ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057721C070420
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. Army Regulation 600-8-22 also provides, in pertinent part, that the Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is awarded for heroism and for meritorious achievement or service in military operations against an armed enemy. He should have been awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal and his WD AGO Form 53-55 should be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057724C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 5 January 2000, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge, directed that he be furnished an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge Certificate, and dismissed the charges and specifications without prejudice. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057732C070420
The applicant requests that item 27 (Reentry Code) be changed to show the entry “RE-1”, that item 24 (Character of Service) be changed to show the entry “Honorable”, that item 11 (Primary Specialty) be changed to show the entry “11B20 2 years, 6 months”, “31U10 3 years, 9 months”, that item 14 (Military Education) be changed to show the entry “Primary Leadership Development Course, 4 wks 07/96 Class 7-96, Air Assault Course 3 wks 11/96, Team Leaders Course, 1 wk 11/96, Signal Support Systems...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057733C070420
There are no orders in the applicant’s personnel records which show that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant’s DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows that, from 24 March 1968 to 16 May 1968, he was assigned to the 74th Infantry Detachment (LRRP), of the 173rd Airborne Brigade as a radio operator (05B) during his service in Vietnam. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show the award of the Combat Infantryman Badge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057739C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT STATES : That his seizure disorder, bipolar disorder, arthritis, hepatitis C, dysthymia, and major depression were all due to his service in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm. The DVA physician placed the onset of symptoms for this condition to be the time the applicant was serving on active duty during Operation Desert Storm, based on the symptoms he exhibited...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057743C070420
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal (BSM) with one oak leaf cluster and the Purple Heart. The applicant states that his DD Form 214 does not show all of his awards. Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-1, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Registrar, provides, in pertinent part that the 1 st Battalion, 12 th Cavalry, 1 st Cavalry Division was awarded the Valorous Unit Award...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057746C070420
However, he returned to the United States with the 40 th Armored Infantry Battalion, 9 th Armored Division, and that unit was recorded in Block 6 of his WD AGO Form 53-55. Assuming that the applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55 is correct in all respects except Block 6 (Organization), it appears that the applicant was a member of the 4 th Armored Division based upon his date of arrival in the ETO and the campaigns in which he participated. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057747C070420
Item 27 on his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) also shows that he completed this course and that the duration of this training was 8 weeks. Item 12 of the applicant's NGB Form 22 appropriately shows that he completed the Supply NCO Course in November 1984 and the Aviation Supply School in April 1990. These training courses were specialized military training courses that the applicant received to enhance his soldiering skills.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057749C070420
The applicant requests that he be awarded the Air Medal. However, he personally attests that the applicant had made the required number of air assaults to be awarded the Air Medal. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Air Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057751C070420
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’s record...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057759C070420
APPLICANT STATES : That he should have received a complete physical examination before being discharged from the Army Reserves. The applicant enlisted in the Army Reserve for 6 years on 16 May 1977. The applicant enlisted in the Army Reserve for 3 years on 22 August 1992.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057761C070420
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. However, there is no...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057763C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, in effect at the time, provides for members, who have committed an offense or offenses that authorize a punitive discharge, to submit a request for discharge for the good of the service. A discharge UOTHC is normally considered appropriate for members separating under these provisions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057764C070420
The applicant requests reconsideration of his previous application to correct his military records by awarding him the Purple Heart. The Memorandum of Consideration (MOC) (AC88-09898) reflecting the Board’s 27 September 1989 review of the applicant’s request is incorporated herein by reference as if wholly set forth. The existence of new evidence requires Board consideration.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057767C070420
APPLICANT STATES : In effect, that he was presented the LOM on 9 November 2000, in connection with his 31 December 2000 retirement for length of service. The award was submitted in recognition of the applicant’s retirement from 29 years of service (of which 20 years was active duty) and was submitted by the Chief, Army Information Systems Division (a colonel). While it is apparent that an administrative error occurred when the applicant was prematurely presented the LOM by the recommending...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057770C070420
