ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066979C070402
The evidence of record confirms that the applicant was recommended for the 3 rd award of the AAM in a DA Form 638, dated 31 March 1999. Therefore, it concludes that it would be appropriate at this time to correct the applicant’s record to show he was awarded the Army Achievement Medal (3 rd Award), for meritorious service, for the period 7 October 1998 through 2 April 1999. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing the individual concerned...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066981C070402
The applicant states that his discharge is unjust and needs to be changed to honorable or upgraded to a better discharge. However, his DD Form 214 indicates that he was discharged with an undesirable discharge on 26 August 1974 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-206, Section VI, for misconduct – conviction by a civil court or adjudged a juvenile. The Board noted the applicant's request for correction of item 9a (Type of Separation) on his DD Form 214 to show "honorable."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066984C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. 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: However, the Board notes that the OMPF provided to the Board, dated 24 January 2002, the MOR in question is filed in the R-Fiche, along with the applicant’s rebuttal statements and the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066985C070402
The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show his dates of service in Kuwait. The applicant provided an undated DA Form 638 (Recommendation for Award) for a second award of the Army Achievement Medal for meritorious service during the period 20 July 2000 to 2 September 2001. 9. Review of the available records and Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) does not reveal entitlement to any additional awards.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066988C070402
The applicant requests correction of her date of rank (DOR) to Chief Warrant Officer Two (CW2) and that she be awarded all back pay and allowances. Orders were published on 21 October 2001 which promoted the applicant to CW2 with an effective date of 23 January 2000 and with a DOR of 23 January 2000. Based on the foregoing, the Board determined that there is no error or injustice in this case regarding the applicant's DOR to CW2; however, it would be appropriate to award the applicant all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066993C070402
The applicant states, in effect, that Item 18 (Remarks) of his separation document (DD Form214) does not contain an entry showing the time he served in SWA, from 1 August 1999 to 15 December 1999. The applicant’s record confirms that while serving on active duty in an enlisted status, he was deployed to SWA and served there from 1 August 1999 through 15 December 1999. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant served in SWA from 1 August 1999 to 15 December 1999.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066998C070402
APPLICANT REQUESTS: Reconsideration for promotion to chief warrant officer three (CW-3). Following operational assignments the applicant attended the Basic Arabic Course at the Defense Language School, from 18 February 1999 to 8 June 2000. It pointed out that any officer who has been non-selected by an active duty promotion board is supposed to receive an OER before being considered by another promotion board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002066999C070402
In support of her application, the applicant submits two copies of the FSM’s DD Forms 214 with effective dates of 9 October 1953 and 2 March 1955; and a Durable General Power of Attorney, dated 12 April 2001. 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. Medical evidence of record shows the FSM was wounded as a result of hostile action on 11 March 1951 in Korea.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067003C070402
APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that the documents related to his General Court-Martial (GCM) conviction be removed from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), to include the notification and decision by the United States Army Legal Services Agency (USALSA), which approved the findings and sentence of the GCM. This review resulted in a determination that the record of trial in the applicant’s case contained sufficient legal and competent evidence to support the approved findings of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067008C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He stated that he had to get out of the Army. On 6 February 1980 the applicant’s commanding officer notified the applicant that he was initiating action to release him from active duty under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-31 (Expeditious Discharge Program), because of his lack of motivation as indicted by reports of evaluation, statements, tests,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067010C070402
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 Board considered the following evidence:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067011C070402
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 | CY2002 | 2002067014C070402
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: He applied to the Army Discharge Review Board to have his service characterized as honorable and that board determined that his service was properly uncharacterized and voted unanimously to deny his application on 7 December 2001.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067015C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record and applicable law and regulations, it is concluded: Since the applicant’s discharge packet is not contained in his military records, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the Board must presume administrative regularity in his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067016C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That her records be corrected by reinstating her promotion to pay grade E-7 with all back pay and allowances effective 1 September 1997, and that she be given approval to attend the Total Army School System (TASS) Battalion Institutional Training Courses for the Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course (ANCOC) Phases 1 and 2. DISCUSSION : Considering...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067017C070402
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. In an amendment forwarded through a Member of Congress, dated 27 February 2002, the applicant also requested award of the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm based on Department of the Army Order 43, dated 1970, inclusion of a letter to his parents be included in his personnel file and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067021C070402
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 | CY2002 | 2002067024C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his undesirable discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. In the statement that he submitted when he requested discharge, he stated that he went AWOL because of the three other soldiers that he shared his room with, because he continued to be disapproved when he attempted to change jobs and that he was harassed when he applied for leave.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067027C070402
