RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2017-04097

	COUNSEL: NONE

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

AF Form 709, Promotion Recommendation (PRF), be placed in his records and he be allowed to meet a Special Board (SB) for position vacancy (PV) promotion consideration to the grade of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col).

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

His senior rater intended to nominate him for PV. His PRF was not submitted for the Calendar Year 2017 (CY17) Air Force Reserve (AFR) Line and Nonline Lt Col PV Promotion Selection Board.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving in the grade of major.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

ARPC/PB recommends approving the application.  The applicant was eligible to meet the CYl7 AFR Line and Nonline Lt Col PV Promotion Selection Board and has provided a signed PRF by his senior rater.  HQ ARPC/PB received no PRF nominating the applicant.  Per governing instruction, if a PRF is not received by the 45-day suspense date, the officer is not nominated for PV promotion and is not eligible to meet the board.  If a nominating PRF has been received but the officer does not meet all of the required eligibility factors, the officer is not eligible to meet the board.  HQ ARPC/PB provides board-convening notices several months prior to each board.  The ARPC Memorandum for this board, ARPCM 16-29, Board Convening Notice, dated 4 Nov 16 was released to all Military Personnel Sections (MPS) in the Air Force and was posted on the MyPers website.  The ARPCM contains the requirements for promotion consideration for both mandatory and PV.  It also clearly stipulates the deadline for submission of PRFs nominating officers for PV consideration.  The due date for PV nominations was 10 Mar 17.

The applicant provided a memorandum from his senior rater, stating it was his intention to nominate the applicant for position vacancy.  The senior rater explained during the building of the PV nomination package, it was returned for revisions and the package was inadvertently not included for final submission.   The senior rater stated he was responsible for submitting the PRF after making corrections, and somehow in a complete oversight, he did not resubmit the PV nomination package.  In the memorandum from the senior rater, he is requesting an SB for the applicant since the error was out of the applicant's control.  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 6 Mar 18 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

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 and injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of ARPC/PB and find 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 THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to the APPLICANT be corrected to show that:

a. The Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF), AF Form 709, prepared for the Calendar Year 2017 (CY17) USAFR Lieutenant Colonel Position Vacancy (PV) Promotion Selection Board was accepted for file in his Officer Selection Record on 9 Mar 17.

b. It is further directed that his record, to include the attached PRF, be considered for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel by a Special Board for the CY17 USAFR Lieutenant Colonel Position Vacancy (PV) Promotion Selection Board.

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-2017-04097 in Executive Session on 11 Jul 18:

, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member

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

Exhibit A: Applicant’s application, DD Form 149, atchs, dated 29 Aug 17.
Exhibit B: Documentary evidence, including excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C: Advisory opinion, ARPC/PB, atchs, dated 9 Jan 18.
Exhibit D: Notification of Advisories, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 6 Mar 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 pertaining to Docket Number BC-2017-04097.