ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061582C070421
The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award. Until 23 August 1951, Army Regulation 600-45, which governed the award of Army decorations, stated that for the purpose of considering an award of the Purple Heart, a “wound” is defined as an injury to any part of the body from an outside force, element, or agent sustained while in action in the face of the armed enemy or as a result of a hostile act of such enemy. Medical evidence of record shows the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061584C070421
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 the application was filed within the time established by statute, and if not, whether it would be in the interest of justice to waive the failure to timely file. The applicant’s records contain no evidence that he was wounded in action. The applicant has not presented and the records do not contain sufficient...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061585C070421
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. His discharge document does...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061587C070421
He also provides a copy of a 1 March 1946 letter from the Army Adjutant General that states that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 12 September 1944. Award orders are not in the available record. Additionally, the applicant is entitled to an award of Bronze Star Medal based on the award of the Combat Infantryman Badge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061589C070421
The applicant requests, in effect, that her date of rank (DOR) for promotion to captain (CPT) under the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA) be corrected from 12 June 1998 to 22 May 1997, date of her maximum time-in- grade (MTIG) as a first lieutenant (1LT). The applicant, whose MTIG for promotion was 22 May 1997, was considered for promotion to CPT by the 1996 Reserve Components Promotion Board. The applicant, who was assigned in a TPU, was promoted to CPT by an U. S. Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061590C070421
He also stated in his request that he was currently serving a remaining active duty obligation of 4 years for his fully funded graduate school at Cornell University. The applicant’s records contain a copy of Headquarters, US Army Missile Command Orders Number 171-7, dated 5 September 1991, which is an amendment to Orders Number 168-14, dated 30 August 1991. Army Regulation 350-100 establishes guidance on active duty service obligations (ADSOs) for officers, defines how service obligations...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061591C070421
Chapter 10 of that regulation provides, in pertinent part, that a member who has committed an offense or offenses for which the authorized punishment includes a punitive discharge may, at any time after the charges have been preferred, submit a request for discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061592C070421
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. Counsel stated that the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061593C070421
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 | 2001061594C070421
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. John E. DenningMember The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board. It would be appropriate to correct all his records to show his date of birth as 27 November 1960.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061595C070421
On 6 November 2000, the applicant was informed by his unit commander that separation action under the provisions of chapter 11, Army Regulation 635-200 was being initiated against him. It states, in pertinent part, that the SPD code of JGA is the appropriate code to assign members being separated by reason of entry level performance and conduct, under the provisions of chapter 11, Army Regulation 635-200. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant’s ELS discharge processing, to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061596C070421
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 | 2001061601C070421
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 the application was filed within the time established by statute, and if not, whether it would be in the interest of justice to waive the failure to timely file. An undesirable discharge was normally considered appropriate; however, in unusual circumstances, a general or honorable discharge was authorized, as directed...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061602C070421
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 the application was filed within the time established by statute, and if not, whether it would be in the interest of justice to waive the failure to timely file. The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The applicant has not presented and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061604C070421
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. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061608C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction of his military records to show award of the Purple Heart. There is no evidence in the available records that show the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061611C070421
The Board considered the following evidence: APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his undesirable discharge be upgraded to a general discharge. On 29 August 1967, the applicant was evaluated by a military psychiatrist.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061615C070421
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. The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 21 June 1982, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed an UOTHC discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061623C070421
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to show his rank/pay grade as SGT/E-5 and that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal (BSM). There are no orders awarding the applicant the BSM; however, he has submitted his BSM Certificate showing that he was awarded the medal for meritorious service from September 1969 to September 1970. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061628C070421
The applicant requests, in effect, that his Report of Separation, DD Form 214, be amended to add the Purple Heart. The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 26 September 1950. The Board appreciates the applicant’s service in Korea but there is no evidence to show that he met the eligibility criteria for award of the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061635C070421
The Board considered the following evidence: Technical Manual 12-235, which prescribed the policy and procedures for the preparation and distribution of separation documents during the period in question, stated that the last unit, or similar element to which the individual was assigned, rather than the element of which he was a part while moving to a separation activity, would be entered in item 6 (organization) of the WD AGO Form 53-55. The applicant provided sufficient evidence to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061636C070421
NJP was imposed against him at Fort Leonard Wood on 6 November 1972 and his punishment consisted of a reduction to the pay grade of E-2, a forfeiture of pay and restriction. Inasmuch as his records were at Fort Hood and they were not notified until much later, the applicant’s records continued to contain the documents and entries indicating that he had been dropped from the rolls. The Board has also reviewed the applicant’s record in regards to his desire to be awarded the GCMDL.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061637C070421
He stated that he had requested a hardship discharge; however, the request never left the company area. On 21 June 1971, the appropriate authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200 with a UD. However, at the time of the applicant's separation, the regulation provided for the issuance of a UD.The applicant appealed to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) for an upgrade of his UD to a general, under honorable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061638C070421
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. A revision dated 5 October 1994 provided that, during the period 1 October 1991 through 30 September 1999 (later extended to 30 September 2001), a member of the Selected Reserve who had completed at least 15, and less than 20, years of qualifying service and who no longer met the qualifications for membership...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061640C070421
On 17 January 1978, a separation physical found the applicant to be qualified for separation. On 19 January 1978, the applicant’s commander initiated action to separate him under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 16, (personal abuse of alcohol or other drugs). The authority for the applicant’s separation appears to be in error.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061641C070421