The applicant’s records also contain a record of award of the Purple Heart, issued by the 35 th Evacuation Hospital, showing that he was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 13 January 1945. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was wounded in action on 13 January 1945, and was awarded the Purple Heart, but the awarded was not recorded on his WD AGO Form 53-55. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067029C070402
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That the records of her grandson’s deceased father, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he enrolled in the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) for children coverage and that her grandson be granted the annuity. He had completed his Survivor Benefit Plan Election Certificate, DD Form 1883, in March 1996 and stated that he had no dependent children. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067037C070402
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 received a VA disability rating for "depression" which was not addressed in his Army disability rating. Subsequent to the applicant's separation, in October 2001, the VA granted him a disability rating of 30 percent for "anxiety disorder with depressive features" and a 20 percent rating for "status post-retinal detachment, left eye,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067039C070402
On 16 July 1979, the applicant departed his unit at Fort Stewart in an AWOL status and remained absent until he surrendered to military authorities at Fort Leonard Wood on 21 August 1979. On the same date, after consulting with counsel about his rights, the applicant requested discharge under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200, for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial. The Board noted the applicant's contentions; however, the Board found no evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067040C070402
The applicant requests that the seventh digit of his Social Security Account Number (SSAN) shown in item 32 (Remarks) on his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show the entry, “7” instead of “4.” He also requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show his dates of service in Korea, that he was injured in Korea and that he held military occupational specialty (MOS) 112.00 (heavy weapons infantryman) during his assignment in Korea. Evidence of record...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067041C070402
In support of his application, he submits a letter of explanation, dated 10 December 2001; an Honorable Discharge Certificate, dated 9 February 1978, from the Regular Army; a DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) with an effective date of 9 February 1978; an Honorable Discharge Certificate, dated 3 March 1975; National Guard Bureau Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service) with an effective date of 3 March 1975; discharge orders, dated 3 March 1975, from the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067044C070402
The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on 20 August 1965 and discharged on 16 November 1966. For Vietnam service, one OSB is authorized for each period of 6 months active Federal service as a member of a U.S. Service in Vietnam from 1 July 1958 to 28 March 1973. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing the individual concerned was awarded the CIB, the VCM, 2 OSB and 2 bronze service stars to the VSM (RVN...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067046C070402
The applicant requests, in effect, that a review of the circumstances surrounding his trial by court-martial be conducted by the Board, that his records be corrected to show that he was advanced to the pay grade of E-4, and that he was awarded the Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR), the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM), the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) with three bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal-Kuwait (KLM), and the Marksman and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067054C070402
There are no orders in the applicant’s service personnel records which show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) shows the applicant’s unit, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry, of the 25th Infantry Division, was also cited for award of the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation based on Department of the Army General Orders Number 51, dated 1971. However, evidence of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067060C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. In the April 1945 letter the applicant wrote to his spouse, and submitted as evidence in support of his request to the Board, he wrote: The applicant returned to the United States in August 1945 and on 27 October 1945 he was discharged as a result of demobilization.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067061C070402
He provides as supporting evidence a 15 August 1969 letter stating he was to receive a Certificate of Appreciation, a photograph showing he was awarded that Certificate of Appreciation, a Certificate of Outstanding Accomplishment issued to the Officers and Men of the 472d Medical Detachment, a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of his active service, a Certificate of Training showing he completed the 10-week Fort Jackson Leader School, and a 23 July 1969 letter showing he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067068C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. There is no evidence available to the Board which shows the exact dates in which the applicant served in Korea and returned to the continental United States. Therefore, there is no basis for correcting his records to show this unit and his DD Form 214 is correct as currently constituted.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067070C070402
On 21 August 2001, the applicant requested a medical waiver because of his eye surgery. Apparently, the signed physical was returned to the school indicating the applicant was qualified for appointment in the U. S. Army Reserve and the packet then sent to U. S. Army Cadet Command. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing his request for a medical waiver was properly submitted and approved prior to 27 August 2001.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067072C070402
This document shows the unit, to which the applicant was assigned, was cited for award of the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for actions during the period 19 September 1950 to 31 July 1952 by Department of the Army General Orders Number 41-55. Therefore, the applicant’s military records should be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart for wounds sustained as a result of hostile action on 27 January 1951 in Korea. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067073C070402
DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, and advisory opinion(s), it is concluded: The Board notes the applicant’s request to have the AER he received, dated 3 May 1994, along with all other information and/or documents related to his release from his first BNCOC class removed from his OMPF. The evidence of record confirms that the AER in question, along with all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067075C070402
