Opinion ID: 371795
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: administrative actions

Text: 7 Major Johnson believed that the language of the Training Report and the exclusion of an OER from Mobley caused his second nonselection for promotion. Specifically, he believed the notation lack of Instructor Adaptability/Flying Deficiency on the Training Report was highly prejudicial and did not accurately reflect the FEB's findings. He also felt that if headquarters had correctly recorded his transferral dates, Colonel Mobley would have been allowed to file an OER. 8 With these problems in mind, Johnson pondered the maze of administrative remedies. Ultimately, he desired to be retained in the Air Force. Retention required the voiding of the second selection board's action. Only the Air Force Board for the Correction of Military Records (Correction Board) has the power to void a pass over. The Correction Board, however, requires exhaustion of other administrative relief before it will consider an application. Air Force Reg. 31-3, § B, P 8. Two other administrative bodies had the power to change the records within Johnson's promotion folder, so Johnson applied to these boards. 9 The Officer Personnel Records Review Board (OPRRB) considered Johnson's request to delete lack of Instructor Adaptability/Flying Deficiency from the Training Report. Colonel Boos, its author, agreed that Flying Deficiency . . . could be misinterpreted, but did not recommend deletion of lack of Instructor Adaptability. The OPRRB deleted Flying Deficiency because of Colonel Boos's letter. 10 Johnson also applied to the Air Force Military Personnel Center (AFMPC) to change the closing date of the Training Report and the opening date of the Letter of Evaluation. The AFMPC agreed to change the opening date of Mobley's letter to November 20, 1974, but refused to change the closing date on the Training Report. 11 Following these mixed successes, Johnson's application for voiding the pass over was en route to the Correction Board. Two reports accompanied the application considered by the Correction Board. One was from Colonel Alva G. Branch, Deputy Director of Personnel Program Actions. Branch's memorandum focused on whether the Training Report, as corrected, accurately reflected Johnson's reasons for disenrollment from PIT. Branch recommended denying relief. The second letter was from Lt. Colonel Smith, Chief of the Officer Promotion and Appointment Branch, Directorate of Personnel Program Actions, who also recommended denial of Johnson's application. He felt the Training Report was not the sole cause of Johnson's pass over and that the corrected Training Report did not enhance the folder to such an extent that Johnson should be given the opportunity to be reviewed by another selection board. The Correction Board thereafter denied relief, stating Johnson had not submitted sufficient evidence to establish a showing of probable error or injustice in the case. The ultimate result of Johnson's efforts was that although Flying Deficiency was deleted from his record and the date was changed on the Letter of Evaluation, no selection board ever saw the corrected promotion file or Colonel Mobley's letter. 12 On April 29, 1976, Johnson was released from active duty. He has since reenlisted as a sergeant and is serving at the Air Force Academy.