ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084699C070212
The applicant states that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) shows his rank as E-4 and only one authorized award, the National Defense Service Medal. It is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States below the grade of O-6 who, after 3 August 1983, distinguished themselves by meritorious achievement or service. That so much of the application as pertains to advancement to sergeant/pay grade E-5, the United Nations Service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084702C070212
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: The letter was issued as an administrative action and not punishment under the UCMJ. Item 40, Involvement with Police or Judicial Authorities, of the DD Form 1966, Application for Enlistment – Armed Forces of the United States, specifically states:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084703C070212
APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, that his military records be corrected to show award of the Distinguished Service Star and promoted to the rank of First Sergeant (1SG). EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: The Board notes the applicant’s request that his military records be corrected to show award of the Distinguished Service Star and that he was promoted to the rank of 1SG.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084705C070212
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 were not available to the Board for review. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the individual concerned the Purple Heart for being wounded in action on 31 July 1952, while serving as a private in Korea; by awarding him...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084706C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He applied to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) on 16 December 1994 requesting that his discharge be upgraded because he was unjustly discharged for the convenience of the government and was being denied the benefits that he had earned. The evidence of record clearly indicates that he was discharged for his own misconduct and his record of service is not sufficiently...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084708C070212
d. Based on the foregoing, the Chief of the Military Awards Branch recommended that the applicant's request should be denied, that he should receive the Army Commendation Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) approved by the Commanding General of the 5th Signal Command on 9 May 2002, and that the applicant's servicing personnel center should correct his official records to show this award. COL R, as the Chief of Staff and Headquarters Commandant of the 5th Signal Command at that time, indicated in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084709C070212
He has just been notified that he has been considered for promotion to pay grade E-7 and not selected. However, the applicant has an excellent military record and has been passed over for promotion to pay grade E-7. As such, the Board is of the opinion that it would be in the interest of justice to both remove the revocation of the erroneous promotion order, and to give the applicant promotion reconsideration to pay grade E-7.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084710C070212
The applicant provided a 20 December 2001 supporting statement from Major H___, the applicant's previous rater who became his senior rater when Major B___ was assigned and took over the Occupational Medicine Service of the PMD. It states that, at the beginning of the rating period, the support form is used to enhance planning and relate performance to mission through joint rater and rated officer discussion of the duty description and major performance objectives. DISCUSSION : Considering...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084715C070212
The applicant departed Vietnam in February 1968 after being awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service. There were no medical records available to the Board, or provided by the applicant. The applicant completed a qualifying period of service for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal on 23 August 1968.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084717C070212
Army Regulation 600-8-22 also states that there are basically three requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant’s records do not reflect award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The evidence confirms the applicant was wounded in action on 19 April 1968 and is entitled to an award of the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084718C070212
The applicant states in effect, that his last separation document (DD Form 214), dated 27 March 1970, does reflect MOS 11B (Infantryman) as his primary MOS. The DD Form 214 issued to the applicant on the date of his separation, 27 March 1970, shows, in Item 23a (Specialty Number and Title), that he held and was serving in MOS 64A (Light Vehicle Driver) on that date. It stated, in pertinent part, that the primary MOS and title held by the member on the date of separation would be entered in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084722C070212
There is also no evidence that the applicant was recommended for award of the Bronze Star Medal. However, evidence of record shows the applicant participated in two campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam which are not correctly shown by award of two bronze service stars for wear on his Vietnam Service Medal. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the first award of the Good Conduct Medal, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084723C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. It provides that excess leave would only be granted upon the request of the soldier and that the request must contain a statement which ensures that soldiers are aware that all periods of excess leave are without pay and allowances. Although the Board does not have the applicant's finance records available to determine what his actual leave balance was at the time of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084726C070212
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides for the award of the CIB to a soldier who is an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties, who is assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat, and must actively participate in such ground combat. The CIB was awarded to qualified soldiers for service in Korea subsequent to 4 January 1969. The Combat Action Ribbon is not an authorized Army award; therefore, it would not be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084734C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he was assigned to Company A, 819th Aviation Engineer Battalion. The Board accepts as sufficient evidence the provided V-mails which show the applicant was assigned to Company A, not Company C, 819th Engineer Aviation Battalion as substantiating his contention that he was assigned to Company A, not Company C, 819th Engineer Aviation Battalion.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084737C070212
The convening authority approved the sentence on 28 August; but the execution thereof was suspended until he was released from confinement. This regulation provides that a soldier will be given a dishonorable discharge pursuant only to an approved sentence of a general court-martial empowered to impose a dishonorable discharge. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084738C070212