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. Accordingly, the applicant was discharged on 31 October 1985 with a general discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 13, for unsatisfactory performance. The Board reviewed the applicant’s record of service which included two nonjudicial punishments and determined that his quality of service did not meet...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061642C070421
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 the application was filed within the time established by statute, and if not, whether it would be in the interest of justice to waive the failure to timely file. PURPOSE : To determine whether the application was submitted within the time limit established by law, and if not, whether it is in the interest of justice to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061648C070421
The applicant states that her enlistment contract reflects her term of enlistment as 6 years, and it should read 8 years. Public Law 98-94 outlines the statutory service obligations incurred by individuals who enlist in the any component of the U.S. military. The evidence confirms that the applicant enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve on 11 September 2000 and, under Public Law 98-94, on that day incurred an 8 year statutory obligation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061649C070421
The applicant’s Enlistment/Reenlistment Document (DD Form 4/1) shows, in Section B, Block 8, that he enlisted for a term of service of 6 years and 00 weeks. The soldier’s application will be forwarded to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records for final action. The evidence of record establishes that the applicant was enlisted on 15 March 2001, for a term of service other than intended by both he and the Army.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061650C070421
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 the application was filed within the time established by statute, and if not, whether it would be in the interest of justice to waive the failure to timely file. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. Had...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061652C070421
He claims that the first wound was from an enemy grenade and the second was a bullet wound; however, the bullet wound was not entered in his record. While the Board does not question the applicant’s interpretation of the events of 16 July 1952, or of the wound(s) he received on that date, it finds insufficient evidence of record or independent evidence provided by him that supports his claim of entitlement to a second PH for a second wound from a separate engagement on 16 July 1952. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061659C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: Award of the Purple Heart for facial wounds received in Vietnam. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061660C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. A review of the War Diary of the 25 th Signal Company for the months of July and August 1950 revealed that wounded in action and killed in action were regular parts of the Diary but no one was listed as killed or wounded in those months. The Board appreciates the applicant’s service in Korea but there is insufficient evidence to show that he met the eligibility criteria...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061661C070421
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 | 2001061663C070421
The applicant states that he never received the RCSBP options packet in 1993. It appears that the applicant received improper counseling from his unit at the time he should have received his 20-year letter. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the applicant received his 20-year letter in April 1993 and that he enrolled in the RCSBP on 1 May 1993 for spouse only coverage, full base amount, option C. BOARD VOTE :
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061666C070421
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his general discharge for unsuitability be corrected to an honorable discharge for medical disqualification. APPLICANT STATES : That his general discharge for unsuitability is in error. The applicant then underwent a separation physical examination in which he was determined medically qualified without any physical profile restrictions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061667C070421
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. The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The punishment imposed is not present in the available records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061669C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He enlisted in the Regular Army on 6 August 1962, was awarded the military occupational specialty (MOS) of general supply specialist, served in Korea, was promoted to the rank of sergeant, and was honorably discharged on 10 April 1964, for the purpose of immediate reenlistment. The applicant’s records clearly show that his last period of service was not served honorably...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061670C070421
On 6 December 1979, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge with an under other than honorable conditions discharge. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. Chapter 10 of that regulation provides, in pertinent part, that a member who has committed an offense or offenses for which the authorized punishment includes a punitive...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061672C070421
Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 11 sets the policy and prescribes procedures for separating members who were voluntarily enlisted in the Regular Army, National Guard or Army Reserve, are in an entry level status and, before the date of the initiation of separation action, have completed no more than 180 days of creditable continuous service, and have demonstrated that they are not qualified for retention. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061674C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He stated that it would be an injustice to deny him the award considering the circumstances under which the recommendation was never received at headquarters. 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 | 2001061682C070421
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. One of the documents submitted in support of the applicant’s request indicates the FSM’s “home” was Traverse City. However documents in his official military records, indicate that at the time of enlistment in the Regular Army he was residing in Traverse City, Michigan.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061686C070421
APPLICANT STATES : That prior to enlisting in the Army she was informed that all her loans were going to be repaid. After she enlisted she was informed that her Signature Education Loan was not eligible for repayment because it was a College Access Loan. 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 | 2001061691C070421
The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 9 August 2001 for 3 years and 00 weeks, not 8 years and 00 weeks. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/1 dated 9 August 2001, item 20a be corrected to show he enlisted for 3 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061700C070421
The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 15 August 2001 for 3 years 00 weeks, not 4 years and 00 weeks. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/3, dated 15 August 2001, item 20a be corrected to show he enlisted for 3 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061702C070421
The Board considered the following evidence: There is an administrative error on the applicant’s DD Form 4/3. The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 14 August 2001 for 3 years and 00 weeks, not 4 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061707C070421
There is an administrative error on the applicant’s DD Form 4/3. The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 6 August 2001 for 3 years and 00 weeks, not 8 years and 00 weeks. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/3 dated 6 August 2001, item 20a be corrected to show he enlisted for 3 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061709C070421
The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 15 August 2001 for 4 years 00 weeks, not 3 years and 00 weeks. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/1 dated 15 August 2001, item 8 be corrected to show he enlisted for 4 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061711C070421
The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 19 July 2001 for 3 years and 00 weeks, not 4 years and 00 weeks. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/3 dated 19 July 2001, item 20a be corrected to show he enlisted for 3 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001061712C070421
His Enlistment/Reenlistment Contract DD Form 4/1, item 8 and DD Form 4/3, item 20a erroneously shows he enlisted for 4 years and 00 weeks. The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 14 August 2001 for 3 years and 00 weeks, not 4 years and 00 weeks. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/1, item 8 and DD Form 4/3, item 20a dated 14 August 2001 be corrected to show he enlisted for 3 years and 00 weeks.