ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083120C070215
Promotion to the rank of 1LT requires 2 years in the grade of second lieutenant and completion of the resident officer basic course (OBC). The Board also notes that even after having his promotion delayed for a year to attend OBC, it was further delayed an additional 16 months until his security clearance was granted. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was promoted to the rank of 1LT...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083121C070215
The applicant enrolled in the Military Police OBC effective 27 January 2002 and was promoted to first lieutenant effective the same date. He was issued a Promotion Memorandum dated 23 September 2002, promoting him to first lieutenant effective 13 May 2002. The applicant was erroneously promoted to first lieutenant on the day he enrolled in the OBC, his promotion was later revoked and he was appropriately promoted to first lieutenant effective 13 May 2002, the day he completed OBC.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083124C070215
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 | 2002083125C070215
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’s military records show that he initially entered the Army on 26 March 1965, and continuously served on active duty until being honorably discharged on 7 October 1969. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned earned...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083131C070215
The evidence of record shows the applicant served as a medical aidman in an infantry unit during combat in Vietnam. There are no orders available to the Board which show the applicant was promoted to the rank of SP5. That so much of the application as it relates to the correction of his records to show his rank as SP5 be denied.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083133C070215
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. Therefore, the Board determined that there was insufficient evidence on which to base award of the Combat Infantryman Badge in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083136C070215
Army Regulation 601-280 provides the criteria for the Army retention program and states in pertinent part that soldiers having 4 or more years service for pay purposes at ETS must take action to meet service remaining requirements. Soldiers eligible, but refusing to take action to satisfy service remaining requirements will be denied further service through the DA Form 4991-R. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083137C070215
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 REQUESTS: In effect, the applicant is requesting that the records of her deceased ex-husband, a former service member (FSM) be corrected to show that he elected to convert his Servicemembers' Group...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083139C070215
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He states that when his leave was denied, he went AWOL (absent without leave) to attempt to resolve problems with his wife. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083146C070215
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 current governing regulation states that an individual separated by reason of misconduct for commission of a serious offense (abuse of illegal drugs) would normally be furnished a discharge under other than honorable conditions. The Board reviewed the applicant's record of service which included three nonjudicial punishments...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083151C070215
Thus, notwithstanding the recommendation of PERSCOM, St. Louis, RC promotion officials, the Board concludes that it would be unjust to deny the applicant promotion reconsideration based on the technicality that his degree was not formally conferred prior to the convening date of the promotion board. The PH is not included in this list of awards. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the individual concerned the Army Good Conduct Medal...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083155C070215
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to reflect a Purple Heart he was awarded as a result of a wounds sustained during combat operations in the Republic of Vietnam. There are no orders which award him the Purple Heart and there is no evidence that he was wounded, or treated for wounds, as a result of hostile action during his service in Vietnam. Evidence of record indicates that the unit to which the applicant was assigned, was cited for two awards of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083160C070215
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 states that his DD Form 214 does not show that he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Korea Defense Service Medal or the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. Evidence of record shows that the applicant was a member of the 73rd Tank Battalion of the 7th Infantry Division in Korea...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083163C070215
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, there is no evidence in the available record to shows that the action that was taken against him which resulted in his being reduced in rank, was in error or unjust.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083164C070215
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. This Board also determined...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083166C070215
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 | 2002083168C070215
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The appropriate authority considered the case. Since the Board considers post-service factors as part of the basis when recommending discharge upgrades, the applicant's post-discharge criminal record is relevant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083174C070215
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his records be corrected to show he was promoted to colonel. Under this method, selection boards recommended not to exceed a specified number of officers whom they considered the best qualified to meet the needs of the Army of all fully qualified officers in the zone of consideration.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083176C070215
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant served in an infantry MOS or that he served in active ground combat in Korea. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083183C070215
