AFMD43 — Air Force Review Boards Agency

AFMD43 governs the Air Force Review Boards Agency’s mission, organizational structure, and personnel-action responsibilities.

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  • Publication number: AFMD43
  • Title: AIR FORCE REVIEW BOARDS AGENCY
  • Date: 2022-02-10

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It describes AFRBA’s role, reporting relationship, and 12 component boards. It requires AFRBA to decide personnel cases, appeals, complaints, and disability-related matters under delegated authority.

Topics covered

  • Air Force Review Boards Agency mission
  • Organizational and command structure
  • Personnel actions
  • Military records corrections
  • Discharge and dismissal appeals
  • Disability adjudications
  • Equal Employment Opportunity complaints

Questions and answers

What personnel cases does AFRBA decide?

Through its component boards, and employing delegated authority, decides individual cases such as officer grade determinations, resignations in lieu of court-martial, requests for lengthy service probation, awards and decorations, clemency and parole, and appeals of personnel security actions. (paragraph 3)

Who makes final decisions on remission of government indebtedness incurred while on active duty?

Renders final decisions on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force regarding applications for remission of government indebtedness incurred while on active duty. (paragraph 3)

Who can apply to correct errors or injustices in military records?

Acting through independent civilian panels, decides applications from current or former Air Force and Space Force members alleging that their military records contain errors or that they were victims of an injustice. (paragraph 3)

Who can seek an upgrade of a discharge or dismissal?

Through the Air Force Discharge Review Board, adjudicates applications from current or former Air Force and Space Force members seeking an upgrade of their discharge or dismissal. (paragraph 3)

What Equal Employment Opportunity complaints does AFRBA decide?

Makes final agency decisions on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force on complaints arising under the Equal Employment Opportunity process by civilian employees, applicants for civilian employment, and the Air Force Military Equal Opportunity program for uniformed members. (paragraph 3)

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