ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074096C070403
The applicant’s military records show that his Army Reserve (USAR) service was as follows: The evidence of record clearly shows his PEBD was corrected to 900412 based on his SMP time, and his records should be corrected by showing he is due pay based on this time served. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074099C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The applicant submits promotion board proceeding documents showing that he was selected for promotion to sergeant E-5 in 1998, and that he was placed on a recommended list for promotion. That command stated that while the applicant did meet the 1 July 1998 cutoff score for promotion in his specialty he had not completed PLDC, a requirement for promotion; additionally, he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074100C070403
The Appointment Memorandum, dated 9 April 2001, issued by the Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM), St. Louis, Missouri, confirmed that the applicant was appointed in specialty 70B and that he was granted no constructive service credit. Paragraph 3-4 (Transition Credit) states, in pertinent part, that the grade and date of rank upon appointment will be determined by the law and regulations in effect on the date of the appointment. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074103C070403
However, the FSM's Enlistment Record does not show the date of this wounding. The FSM's Enlistment Record shows that he sustained wounds during his service in World War I. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing the FSM was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained during World War I.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074109C070403
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. Beyond his self authored statement, he submits no evidence in support of his request. Additionally, his dishonorable discharge was ultimately upgraded, by the Army Clemency and Parole Board to a bad conduct discharge effective, 9 September 1997, and finally affirmed.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074112C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 13 April 1962, the applicant was discharged, in pay grade E-1, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-208 for unfitness, with an undesirable discharge. The applicant’s good service during his first enlistment was recognized with an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074118C070403
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: In effect, that the name recorded in his military records be changed to his birth name. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074119C070403
The Board has been unable to locate copies of orders confirming that the applicant was in fact awarded a Bronze Star Medal during his tour of duty in Vietnam, in spite of the fact that the award is recorded on his Department of the Army Form 20. Because of the lack of additional evidence, and the inconsistency in the order number recorded on his Form 20 and those actually issued by the 4 th Infantry Division in September 1968, the Board is reluctant to confirm an award based solely on a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074120C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. There is no evidence in the applicant’s service personnel records which shows that he served in Vietnam. There is no evidence of record which shows that the applicant served in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074121C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Public Law 95-397, the RCSBP, enacted 30 September 1978, provided a way for those who had qualified for reserve retirement but were not yet age 60 to provide an annuity for their survivors should they die before reaching age 60. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074122C070403
The applicant requests, in effect, that he receive the appropriate retirement point credit and pay for unit training he performed in 1998 and that his records be corrected to show that he completed 20 years of qualifying service for retired pay at age 60. The other two counseling forms from the unit commander to the applicant, dated 15 November and 18 December 1998 respectively, inform the applicant that he was recorded with eight unexcused absences for unit training on 14 and 15 November...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074124C070403
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: Whether the applicant’s non-regular retirement will be denied will not be determined until he applies for retired pay at age 60 in 2011.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074126C070403
The Board considered the following evidence: He provides his Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability claim; a VA rating action; his service medical records and some pre-service medical records; several articles on medical conditions; numerous documents that appear to be court cases concerning VA disability rating actions not pertaining to the applicant; and his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD Form 214, as supporting evidence. Once a soldier is determined to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074128C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. There is no evidence of record showing that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for a change to her discharge within its 15 year statute of limitations. The Board finds no such circumstances present in the applicant’s record.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074129C070403
The applicant requests that his separation (SPD) code on his 8 May 1993 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be changed from “LBK” to “MBK.” That office recommended that the applicant be granted relief, and stated that the separation code, “MBK,” should have been entered on the applicant’s DD Form 214. There was no provision in the 1982 governing regulation for an SPD code of “MBK” for an enlisted soldier when the applicant was separated in May 1993; however,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074130C070403
The applicant requests that his discharge be corrected to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. Once the Department of the Air Force has authorized the Korean War Service Medal, the applicant may apply to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to add this foreign award to his or her DD Form 214. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in Belgium...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074133C070403