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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057772C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 20 March 2001 she submitted a MGIB enrollment application (DD Form 2366) to convert her VEAP to the MGIB. In order for the applicant to receive her benefits under the MGIB, she simply has to submit the same documents she has submitted to this Board, to DVA officials to establish her entitlements to benefits under that program.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057773C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that he be advanced on the Retired List to pay grade E-8. Title 10, United States Code, Section 3964, provides that a retired enlisted member or warrant officer of the Army who is retired with less than 30 years of active service is entitled, when his active service plus his service on the Retired List totals 30 years, to be advanced on the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057777C070420
The Board believes that the applicant most likely was not advised at enlistment that because her AFQT score was less than “50” she was not eligible for the LRP. The applicant’s military records may be corrected to show that his DA Form 3286-66, Statement of Understanding, US Army Incentive Enlistment Program, was amended to include the statement “If a student loan is accepted by the officials processing you for enlistment as payable under the LRP and the government fails to verify her AFQT...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057799C070420
The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) to show award of the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service. He contends that every member of his CIC team, with the exception of two members, were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service. The Board considered the applicant’s contentions that his service was exceptional, that every member of his CIC team was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, and that he believes he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057802C070420
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. However, there is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057803C070420
He went to the E-6 board but never got promoted. On 10 March 1986, he was assigned to the 437 th Military Police Company, Fort Belvoir, VA as a military policeman and assistant battalion S-3 (operations, MOS 95B). DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057805C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction of his records to show credit for battalion command time more clearly, and promotion to colonel. His records, including his evaluation reports, clearly show all of his assignments, his schooling, and his potential.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057808C070420
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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057813C070420
The available DD Forms 214, which were authenticated in his own hand, do not show the Purple Heart or any award of the Combat Infantryman Badge as authorized awards. Evidence of record shows that the applicant served in an infantry duty position in an infantry unit of regimental or smaller size in combat in Vietnam. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to a second award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and correction of his military records to show these awards.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057814C070420
The evidence available shows that, on 11 April 1999, the applicant received a medical examination at Camp Mabry, Texas; that he entered the TXARNG OCS program and completed same on 7 August 1999; and that, on 8 September 1999, the applicant received a second medical examination from the Military Enlistment Processing Station (MEPS), San Antonio, Texas. The applicant was denied the opportunity to be commissioned on 7 August 1999 due to an invalid medical examination that appears to have been...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057819C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that he be promoted to the rank of technical sergeant or first sergeant and that his records be corrected accordingly. Although the Board understands the applicant’s desire to be recognized for his accomplishments while on active duty, neither the evidence submitted by the applicant or the available evidence of record shows that he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057820C070420
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. The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation-Honorable Discharge) to show award of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM), the Purple Heart (PH), and the Prisoner of War Medal (POW). The applicant states in effect that he has earned the BSM, the PH, and the POW...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057821C070420
However, the applicant’s Enlisted Qualification Record (DA Form 20) contains an entry in block 38 (record of assignments) that shows he was medically evacuated from the RVN to Ireland Army Hospital, Fort Knox, Kentucky, and that he arrived there as a patient on 2 August 1969. Given the evidence of record in this case, the Board finds it reasonable to presume that the hospital commander at Fort Knox promoted the applicant in accordance with applicable regulations in effect at the time based...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057823C070420
The applicant again applied to the Board requesting that he be granted promotion reconsideration to the pay grade of E-8 for 1994. However, in light of the new evidence which shows that the NCOER was not in his records at the time in question and since he was ineligible for promotion, there is no basis to grant him reconsideration for those boards that failed to select him. Accordingly, the Board finds that there is no basis to grant him further relief than he has already received, based...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057824C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that a record of nonjudicial punishment (DA Form 2627) be removed from the restricted fiche of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). APPLICANT STATES : That the nonjudicial punishment was imposed against him 17 years ago when he was a private.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057826C070420
Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion, if any) The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 17 August 2000 for 3 years and 00 weeks, not 6 years and 00 weeks. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/3 dated 17 August 2000, item 20a be corrected to show he enlisted for 3 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057827C070420
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show award of the Army Commendation Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Presidential Unit Emblem (known as the Distinguished Unit Citation until 3 November 1966), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the United Nations Service Medal. There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057829C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 11 June 1963, the appropriate separation authority approved the applicant’s separation and directed that the applicant be separated with a general discharge, under honorable conditions, by reason of character and behavior disorder. He was separated on 29 June 1963, with a general discharge, under honorable conditions, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-209,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057830C070420
