ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065188C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Army Regulation 635-40 governs the evaluation of physical fitness of soldiers who may be unfit to perform their military duties because of physical disability. The Board acknowledges that on 27 March 2001 the applicant’s physical therapist indicated he would recommend a medical board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065190C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable. Chapter 10 of the 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 charges have been preferred, submit a request for discharge for the good of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065191C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT STATES : In effect, that he had the required 15 years of service needed to qualify for early retirement, but the Army miscalculated and denied him his retirement. On 27 October 1994 (FY94), Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) disapproved his request for early retirement as an exception to policy stating that the applicant had a mandatory separation date...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065198C070421
A 23 January 1986, medical evaluation board (MEB) found the applicant medically unqualified and referred his case to a physical evaluation board (PEB). The separation authority approved the applicant's request and directed that a discharge under other than honorable conditions be issued. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065199C070421
Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that the Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency and fidelity during a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service. His service on active duty from 2 August 1990 through 11 February 1993 merited award of the National Defense Service Medal. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the authorized awards of the individual concerned...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065202C070421
The Board also noted that the applicant’s discharge document does not show award of the World War II Victory Medal. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action. The applicant served a period of qualifying service for award of the American Campaign Medal; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065207C070421
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 | 2001065210C070421
The applicant states, in effect, that he also received a PH for being wounded in action in March 1969; however, he received an injury to his left ring finger during combat operations in July 1969, while he was assigned to the 11 th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Republic of Vietnam (RVN). Lacking any derogatory information on file and/or a specific disqualifying action from any of his unit commanders that would preclude him from receiving the AGCM, the Board concludes that the applicant served a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065213C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The Board considered the following evidence: Army Regulation 635-200 states that an honorable discharge is a separation with honor.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065224C070421
The Report of Separation and Record of Service (NGB Form 22) that he was furnished at the time of his discharge from the AZARNG shows that he was discharged for the purpose of being ordered to active duty under the provisions of Public Law 89-687 and Department of the Army Circular 135-10. The evidence of record shows that he was ordered to active duty by direction of the President and his DD Form 214 should be amended to reflect the appropriate information. RECOMMENDATION : That all of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065226C070421
In effect, the applicant requests that a DD Form 214 dated 21 May 1998 be expunged from his records. The applicant’s DD Form 214 contained in his OMPF (microfiche) shows that he was released from active duty on 21 May 1998 by virtue of his ETS (separation date) and transferred to the 3673d Maintenance Company in New Orleans. The other DD Form 214 shows that the applicant was placed on the temporary disability retired list (TDRL) on 30 July 1998.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065227C070421
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records of her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he was retired by reason of being medically unfit for retention and that he enrolled in the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) at that time. This bulletin referenced an Under Secretary of Defense memorandum which established the policy prohibiting a service member who shows symptoms associated with Persian Gulf illness from being retired or separated...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065228C070421
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 | 2001065230C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. In addition, there are no orders or other documents contained in his Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) that give any indication that he was ever promoted to, held, or served in a higher pay grade while he was serving on active duty. The applicant submitted an application to the Army Grade Determination Board (AGRDB) requesting advancement on the Retired List to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065231C070421
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 | 2001065233C070421
AR 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the Army of Occupation Medal (AOM) is awarded for service of 30 consecutive days at a normal post of duty in a qualifying location. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected, but only as recommended below. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by issuing to the individual concerned a DD Forms 215 (Correction to DD Form 214 [or in this case WD AGO Form 53-55]) showing that he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065234C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: It provides, in pertinent part, that USAR officers who are serving in the rank of LTC and have not been selected for promotion, will be removed from active status and transferred to the Retired Reserve (if requested and eligible) or discharged, when they complete 28 years of commissioned service if under age 25...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065236C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The Board has noted the applicant’s contentions regarding the action taken by the DASEB and careful consideration has been given to his service before and after the NJP was imposed and filed. Therefore, this Board has determined that the proceedings were conducted in accordance with applicable law and regulations; the punishment imposed was within legal limits; and the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065237C070421
