RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2018-00924

XXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE	 

	HEARING: NO	 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

She be promoted to technical sergeant (TSgt, E-6) retroactively for Cycle 17E6.  

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She has filled a protocol position since 2013; however, her Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) was not properly changed to 8A300 (Protocol).  As a result, she tested for promotion in AFSC 3M0X1 (Services).    

Despite numerous attempts to correct her AFSC to 8A300 it was not changed in time for Cycle 17E6.  Consequently, she was required to complete the specialty knowledge test (SKT) for AFSC 3M0X1 (Services), although she had been out of the AFSC for a few years.

Had she tested correctly in AFSC 8A300, she would have only tested on the professional development guide (PDG) and her total score would have been 339.00 and the required score for promotion was 337.00. The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is a staff sergeant in the Air Force.

The applicant’s duty history in the military personnel data system (MILPDS) and her enlisted performance reports (EPR) show she performed duties in protocol starting on 31 May 13; however, her AFSC shows 3M051 (Services).  

On 31 Oct 17, her military personnel section (MPS) submitted a Case Management System (CMS) request for change of her AFSC from 3M051 (Services) to 8A300 (Protocol), effective 1 Feb 17.  The request was denied by the AFPC Special Duty Assignment office on 19 Dec 17 stating there was not an available authorization based on manning.  

The applicant provides a letter of support from her vice wing commander dated 16 Feb 18 which states the error was not on the applicant’s part and that she should not be penalized for the system’s failure to update her AFSC prior to her test.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2SP recommends denial.  Based on the information in her weighted airman promotion system (WAPS) file, as well as the AF Form 2096, Classification/On-the-Job Training Action,  and CMS case, she did not hold the 8A300 Control Air Force Specialty Code (CAFSC) as of the promotion eligibility cutoff date (PECD) for Cycle 17E6 (31 Jan 17).   

The PECD for Cycle 17E6 was 31 Jan 17.  The WAPS file shows her CAFSC on this date was 3M0X1.  The AF Form 2096 states the effective date of change was 1 Feb 17 (after the PECD of 31 Jan 17).  The applicant’s total score during Cycle 17E6 was 338.00 and the score required for promotion in her CAFSC was 342.00.  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 25 Jun 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 not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2SPP and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

 THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the application will 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-2018-00924 in Executive Session on 31 Jul 18:

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All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 26 Feb 18.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2SPP, w/atch, dated 30 Apr 18.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 25 Jun 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.