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. APPLICANT STATES : In...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057833C070420
The applicant’s military records show that he is a Major, Army Medical Corps, serving in the physical medicine specialty. Multiyear Special Pay (MSP) is an incentive paid to specific Medical Corps officers based on specialty and execution of a contract. The OTSG advisory opinion recommends that the applicant be paid an ISP payment for the first period (19991201-20001130).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057834C070420
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. In item Vc of that form, her rater did state, “PROMOTE NOW and select for Battalion Command with follow-on assignments at DA level Staff.” The applicant’s senior rater stated that she was best qualified, that she “should be promoted to LTC now and given the opportunity to command at battalion level.” Her potential compared with officers senior rated in the same grade, item...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057836C070420
By regulation, Army Guidance Counselors are required to verify that a member enlisting for the LRP has qualifying loans and to advise those members if any loan is not eligible for repayment. In doing so, the applicant’s military records may be corrected to show his DA Form 3286-66 was amended to include the sentence “If a student loan is accepted by the official processing you for enlistment as payable under the LRP and the government fails to verify that the student loan accepted actually...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057846C070420
The applicant states that the FSM was wounded in action and should have been awarded the Purple Heart. The applicant provided a copy of a letter from the FSM to his brother, dated 13 December 1944, in which he stated that he was in England and in a hospital for a leg wound he received in Germany on 24 November 1944. The evidence of record shows that the FSM received a thigh wound on 24 November 1944 while serving in the European Theater of Operations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057847C070420
The opinion states that the applicant should have been enlisted under the provisions of chapter 7, Army Regulation (AR) 601-210, in the rank of SPC/ E-4, with accelerated promotion to SGT/E-5. The individual who recruited the applicant for a Biological Sciences Assistant position at the USARIEM has stated that the applicant was to be enlisted under the ACASP. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057850C070420
He further states that his Enlisted Record and Report of Separation (WD AGO Form 53-55) should reflect he was wounded and awarded the PH. Therefore, he is entitled, to correction of item 33 (Decorations and Awards) to show he was awarded the PH and to show in item 34 (Wounds Received In Action) of his WD AGO Form 53-55 the entry “Shrapnel Wound - Foot -14 May 1944 North Africa”. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected showing that the individual...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057866C070420
Counsel states that the evidence failed to prove that the applicant knowingly used cocaine. Counsel states that the government’s case, both at trial and before the board, rested solely on the results of the urinalysis test. The board stated that the applicant was not desirable for further retention in the military service and recommended that he be discharged with a general discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057867C070420
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. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his Report of Transfer or Discharge, DD Form 214, be corrected to list his race as Caucasian. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057870C070420
The applicant requests, in effect, that he be awarded 30 additional awards of the Air Medal (AM). United States Army Vietnam (USARV) Regulation 672-1 (Decorations and Awards), in effect at the time, provided guidelines for awarding the AM during the Vietnam Conflict based on the types of missions and total hours flown. Therefore, the Board concludes the applicant is entitled to one award of the AM for every 25 hours of combat flight time he accrued and based on his having accrued a total...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057879C070420
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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057884C070420
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his records be corrected to show his separation in pay grade E-4 and his reentry eligibility code as RE1. On 8 September 1996, he was honorably separated, in pay grade E-1, under Army Regulation 635-200, based on the completion of his term of service. The evidence of record clearly shows the applicant was separated in pay grade E-1 and assigned RE Code 3, based on his NJP of 10 July 1996.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057900C070420
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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057918C070420
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. The applicant requests, in effect, that his Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, Honorable Discharge (WD AGO Form 53-55) be corrected to show his correct Army Serial Number (ASN) in Item 2. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case, particularly the WD AGO Form 53-55 of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057923C070420
The applicant requests that his military occupational specialty (MOS) be changed from 3844 to 3705. The applicant states that when he entered the service, he was given the MOS 3844, however, when he was shipped to Korea, he was made an artillery forward observer, MOS 3705. Information obtained from the National Archives, by a member of the Army Review Boards Agency staff, shows that the general orders issued by the 7 th Infantry Division on 26 May 1952, awarding the applicant the BSM with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001057924C070420
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That the Army repay his student loans under the Loan Repayment Program (LRP). Before he enlisted into the Army he was guaranteed payments on these loans. Evidence of record shows that the applicant’s Stafford loan was guaranteed under the Higher Education Act of 1965.