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 told that he was being separated from the service under Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 13, with an honorable discharge. However, the available evidence of record clearly states that he was notified by his commander that he was being recommended for separation under chapter 14 for misconduct.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074135C070403
The applicant’s service personnel records contain Headquarters, United States Army Vietnam/MACV [Military Assistance Command, Vietnam] Support Command General Orders Number 2397, dated 13 October 1972, which show he was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 26 August 1972. However, his records contain United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, General Orders Number 113, dated 19 September 1972, which show the applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074136C070403
The same regulation provides that the National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 June 1950 through 27 July 1954, 1 January 1961 through 14 August 1974, 2 August 1990 through 30 November 1995, and from 11 September 2001 to a date to be determined. Individuals who had qualified for award of the Vietnam Service Medal or the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and were evacuated prior to completing six months of service due wounds resulting...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074139C070403
The applicant requests that the satisfactory efficiency rating in his record be changed to excellent so that he can be awarded the Good Conduct Medal (GCM). In support of his request, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214, Report of Separation; a copy of Section 4-Chronological Record of Military Service, from his military records, showing his conduct and efficiency ratings; a copy of a 1985 letter from the US Army Reserve Component Personnel and Administration Center, responding to his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074149C070403
There is no evidence in his records that he was recommended for award of the Medal of Honor. On 20 November 2001, a Member of Congress submitted a letter to the Army Decorations Board, on behalf of the applicant, requesting reconsideration for award of the Medal of Honor. There is no evidence of record, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he was recommended for award of the Medal of Honor by his chain of command at the time of his actions during World War II.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074150C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That her general discharge be upgraded to honorable. The applicant has failed to convince the Board through the evidence submitted or the evidence of record that her discharge was unjust and should be upgraded.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074152C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 4 October 1999, the applicant's company commander initiated action to separate him under the provisions of chapter 14, Army Regulation (AR) 635-200, for misconduct. However, the ADRB found the applicant's DD Form 214 to be administratively incorrect and directed that the separation authority be changed to "AR 635-200 CHAPTER 14-12C," the separation code as "JKQ," and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074155C070403
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 was placed in confinement upon his last return to military control and charges were preferred against him for the AWOL offenses on 24 September 1970.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074156C070403
On 12 March 2002, the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) for an upgrade of his discharge. After reviewing the evidence of record, the ADRB opined that notwithstanding the applicant’s contention of being inequitably discharged, he had numerous counseling statements in his records for failure to go to his place of duty, missing formations, assault, indebtedness, and driving under the influence. The applicant has failed to convince the Board through the evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074159C070403
The applicant's commander stated that he had been enrolled in Operation Awareness and counseled by his chain of command and disposition by means other than separation were not feasible or appropriate because the applicant continued to abuse alcohol.On the same date, the applicant's commander requested that the requirement for further rehabilitative efforts be waived; that despite the attempts made by the chain of command, the applicant showed no rehabilitative potential; that he refused to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074176C070403
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 years and months in specialty shown in Item 11 (Primary Specialty) of her separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case, particularly the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned, be corrected to show,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074177C070403
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 Presidential Unit Citation is not shown as an authorized award in Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074178C070403
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. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074180C070403
Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show these service awards. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show these service awards. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to award of the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp and correction of his records to show this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074181C070403
He also provided a copy of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). There are no orders in the applicant’s service personnel records which show he was awarded the Purple Heart. This medal was awarded by the Government of Vietnam to all members of the Armed Forces of the United States for qualifying service in Vietnam during the period 1 March 1961 through 28 March 1973.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074186C070403
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 | 2002074187C070403
The applicant’s 20-year letter was dated 6 August 1979 and his first DD Form 1883, in which he elected children only RCSBP coverage, was dated 19 May 1980. On 1 December 1980, within one year of his marriage, he elected to provide RCSBP coverage for his new spouse (and children) as by law he had the right to. At that time, his spouse costs were reinstated based upon his full retired pay (as provided by his original election of coverage and as he requested on the DD Form 1882).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074188C070403
