MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF 

	BOARD DATE:  20 July 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR1999034144

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.

	Mr. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	MR. David E. Weightman		Senior Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Samuel A. Crumpler		Chairperson	
	Mr. Kenneth L. Wrigt		Member	
	Ms. Ann M. Campbell		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  In effect, reconsideration for promotion to chief warrant officer four (CW4) under 1999 criteria.

APPLICANT STATES:  She completed the warrant officer advanced course by correspondence and met the education requirement for promotion.  She submits a certificate of training taken at Fort Rucker, Alabama, for PREREQUISITE STUDIES FOR WARRANT OFFICER ADVANCED COURSE, dated 27 January 1997.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

While serving in the Individual Ready Reserve as a CW3, she was determined to be not educationally qualified for promotion to CW4, and she was not selected for promotion by the 1999 Reserve Components Selection Board (RCSB).

She completed the prerequisite studies for the warrant officer advanced course on 27 January 1997.  She did not complete the Warrant Officer Advanced Course, which includes diagnostic testing, as required for promotion purposes.

Her records were complete and without material error when reviewed by the RCSB.  She was not qualified for promotion based on the lack of the required military education.

Current promotion policy prescribes the procedures for promotion of Reserve officers.  The educational requirement prescribed for promotion to CW4 is the Warrant Officer Advanced Course.

This policy specifies that promotion reconsideration by a special selection board may only be based on erroneous non-consideration or material error which existed in the record at the time of consideration.  Material error in this context is one or more errors of such a nature that, in the judgment of the reviewing official (or body), it caused an individual's non-selection by a promotion board and, that had such error(s) been corrected at the time the individual was considered, a reasonable chance would have resulted that the individual would have been recommended for promotion.  The policy also provides that boards are not required to divulge the proceedings or the reason(s) for non-selection, except where an individual is not qualified due to non-completion of required military schooling.

On 7 June 2000 the Chief, Promotion and Notifications Branch, Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM), expressed the opinion the applicant was not educationally qualified for promotion to CW4 and properly not recommended for promotion by the 1999 RCSB.  He stated she did not complete the Warrant Officer Advanced Course as required for promotion purposes.
The opinion was provided to the applicant for her acknowledgment and possible comment.  She did not respond.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, and advisory opinion(s), it is concluded:

1.  In view of the circumstances in this case, the applicant is not entitled to reconsideration for promotion to CW4 under 1999 criteria.  She has not shown error or injustice for the relief she is requesting.

2.  The military educational requirement for promotion to CW4 is clearly shown as completion of the Warrant Officer Advanced Course.  The applicant completed the prerequisite studies for the course but did not complete the course.

3.  The preceding is supported by the opinion expressed by the PERSCOM official.

4.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__sc___  ___kw___  ___ac___  DENY APPLICATION

		    Carl W. S. Chun
		    Director, Army Board for Correction
    of Military Records

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999034144	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000720	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	131.00	
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6.