The applicant also claims that in 1993, he was informed by the Aviation Branch Manager, Officer Personnel Management Directorate (OPMD), Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM), that his military records were forwarded to the 1993 COL selection board for consideration for promotion to COL. After several days, he was contacted by the branch manager and informed that the likely reasons for his SERB selection were that the records reviewed by the SERB incorrectly listed his years of active...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084740C070212
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 were not available to the Board for review. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the individual concerned the Purple Heart, for being wounded in action on 7 July 1950, while serving as a private first class in Korea; by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084742C070212
Army Regulation 635-5 prescribes the separation documents which are prepared for individuals upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army. Thus, the Board finds it would be appropriate to award the applicant the PH and to add this award to his record at this time. Further, lacking any derogatory information on file or a specific disqualifying action from any of his active duty unit commanders that would preclude him from receiving the award,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084746C070212
By memorandum dated 6 March 1998, the U. S. Army Physical Evaluation Board, Walter Reed Army Medical Center returned the applicant's case for two doctors to come to a consensus on the diagnosis. It was noted that the result of the first Lyme titre done soon after the tick bite was not available in her records. The Board also notes the applicant's primary argument in her appeals against the findings of the PEBs that she suffered from Lyme Disease and that fibromyalgia was caused by her...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084760C070212
The applicant requests that his Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) election be changed to former spouse coverage and that his former spouse be entitled to a military identification (ID) card and privileges. On 3 May 1991, the applicant and his former spouse divorced. Public Law 99-661, dated 14 November 1986, permitted divorce courts to order SBP coverage (without the member’s agreement) in those cases where the member was participating in the SBP or was still on active duty and had not yet made...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084763C070212
There is no evidence in the applicant's personnel service records which shows that he was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to award of the Purple Heart for wounds sustained as a result of hostile action on 25 December 1971 in Vietnam and correction of his DD Form 214 with an effective date of 29 October 1973 to show this award. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 with an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084764C070212
A discharge under other than honorable conditions was normally appropriate for a soldier discharged under this chapter. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. However, there are no medical records available to the Board which indicate that the applicant was scheduled for treatment for drug or alcohol abuse while in the service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084768C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that he reenlisted on 14 February 2000 but his DD Form 4/1 (Enlistment /Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States) erroneously shows he reenlisted on 14 January 2000. Based upon the evidence of record and the advisory opinion, the applicant reenlisted in the USAR on 14 February 2000. The Board is the authority for correction of an error on an enlistment document regarding the effective date of a reenlistment agreement.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084769C070212
Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion, if any) The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the Regular Army on 15 September 1999 in pay grade E-3 for training in career management field 98X10, Electronic Warfare/Signal Intelligence, ACASP enlistment incentive. The Board notes that, in accordance with the advisory opinion, the correction requested by the applicant has already been made by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084771C070212
The effective date and date of promotion of non-unit USAR officers will be no earlier than the approval date of the board, the date of Senate confirmation (if required), or the date the officer meets MYIG, whichever is later [emphasis added]. The opinion stated that the applicant was selected for promotion to LTC by the 1999 DA Reserve Components Selection Board with a promotion eligibility date of 23 February 2000, and was subsequently promoted by promotion memorandum, dated 9 May 2000,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084772C070212
On 5 June 2003, the Medical Corps assignment section, U. S. Total Army Personnel Command, informed the Board analyst that a correction to award the applicant additional constructive credit would necessitate an administrative correction to his date of rank to major. In this case, OTSG recommended the applicant be awarded an additional 2 years of constructive credit based upon his Master of Science degree. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084778C070212
The applicant states that her SPD code is applicable to someone that is barred from reenlisting. The Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 at Headquarters, Department of the Army advised that the regulation prior to August 1993 did not provide an SPD code for the voluntary discharge or voluntary/involuntary REFRAD of Soldiers under the provisions of chapter 4, AR 635-200 by reason of ETS; an SPD code was only provided to cover the situation of involuntary discharge of enlisted Soldiers...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084793C070212
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 were not available to the Board for review. By regulation, in order to support awarding a member the PH, it is necessary to establish that the wound for which the award is being made required treatment by a medical officer.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084804C070212
Although he did not complete the course, he requests that the Board consider why he was not able to do so. The applicant's officer record brief (ORB), dated 29 August 2001, shows completion of a warrant officer orientation and warrant officer entry course, both in the year 2000. Army Regulation 635-40 establishes the Army physical disability evaluation system and sets forth policies, responsibilities, and procedures that apply in determining whether a soldier is unfit because of physical...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084808C070212
The commander indicated that the reason for action was the applicant’s assault of a subordinate soldier. On 9 July 1997, the AG of the State of Virginia ARNG reviewed the applicant’s case. On 18 July 2001, the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of the Virginia ARNG responded to an inquiry from the applicant in regard to the adverse actions that resulted from reduction board action, the violation of his due process rights during the reduction board proceedings, and reinstatement of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084829C070212
