RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2018-00277

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL:  NONE
	
	HEARING:  NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Her rank be corrected to Captain (O-3) retroactive to her entrance into the Air Force, to include appropriate date of rank, all back pay, and entitlements.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She was told she would enter the Air Force as a Captain based upon her 23 years of full time nursing experience.  The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a currently serving Air Force First Lieutenant.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisories at Exhibits C and D.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFRS/RSOC recommends denying the application.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DP2N recommends partially granting the application.  The applicant received 3 years and 13 days service credit, sufficient for her appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force and entry onto active duty as a First Lieutenant vice a Second Lieutenant.  The complete advisory is at Exhibit D.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 19 Jun 18 for comment (Exhibit E), and the applicant replied on 19 Jul 18.  In her response, the applicant contended she signed one Oath of Office that had her rank listed as Captain.  The second Oath of Office reflecting her rank as Second Lieutenant was altered after she applied her signature.  She was told by both her recruiter and the Lieutenant Colonel who interviewed her that she would enter active duty as a Captain.  Additionally, there were numerous other documentation errors in her accessions package, and according to the advisory, she was improperly scrolled as a Second Lieutenant.  The applicant’s complete response is at Exhibit F.

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 reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant has presented evidence sufficient to demonstrate an error and injustice regarding part, but not all, of her request.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2N and finds that a preponderance of the evidence substantiates that based on the applicant’s constructive service credit (CSC) she should have entered active duty in the grade of first lieutenant.  However, for the remainder of the applicant’s request, the evidence presented did not demonstrate an error or injustice, and the Board therefore finds no basis to recommend granting that portion of the applicant’s request.  Therefore, the Board recommends correcting the applicant’s records 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 she was promoted to the grade of First Lieutenant with a date of rank established as 1 August 2016, with an effective date of rank of 14 August 2017.

However, regarding the remainder of the applicant’s request, the Board recommends the applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice and the application could only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the 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-2018-00277 in Executive Session on 14 Aug 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 12 Jan 18.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFRS/RSOC, w/atch, dated 19 Apr 18.
Exhibit D:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2N, w/atchs, dated 27 Apr 18.
Exhibit E:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 19 Jun 18.
Exhibit F:	Applicant’s response, dated 19 Jul 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.