RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 November 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070008153 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. Ms. Catherine C. Mitrano Director Mr. Michael L. Engle Analyst The following members, a quorum, were present: Ms. Barbara J. Ellis Chairperson Mr. Jose A. Martinez Member Mr. Chester A. Damian Member The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion, if any). THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of his Enlistment/Reenlistment Document, Armed Forces of the United States (DD Form 4) effective 13 November 2006, to show that he enlisted for a period of 2 years in the United States Army Reserve (USAR). 2. The applicant states, in effect, that he enlisted for a period of 2 years in the USAR, in accordance with the recruiter’s reservation. When he signed the DD Form 4, he does not remember seeing the handwritten “6 years and 0 months” entered in Section B (Agreements). 3. The applicant provides copies of his DD Form 4, enlistment reservation, and a letter of support. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. At the time of his application, the applicant was a USAR Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 383rd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 75th Division. 2. On 21 January 1987, the applicant enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He completed his initial training and served on active duty as a rifleman for 4 years, 3 months and 20 days. He was honorably released from active duty on 20 April 1991. His Reserve obligation termination date was 7 January 1995. 3. The applicant served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 21 April 1991 to 7 January 1995, when he was discharged. 4. On 26 April 2006, the applicant enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard and served until his discharge on 12 November 2006. 5. On 13 November 2006, a 2-year enlistment reservation was made in the applicant’s name for assignment in the USAR. 6. On 13 November 2006, the applicant completed a DD Form 4, agreeing to enlist in the USAR beginning in the rank of specialist, pay grade E-4. Section B (Agreements), on the first page of this document, shows a period of 6 years and zero weeks. This entry was handwritten. All other data was typed. He signed the form on the second page in item number 13b, dating it 13 November 2006. 7. On 22 May 2007, the Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, stated in a letter of support for this case, that on 13 November 2006, the applicant had transferred from the Iowa Army National Guard to the USAR and subsequently enlisted in the USAR unit for a 2-year period. The commander further stated that the 6-year entry on the applicant’s DD Form 4 was erroneous and should be corrected to reflect a 2-year period, in accordance with the USAR reservation. 8. Army Regulation 601-210 (Active and Reserve Components Enlistment Program) provides, in pertinent part, that prior service applicants 18 through 57 years of age with no remaining military service obligation who can qualify for retired pay by age 62 may enlist in the USAR for assignment to a TPU for 1 but not more than 8 years; or they may enlist in the USAR for assignment to USAR Control Group (Reinforcement) for a period of 3 through 8 years. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The applicant’s USAR enlistment reservation made on 13 November 2006, was clearly for a term of 2 years. The USAR Unit Commander confirms that a 2-year enlistment was intended. His DD Form 4, completed and signed that same day should have also been for a period of only 2 years, and not for the 6-year period that was handwritten on the contract. 2. Regulatory guidance permits an applicant who has no remaining military service obligation to enlist in the USAR for a period between 1 and 8 years. 3. Therefore, the applicant’s enlistment on 13 November 2006 should reflect an obligation of 2 years with an expiration term of service (ETS) on 12 November 2008. 4. In view of the above, the applicant’s request should be granted. BOARD VOTE: __JAM __ __BJE __ __CAD__ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing in Section B, paragraph 8 of his DD Form 4/1 effective13 November 2006, that his period of service in the USAR was for 2 years and zero weeks, and amending all other relevant USAR data files to reflect his ETS as 12 November 2008. __ Barbara J. Ellis_________ CHAIRPERSON INDEX CASE ID AR20070008153 SUFFIX RECON 20071108 DATE BOARDED TYPE OF DISCHARGE DATE OF DISCHARGE DISCHARGE AUTHORITY DISCHARGE REASON BOARD DECISION GRANT REVIEW AUTHORITY ISSUES 1. 100 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.