The applicant then worked with her chain of command, the NCOER section at the PSB and a legal assistance officer to have the corrected NCOER placed in her official record. In support of her application, she submits copies of the contested NCOER and the corrected NCOER, statements from the rater, her battalion CSM, a military legal assistance officer and the decision document from the ESRB denying her appeal. Further, the Board believes that the applicant has produced arguments and evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067077C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Examinations prior to the applicant’s military service did not indicate that the applicant had a personality disorder. Notwithstanding counsel’s arguments, the applicant’s medical records do not indicate any medical condition incurred while entitled to receive basic pay which was so severe as to render the applicant medically unfit for retention on active duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067078C070402
Good Conduct Medal (normal-historical) Army Regulation 600-8-22 also 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. The applicant served during four separate campaign periods and is entitled to four bronze service stars for wear on the Vietnam Service Medal. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067080C070402
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: There is no evidence in the applicant’s service personnel records which shows that he was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. The available records fail to show the applicant was diagnosed with PTSD prior to his separation on 15 August 1969.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067081C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. ROPMA provides that Reserve officers appointed on or after 1 October 1996 in the grade of second lieutenant will be considered for promotion to first lieutenant after serving 2 years time in grade without review by a selection board. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067082C070402
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The applicant’s submissions are new evidence that require Board consideration. U.S Army Vietnam (USARV) Regulation 672-1 (Decorations and Awards) provided, in pertinent part, guidelines for award of the Air Medal (AM).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067085C070402
However, evidence of record shows the applicant received an award of the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service for the period 20 July 1972 to 28 March 1973 which in accordance with the regulation supercedes the Bronze Star Medal awarded during the same period for achievement. The applicant has not presented compelling evidence or argument which warrants restoration of the two Bronze Star Medals revoked by Department of the Army Letter Orders – Amendment and Revocation of Orders, dated...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067114C070402
The separation action was approved by the appropriate separation authority, who directed that the applicant receive a GD, and on 23 December 1998, the applicant was discharged accordingly. On 14 January 2001, the Army Discharge Review Board determined the applicant’s discharge was proper and equitable and denied his request for a change to the narrative reason for his separation and for an upgrade of the character of his discharge. Carl W. S. Chun Director, Army Board for Correction of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067128C070402
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 not officially discharged from the Army because a Sergeant First Class (SFC) signed his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation From Active Duty) for the authorizing officer, a Chief Warrant Officer Two (CW2). On 10 October 1985, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) denied the applicant's request to change his narrative reason for discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067137C070402
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. In the absence of evidence to show that the applicant was unable to perform his military duties due to his shin splints, it appears that a disability separation is not an appropriate consideration.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067143C070402
The applicant requests correction of his records to show his date of rank (DOR) to lieutenant colonel (LTC) as 1 April 2000. Army Regulation 135-155 (Promotion of Commissioned Officer and Warrant Officers Other Than General Officers) states in paragraph 3-19a that officers and warrant officers who have either failed selection for promotion or who were erroneously not considered for promotion through administrative error may be reconsidered for promotion by either a promotion advisory board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067145C070402
APPLICANT STATES : That he was diagnosed as suffering the symptoms of fatigability, anorexia, and malaise. The VA, however, is not required by law to determine medical unfitness for further military service. There is no evidence of record to show the applicant was unfit to perform his duties at the time of his separation in 1970.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067146C070402
Additionally, the applicant's record contains a copy of a completed DA Form 638 (Recommendation for Award) that shows he was approved for award of the MSM as a retirement award. Available evidence shows that the applicant was approved for award of the MSM and that orders for the award were published. The applicant has not presented any definitive evidence, and the available records do not contain any evidence, to show that he was ever recommended and approved for award of the AM, or that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067149C070402
APPLICANT STATES : That the Army Regulation for the GCMDL states 36 months of good service. He also states that the Army Board for Correction of Military Records’ (ABCMR) prior review of his military service stated service member had 36 months of good service, early promotion, and 2 Army Achievement Medals, etc. The Board has taken into consideration the fact that his discharge has been upgraded to honorable; however, based on the applicant’s commander indicating that the applicant’s duty...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067152C070402
APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that the records of his deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show she enrolled in the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) for option C. If the member was married but elected not to participate at the maximum level or elected to provide an annuity for a dependent child but not for his spouse, that member’s spouse would be notified of that election. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067161C070402
The applicant states, in effect, that the subject DD Form 214 shows that he was separated on 14 May 1969, but entered service on 8 August 1969. The applicant’s military records show that prior to the period of service under review, he served honorably in the Regular Army from 29 June 1966-7 August 1967. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by issuing to the individual concerned a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214) to show in Item 17c of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002067162C070402
On 9 December 2000, a correction to the applicant’s DD Form 214 (DD Form 215) was published by The Adjutant General of the Army, which corrected Item 24 of his DD Form 214 by adding a Letter of Commendation, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Army Good Conduct Medal. It states, in pertinent part, that members attached or assigned to units in Thailand, Laos, and/or Cambodia, serving in direct support of operations in Vietnam were also eligible for this award. That all of the...