In support of his application, the applicant submits a copy of his NGB Form 5435-1-R (Statement of Understanding-The Army National Guard Montgomery GI Bill Kicker Program); a portion of his DD Form 1966 (Record of Military Processing-Armed Forces of the United States); a Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 Unit Bonus Matrix; a FY1999 MOS [military occupational specialty] Bonus Matrix; two Memorandums for Record; two memorandums; three letters; and a portion of his DD Form 4; and a Pennsylvania National...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065239C070421
An APFT scorecard reflects that on 15 November 1995, the applicant received a score of 61 points for a run time of 17:49. The applicant's APFT score should have been 259 instead of 234. The applicant's contention that his APFT bike score was incorrectly entered as a run score which lowered his total promotion point score, which resulted in his not meeting the 1 May 97 promotion cutoff score to staff sergeant, is supported by his records and the PERSCOM advisory opinion.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065240C070421
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 | 2001065241C070421
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. There is no documentation in the available record to show that he was recommended for or awarded any additional awards. Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that the Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency, and fidelity during a qualifying period of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065242C070421
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. His DA Form 1059, dated 20 July 2001, shows that he was disenrolled from ANCOC for failure of the APFT. However, there is no evidence of record to show that the applicant exhibited any of the symptoms associated with anaphylactic shock discussed in the 1982 medical article after the fire ant bite episode.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065245C070421
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 8 November 2001 for 4 years and 00 weeks, not 8 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065247C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Public Law 99-661, dated 14 November 1986, permitted divorce courts to order SBP coverage in those cases where the retiree had elected spouse coverage at retirement or was still on active duty and had not yet made an SBP election. It permits a person who, incident to a proceeding of divorce, is required by court order to elect to provide an annuity to a former spouse to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065249C070421
On 8 January 1988, the applicant submitted a request to be discharged prior to his normal expiration of term of service (ETS) under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 16-5b, due to a locally imposed bar to reenlistment. The separation authority’s approval of the applicant’s recommendation for discharge is not present in his file. The applicant was separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 16-5b, due to a locally imposed bar to reenlistment and was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065250C070421
There are no orders in the applicant’s service personnel records which show that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and there is no evidence that he was recommended for award of the Bronze Star Medal. The Board noted that the applicant is entitled to award of the Good Conduct Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars which are not shown on either of his DD Forms 214. Therefore, in accordance with the governing regulation, the applicant is entitled to the Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065251C070421
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. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the applicant the Purple Heart for wounds received on 15 November 1969 and the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 26 March 1968 – 20 February 1970. That the applicant’s DD Form 214 be amended to add the Purple...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065252C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: The Board notes that the applicant’s military records show he entered active duty under the name “Hazzard Allton” and served under that name throughout his military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065254C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: The available records show that the applicant was discharged under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200, for the good of the service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065255C070421
The applicant states that when he was discharged from the Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) in 1996 after completing 25 years qualifying for retired pay as age 60, he was not properly counseled about the option to be transferred to Retired Reserve. In order that he be afforded the benefits of the Retired Reserve, his 29 September 1997 AR-PERSCOM orders should be amended to transfer him to the Retired Reserve instead of discharging him from the USAR. That all of the Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065264C070421
The applicant’s commanding officer recommended to the separation authority that the applicant be separated from the Army under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 11. The board recommended that she be separated from the Army. In 2001 the applicant concurred with the findings of the EPSBD proceedings which determined that her right neck and shoulder pain existed prior to her military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065268C070421
The applicant requests, in effect, that his military records should be corrected to show he was awarded the Silver Star (SS) and the Purple Heart (PH). Further, while the Board finds no evidence that would support awarding the applicant the SS, it does note that he has not yet exhausted his administrative remedies in pursuing his claim of entitlement to the SS. However, by regulation, in order to support awarding a member the PH, it is necessary to establish that the wound, for which the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065273C070421
