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFRC/A1K recommends granting the application.  

The applicant’s group commander indicated there was an administrative oversight which caused the late submission of the applicant’s PRF to the promotion board.  Subsequently, this caused the applicant’s promotion record to not be considered.  Recommend the member’s selection record be allowed to meet a SB.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 13 Aug 18 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response. 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES:

1.  The application was timely filed.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, it is the Board’s opinion that the applicant is the victim of an error.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFRC/A1K and finds that a preponderance of the evidence substantiates the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends the applicant’s records be corrected as indicated below.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS:  

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to show that her selection record and Promotion Recommendation Form meet a Special Board for Position Vacancy consideration to lieutenant colonel, U0517A.

CERTIFICATION:  

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5., considered Docket Number BC-2017-02402 in Executive Session on 18 Sep 18:

	, Panel Chair
	, Panel Member
	, Panel Member

All members voted to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:  Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 4 May 17.
Exhibit B:  Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:  Advisory opinion, AFRC/A1K, w/atchs, undated.
Exhibit D:  Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 13 Aug 18.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.