IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 7 January 2015 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140016837 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 2. Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any). THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that he be promoted to the pay grade of E-6 effective 1 April 2014 with entitlement to all back pay and allowances. 2. The applicant states, in effect, he appeared before the promotion selection board in January 2014 and was informed by his first sergeant that awards were removed from his promotion points worksheet because orders were not on file in his official records to support the entries. As a result, he was not promoted to the pay grade of E-6 in April and May 2014 when the Department of the Army (DA) cut-off scores dropped to 555 and 549 respectively. He would have had 556 points had his records not been unjustly altered. The awards were unjustly removed from his records and that correct procedures were not followed in their removal as an investigation should have been conducted. Additionally, he is overdue for a Good Conduct Medal. 3. The applicant provides a three-page letter explaining his application, copies of his Enlisted Record Briefs (ERB) before and after removal of the awards, copies of his promotion points worksheets (PPW) before and after removal of the awards, DA cut-off scores for April and May 2014, two pages of instructions for completing the PPW, a copy of Military Personnel (MILPER) Message Number 14-046, five pages of Army Regulation 600-8-22, and copies of his reassignment orders. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 28 January 2003 for a period of 6 years and training as a heath care specialist. 2. On 30 October 2008, while deployed to Iraq, he reenlisted for a period of 5 years and assignment to Fort Eustis, Virginia. He again reenlisted on 24 January 2014 for a period of 4 years. 3. The PPW submitted by the applicant with his application showing a points effective date of 23 April 2013 reflects 11 awards; however, it also reflects that he was ineligible due to a flagging action (Suspension of a Favorable Personnel Action). It also shows total points of 476. 4. The PPW submitted by the applicant with his application showing a points effective date of 29 January 2014 reflects 5 awards and total points of 446. 5. A review of his official records failed to show orders for the awards that were removed from his PPW. Additionally, the applicant has not provided orders for the awards in question nor has he provided any evidence to show that he has taken steps to have his records updated by providing orders for the awards in question. 6. The two pages provided by the applicant regarding the steps to prepare a PPW clearly show in step 24 that the individual Soldier is required to review the ERB to ensure entries are accurate and that supporting documents are filed in official records. 7. In the processing of this case a staff advisory opinion was obtained from the U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC) which opines that the applicant did not meet the DA announced cut-off score for his military occupational specialty and recommends that his request be denied. 8. The advisory opinion was provided to the applicant who responded with a two-page response to the effect that the points were unjustly removed from his PPW and that the HRC has not considered how the system has been manipulated or an explanation provided as to why his records have been altered. 9. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Army Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency, and fidelity. This period is 3 years except in those cases when the period for the first award ends with the termination of a period of active Federal military service. Although there is no automatic entitlement to the Army Good Conduct Medal, disqualification must be justified. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. While the sincerity of the applicant’s claim that the awards in question were unjustly removed from his official records that resulted in the removal of those points from his PPW is not in question, the applicant has failed to show sufficient evidence to support his claim. 2. The applicant has not provided any evidence in the form of orders to show that he was authorized the awards in question nor has he provided any evidence to show that he has taken the necessary steps to update his official records or to establish that he is authorized the awards in question. 3. The applicant also has not shown that he has utilized his chain of command in regard to his award of the Army Good Conduct Medal or that he has attempted to resolve his issues through his chain of command. 4. Therefore, in the absence of such evidence, there appears to be no basis to grant the applicant’s request. BOARD VOTE: ________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned. _______ _ _______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140016837 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140016837 4 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1