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 indicates that the date...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065283C070421
John T. MeixellMember The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board. However, at that time he was flagged, until 21 May 1981, due to his receiving a suspended punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice and so was prohibited from receiving any favorable actions to include award of the Army Good Conduct Medal. The Board notes that the suspended punishment was never vacated, there is no record of other disciplinary actions taken against the applicant,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065286C070421
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. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his discharge be upgraded to honorable. The applicant has not presented and the records do not contain sufficient justification to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065290C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. It further confirms that he held the rank and pay grade of SFC/E-7 on the date of his separation, and that on the following day he was placed on the Retired List in that rank and pay grade. There are no provisions of law or regulation that provide for the advancement of an enlisted member who served in higher rank and pay grade in a Reserve Component, not on active duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065293C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: The applicant’s records contain a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214), dated 6 November 1996, which authorized correction of item 12 of his DD Form 214 to show the entry “GARRISON COMPANY US ARMY GARRISON FORT MCPHERSON GEORGIA THIRD US ARMY BAND”.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065297C070421
However, separation orders show the applicant was discharged with a general discharge on 17 May 1973 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, for unsuitability due to character and behavior disorders. Army Regulation 635-200, in effect at the time, set forth the basic authority for separation of enlisted personnel. The regulation also states that when separation for unsuitability was warranted an honorable or general discharge was issued as warranted by his/her military record.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065298C070421
This action was taken by Fort Bragg, in spite of the fact that the applicant had clearly been present for duty at the PCF, Fort Knox, for eight months and had successfully completed a rehabilitation program. A Personnel Action (DA Form 4187), dated 19 October 1999, prepared by the PCF, Fort Knox, changed the applicant’s duty status from present for duty to AWOL, effective 15 October 1999, and on 29 December 1999, the applicant returned to military control at the PCF, Fort Knox. However, it...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065300C070421
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 | 2001065355C070421
The psychiatrist finally diagnosed the applicant with a sociopathic personality and recommended that he be separated from the military service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212. The separation authority approved the applicant’s discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 for unsuitability, and further directed that the applicant receive a GD. This document further verifies that the authority for his discharge was Army Regulation 635-212 and he was assigned a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065356C070421
He received a GOMOR, was removed from the E-7 Promotion List, received negative comments of his Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER), was barred from reenlistment and his career was ended for a charge that was subsequently dismissed without prejudice. He also states that at the time he received these punishments, his commander recommended that it the charges were disproven, the actions should be removed; however, they never were. Meanwhile, on 10 April 1997, the applicant’s...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065357C070421
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 REQUESTS: That...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065358C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He states that to continue to deny his request to upgrade his discharge "would be holding [his] mental illness along with his disease of alcoholism against [him]." In support of his request he submits clinical notes from the Westfield Area Child Guidance Center, psychiatric progress notes from 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000, and discharge summaries from the Noble Hospital...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065360C070421
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 | 2001065362C070421
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. APPLICANT STATES : In effect, that he was only 18 years old and painfully immature when he entered the Army and that it was the first time he had been away from home for longer than a week.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065364C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT STATES : That, prior to completion of training as a demolitions specialist, they were informed that due to some irregularities found in some engineer outfits Hazard Pay was being suspended. It appears the applicant waited more than 40 years to do so, during which time a fire destroyed millions of records at the National Personnel Records Center and finance lost...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065365C070421
There is no evidence in the applicant’s service personnel records or medical records which shows that he was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. There is no evidence in the available records that the applicant was recommended for or awarded the Bronze Star Medal. However, there is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows he was recommended for or awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2001 | 2001065372C070421
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Although the applicant's service medical records were not available to the Board, a narrative summary, completed in December 1999 as part of a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB), indicated the applicant's chief medical complaint was "neck and back pain." Subsequent to the applicant's separation, in June 2001, the VA granted the applicant a combined disability rating of 60...