Once the Korean War Service Medal has been authorized by the Department of the Air Force, the applicant may apply to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to add this foreign award to his DD Form 214. The applicant is entitled to the PH for wounds he sustained during the Korean War. a. awarding to the individual concerned the PH for wounds he sustained in Korea; and
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074201C070403
While there are no “other” official records available to validate that the applicant was wounded in action during World War II, the Battle Casualty Report indicating that he was wounded in Germany on 24 March 1945, is convincing evidence that he was wounded in action and met the criteria for award of the Purple Heart. The applicant served a period of qualifying service for award of the World War II Victory Medal; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show award. That...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074202C070403
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 Board considered the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074203C070403
The applicant requests upgrade of the discharge of her late husband, the deceased former service member (FSM). This program, known as the DOD Discharge Review Program (Special) (SDRP) required, in the absence of compelling reasons to the contrary, that a discharge upgrade to either honorable or general be issued in the case of any individual who had either completed a normal tour of duty in Southeast Asia, been wounded in action, been awarded a military decoration other than a service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074205C070403
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: In this case, the applicant has provided no evidence to suggest that the SSAN listed in his records was in error while he was performing his military service, or that maintaining this SSAN in his records would cause him any injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074206C070403
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 discriminated against in receiving a promotion while serving in the military. 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 | CY2002 | 2002074211C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was recommended for or awarded the Bronze Star Medal. A DD Form 215 was issued on 8 November 1993 amending the applicant’s military records to show award of the Bronze Star Medal (based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074215C070403
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 separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to show he served 6 months of active military service. In this case, the evidence of record confirms that the applicant was ordered to active duty for training for 6 months, and that he entered this period of active duty on 27 June 1962.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074223C070403
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He was alerted for assignment prior to his expiration of term of service (ETS) and was forced to sign a Declination of Continued Service Statement (DCSS). Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned reentry codes, based on their service records or the reason for discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074227C070403
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 documents provided by the applicant show that the applicant was admitted to a hospital in Petersburg, West Virginia, on 8 February 1981 and was treated for acute appendicitis (Appendectomy).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074228C070403
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 that he was promoted to lieutenant colonel (LTC/0-5) with the appropriate date of rank (DOR) prior to his retirement with back pay and allowances. The regulation provides that mandatory selection boards will be convened each year to consider Reserve Component officers in an active status for promotion to captain...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074229C070403
There was no evidence contained in the applicant’s record at the time of the Board’s original deliberations to show that any of the drug charges against him were false or were based on the prejudice of any member of the chain of command. 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: The Board notes and carefully considered the applicant’s latest...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074232C070403
The applicant was considered for promotion to captain by the promotion selection board which convened on 12 November 2001. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by: a. showing that the applicant was awarded his baccalaureate degree on 2 November 2001 (but ceremoniously presented his degree on 15 December 2001); and That, if selected, the applicant's records be further corrected by showing he was promoted to captain on his date of eligibility as...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074233C070403
Accordingly, he was discharged under honorable conditions on 28 December 1973, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 13, for unsuitability, due to a character and behavior disorder. At the time of his discharge he was found to be medically fit for separation and he has failed to show through the evidence of record or the evidence submitted with his application that such was not the case. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074234C070403
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: On 14 January 1989, the applicant enlisted in the United States Army Reserve (USAR) ROTC program for 8 years as a cadet; with 2 years of college, she would have been in the Senior ROTC (SROTC) program (Military Science III-IV).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074235C070403
After reviewing the applicant's service record and hearing testimony from his chain of command, the board recommended that the applicant be He had completed 2 years, 10 months, and 20 days of creditable active Federal service on the enlistment under review and he had lost time due to being in confinement. On 23 August 1965, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) denied the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his discharge after a records review.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002074236C070403
The applicant's DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), which was authenticated in his own hand at the time of his separation from the Service, does not show the Bronze Star Medal as an authorized award. 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 considered the applicant's contention that he...