RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2021-00258

XXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL: NONE
	
	HEARING REQUESTED: NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

She receive 18 months of constructive service credit and her Date of Rank (DOR) to the rank of captain be adjusted to reflect 22 August 2020 rather than 17 March 2022.  

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

According to AFI 36-2005, she met requirements for degrees earned to be awarded constructive credit.  She was not awarded constructive credit for her Doctor of Public Health earned 14 August 2020.  She commissioned as first lieutenant where only her Master of Public Health was considered.  She was misinformed during the recruitment process and would like to have her rank and record reflect the degrees she received to be a better Public Health Officer in the Air Force. 

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a currently serving Air Force captain (O-3).

According to AF IMT 766, Extended Active Duty Order, on 17 December 2019, the Secretary of Defense approved the applicants Regular First Lieutenant appointment scroll.

According to DPAM Form 60, BSC Constructive Credit Computation, signed 30 July 2020, the applicant was given 02-00-00 grade credit for her degree - Master of Public Health - East Tennessee University.

On 22 August 2020, the applicant was appointed in the grade of first lieutenant and entered onto extended active duty. 

According to Special Order XXX, dated 12 April 2022, the applicant was appointed to the grade of captain with a date of rank and effective date of 17 March 2022.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

AFPC/DP2N recommends granting the application.  The applicant was erroneously awarded two years of credit for her Master’s in Public Health degree instead of four years of credit for her Doctorate of Public Health degree.  In accordance with AFMAN 36-2032, Military Recruiting and Accessions, the four years of service credit authorized her to enter onto active duty in the grade of captain. 

The complete advisory opinion is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION

The Board sent a copy of the advisory opinion to the applicant on 14 July 2022 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

1.  The application was timely filed.

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

3.  After reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes the applicant is the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2N and finds a preponderance of the evidence substantiates the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends correcting the applicant’s records as indicated below.

RECOMMENDATION

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT be corrected to show she was promoted to the grade of captain (O-3) with a date of rank of 22 August 2020, rather than 17 March 2022 and a promotion effective date of 22 August 2020, rather than 17 March 2022.

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-2021-00258 in Executive Session on 30 August 2022:

, Chair, AFBCMR 
, 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 23 December 2020.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2N, dated 12 July 2022.
Exhibit D:	Notification of advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 14 July 2022.

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