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. 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. There is no evidence to show that he was ever trained as an infantryman, or that he was ever awarded an infantry MOS and there is no evidence that the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083184C070215
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 review of the applicant’s records by the RC Office of Promotions, PERSCOM, St. Louis, resulted in a determination that the applicant is eligible for consideration for promotion to lieutenant colonel by a Special Selection Board (SSB) using the 1995 criteria. That if selected for promotion by the SSB, his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083185C070215
There is no evidence in the applicant's service personnel records which shows that he received the fifth award of the Good Conduct Medal. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) 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. Since the applicant had an 18-day break in active duty service, his period of active duty service from 13 November 1998...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083186C070215
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: 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:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083189C070215
APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that he be advanced on the Retired List to the highest grade in which he satisfactorily served while on active duty. On 16 March 1992, the applicant submitted an Application for Voluntary Retirement (DA Form 2339) requesting that he be REFRAD for the purpose of retirement on 31 January 1993, in the rank and pay grade of SFC/E-7. 3 The evidence of record confirms that the highest rank and pay grade the applicant attained while serving on active duty was SFC/E-7.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083190C070215
The evidence of record confirms that the applicant was promoted to CPL on 31 August 1946, and that he held that rank while undergoing medical processing for separation on 3 January 1950. Therefore, lacking any evidence of record showing that he was reduced prior to the date of his discharge, 31 May 1950, the Board presumes the rank entered in Item 3 of his DD Form 214 was listed as a result of an administrative error. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083192C070215
The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart as a result of a wound sustained during combat operations in the Republic of Vietnam. Army Regulation 600-8-22, in pertinent part, authorizes award of a bronze service star, based on qualifying service, for each campaign listed in Appendix B of this regulation and states that authorized bronze service stars will be worn on the appropriate service medal. The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show award of the Purple Heart and there are no...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083194C070215
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: By regulation, in order to award the PH, it is necessary to establish that the wound, for which the award is being made, required treatment by a medical officer. The available evidence fails to show that the FSM was ever wounded or injured in action, or that he was ever recommended for or awarded the PH.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083198C070215
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: Item 38 (Record of Assignments) of the applicant’s DA Form 20 does not show service in Vietnam. The Board considered the applicant’s request for award of the Vietnam Service Medal and the document submitted in support of his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083200C070215
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) for the period ending 24 May 1956 to show his airborne status and award of the Silver Star. Evidence of record shows the applicant completed the Basic Airborne Course on 21 September 1948. Therefore, the applicant's DD Form 214 for the period ending 24 May 1956 should be corrected to show award of the Parachutist Badge and the Glider Badge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083217C070215
APPLICANT STATES : That, as a two-time non-selection for promotion to Major, he was notified by letter, dated 4 September 2002, that his MRD had been established as 31 May 2003 based on his basic active service date (BASD) having been calculated as 15 April 1983; his BASD was established at the time he entered active duty as a commissioned officer on 21 December 1990. On 10 March 1982, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army and served until honorably separated on 29 July 1988. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083218C070215
The Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, stated that the applicant was selected for promotion to major by the 1999 DA Reserve Components Selection Board with a promotion eligibility date of 20 May 1999, and was subsequently promoted on orders dated 14 January 2000 with a date of rank of 3 January 2000, the date the promotion board was approved by the President. The Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, stated that the applicant was assigned to a position graded as a major’s billet...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083219C070215
The applicant states, in effect, that at the time he was assessed into the United States Army Reserve (USAR), he was granted a rank and pay grade of specialist/E-4 (SPC/E-4). He claims in his case, because he held the grade E-5 when he was separated from the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) on 5 April 1999, he should have been enlisted in that pay grade when he entered the USAR on 22 September 2000. The evidence of record confirms the applicant was discharged from the USMCR on 5...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083222C070215
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. At the time, they were informed that the incident would remain in their record for five years, provided there were no further incidents. The evidence of record confirms that the results of a CID investigation provided a sufficient legal basis for the subjects to be titled.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083224C070215
