RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2021-03081

XXXXXXXXXXXXX	COUNSEL:  NONE
	
	HEARING REQUESTED:  NO

APPLICANT’S REQUEST

Correct her official military record to reflect her promotion to master sergeant (E-7).

APPLICANT’S CONTENTIONS

After contacting the Air Reserve Personnel Center (ARPC), she was informed her retirement orders were not submitted; nor was her final promotion to master sergeant (E-7).  Due to certain circumstances, her promotion to master sergeant (E-7) was withheld and finally granted during the last days of her tenure.  Even though upper management’s personal viewpoints clouded judgment, she followed military rules, regulations, and exhibited proper esprit de corps.  Persevering through unjust conditions, she earned her promotion fairly and deserves to have it properly recorded.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The applicant is a retired Air National Guard technical sergeant (E-6), awaiting retired pay at age 60.

On 30 Aug 18, the applicant was furnished an honorable discharge, with Authority and Reason:  AFI 36-3209, Paragraph 3.12.6., Transfer to the USAF Reserve Retired List (ANG Only), SPD:  RBD, and credited with 23 years, 9 months, 21 days total service for retired pay.

On 31 Aug 18, according to Reserve Order XXXXX, dated 4 Sep 18, the applicant was relieved from current assignment, assigned to the Retired Reserve Section and placed on the USAF Reserve Retired List.

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

AIR FORCE EVALUATION

NGB/A1PP recommends denying the application.  The documentation provided is not sufficient to support the applicant’s claim, and does not provide evidence of an error or injustice.

The applicant requested her retired rank be corrected to master sergeant, contending ARPC informed her the promotion to master sergeant had not been enacted.  She further contended her promotion to master sergeant was withheld and finally granted during the last days of her tenure.

The applicant’s NGB Form 22, Report of Separation and Record of Service, reflects 23 years, 9 months, 21 days total service for retired pay in the grade of technical sergeant (E-6).  NGB/A1PP cannot recommend approval without a copy of the promotion order to master sergeant (E-7) or a Leave and Earnings Statement showing master sergeant (E-7).

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 30 Mar 22 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 not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of NGB/A1PP and finds a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions, which were vague and lacked specificity.  Further, no official documentation promoting the applicant, such as a published promotion order, was provided in support of her request.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

RECOMMENDATION

The Board recommends informing the applicant the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the Board will reconsider the application only upon receipt of relevant evidence not already presented.

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-2021-03081 in Executive Session on 31 May 22:

, Panel Chair 
, Panel Member
, Panel Member

All members voted against correcting the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atch, dated 13 Aug 21.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory Opinion, NGB/A1PP, dated 22 Mar 22.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to Applicant, dated 30 Mar 22.

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.