The applicant's OMPF contains a letter, dated 14 March 2001, from the Office of the Commanding Officer. Paragraph 2-4 of this regulation states that once a document is placed in the Official Military Personnel File it becomes a permanent part of that file and will not be removed from that file or moved to another part of the file unless directed by : the Army Board for Correction of Military Records, the Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board, Army appeals board, Chief of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083231C070215
The applicant states, in effect, that he was not selected for promotion to chief warrant officer four (CW4) because his AER (DA Form 1059), which showed his completion of the warrant officer advance course (WOAC) was not recorded in his record. It states, in pertinent part, 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083238C070215
The applicant states that his warrant officer service is shown as "Other Service" on his 12 September 1973 DD Form 214. Without a separate DD Form 214 reflecting his warrant officer service, the Civil Service Retirement Branch will not accept for annuity calculations the "Other Service" entry on his 12 September 1973 DD Form 214. The applicant should be issued a DD Form 214 reflecting his warrant officer service from 9 May 1967 through 21 May 1970, the date prior to the date he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083239C070215
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 13 December 1968, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army (RA) for 4 years, for assignment to Korea, a reenlistment bonus (amount unknown), his previous MOS and in pay grade E-4. The Board noted the applicant served in Vietnam prior to the period of service under review and he received an honorable discharge for that period of service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083247C070215
Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion, if any) The applicant departed Vietnam on 23 March 1970 and was discharged upon arrival. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing on the 23 March 1970 DD Form 214 of the individual concerned that his rank was SP4, his Pay Grade was E-4 and his date of rank was 10 November 1969.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083250C070215
Three options are available: (A) elect to decline enrollment and choose at age 60 whether to start RCSBP participation; (B) elect that a beneficiary receive an annuity if they die before age 60 but delay payment of it until the date of the member’s 60 th birthday; (C) elect that a beneficiary receive an annuity immediately upon their death if before age 60. The evidence of record confirms that the deceased FSM elected RCSBP coverage for his mother as an insurable interest in connection with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083254C070215
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 to indicate that the applicant ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083266C070215
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 | CY2002 | 2002083271C070215
He states, in effect, that he received an Article 15 with a reduction in rank for falsifying a sick slip, that he was discharged under Chapter 14 for the same offense and that he received a RE code of "3." They concurred with the recommendation for separation and two members recommended that the applicant be discharged with a general discharge and one member recommended that he be discharged with an honorable discharge. The applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083278C070215
The form also shows that 3 years and 6 months credit were required for appointment as a captain and that he had 6 months credit in excess of that required for his grade. The memorandum stated that the request for a waiver was disapproved, as there were no provisions in the DODI for waiver of the requirement to grant only one-half day of credit for each day served as an officer on active duty prior to appointment as an MSC officer. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083291C070215
APPLICANT STATES : That he had an unblemished service record in Korea. Army Regulation 635-208, in effect at the time, provided the authority for discharging enlisted personnel for unfitness. Based upon the nature of the applicant’s discharge and the characterization of service he received, it must be presumed that the applicant’s father’s failing health and eventual death was taken into consideration by the separation authority.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083312C070215
The applicant requests that his separation document be corrected to show his already awarded Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). The applicant’s WD Form 372A, Final Payment – Work Sheet, shows that the applicant was paid $14.33 in Combat Infantry Pay for the period 1 March to 13 April 1946. Additionally, World War II holders of the CIB received a monthly pay supplement known as Combat Infantry Pay.10.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083313C070215
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. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: Chapter 7, paragraph 7-10m provides for discharge from the Army National Guard of the State only for enlisted personnel with a remaining Reserve service obligation for other good and sufficient reasons.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083316C070215
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That he be given separation pay. Absent evidence to show that the applicant formally declined SELCON, the Board must presume, based on the authority for his separation, that the applicant submitted a voluntary request for REFRAD prior to receiving notification, one way or the other, regarding SELCON status.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083322C070215
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 6 May 1973 the applicant again went AWOL. Army Regulation 635-206, then in effect, provided, in pertinent part, that an enlisted member who was convicted by a civilian court of an offense for which the authorized punishment under the UCMJ included confinement of 1 year or more was to be considered for elimination.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083329C070215
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: There is no evidence in the applicant's service personnel records which shows that he served in an infantry military occupational specialty (MOS) during his assignment in Southwest Asia. Therefore, the Board determined that there is insufficient evidence on which to base award of the Combat Infantryman Badge in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002083332C070215
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:...