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: The applicant submits a statement, dated 6 March 2000, from his platoon commander at the time in question.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084830C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Paragraph (b) of 10 USC 14304 states, in effect, that an RC officer who is recommended for promotion to the next higher grade by a selection board the first time they are considered for promotion and who is placed on an approved promotion list shall (if not promoted sooner or removed from that list by the President or by reason of declination) be promoted, without regard to the existence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084831C070212
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That the records of her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he enrolled in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). Although the applicant contends she remembers the FSM enrolled in the RSFPP and that she has retained every piece of paper the FSM ever received from the Army, she does not provide a copy of the DA Form 1041. As the FSM was already a retired member when the SBP was established, the applicant's concurrence with a decision not to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084834C070212
One document, a DA Form 1380 dated 15 September 1986, shows the applicant was in the SMP. Nevertheless, in accordance with the information provided by the advisory opinion, the Board accepts the evidence provided as sufficient to show the applicant served in the SMP the entire time he was in ROTC minus the period he was on a leave of absence. The Board also notes, however, that the applicant was actively serving with his TPU even during his leave of absence and so that period of time...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084835C070212
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: On 5 May 1976, the applicant was discharged accordingly. The evidence of record shows the applicant was charged with the commission of an offense punishable under the UCMJ with a punitive discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084839C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The applicant was discharged on 21 February 1946 with a dishonorable discharge pursuant to his conviction by court-martial. It is issued to a soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084844C070212
On 16 May 1988, he was promoted to first lieutenant and on 15 August 1991, he was promoted to captain. This memorandum also indicated that the applicant’s record did not show that he had completed the required military education necessary to qualify for promotion. While this supporting letter was highly complementary of the applicant’s ability and dedication, it provided no evidence to show there was any error or injustice related to the applicant’s scheduling for Phase II of the AMEDD OAC...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084845C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. There is no indication in the available records that the applicant suffered from any psychological disorders at the time of discharge. The applicant's voluntary request for separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-208, chapter 10, for the good of the service, to avoid trial by court-martial, was administratively correct and in conformance with applicable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084852C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned RE codes, based on their service records or the reason for discharge. Army Regulation 601-210 states that soldiers separated from their last period of military service as a result of parenthood may submit a request for a waiver to reenlist at any time after...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084855C070212
The applicant requests, in effect, that his major (MAJ) date of rank (DOR) be adjusted to 30 June 1994 based on the constructive credit he received upon his appointment in the United States Army Reserve (USAR). The record also confirms that based on the applicant’s constructive service credit his PED to MAJ would have been established as 30 June 1994; however, he remained in training in the STRAP through 30 June 1996, and at the applicant’s request in an application to this Board, action...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084856C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. NEW EVIDENCE OR INFORMATION : Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the Proceedings prepared to reflect the consideration of Docket Number AR2002069749 by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) on 1 October 2002. There is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084860C070212
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. However, the applicant's records contain 101 st Airborne Division General Orders Number 14296, dated 5 December 1969, which awarded the Air Medal to selected members of Company A, 2 nd Battalion, 506 th Infantry for the period 5 August through 6 November 1969. The Board concludes the applicant met the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084863C070212
The applicant states that the entry showing that he was awarded the Purple Heart is not on his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer). The applicant was wounded in action. 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, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084866C070212
At the time of his enlistment he was 19 years old, had completed 12 years of formal education, and had one daughter, born in February 1982. In 1988 the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant’s petition to upgrade his discharge. The Board notes that the applicant’s contention that his chain of command was aware of his marital problems and would not assist him, is not supported by any evidence in available records, or submitted by the applicant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084868C070212
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: EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084872C070212
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 that his separation orders be corrected to reflect a correct home of record (HOR) of Knoxville, Tennessee. The applicable regulations state that the HOR at the time of enlistment will be the actual home or permanent home and that a temporary address will not be entered.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084875C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 29 April 1976, the applicant was at an on-post club with a friend and fellow Soldier. Conviction and discharge were effected in accordance with applicable law and regulations, and the discharge appropriately characterizes the misconduct for which the applicant was convicted.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084878C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He met another Specialist 4 who smoked marijuana with him and gave him some marijuana to hold for him. When the applicant enlisted in the US Army Reserve and in the Regular Army, then reenlisted in the Regular Army he signed a DD Form 4, Enlistment or Reenlistment Agreement – Armed Forces of the United States, which bound him to certain understandings, including the following:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003084879C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT STATES : He was not eligible for military service because he was medically discharged on 24 August 1967, had six children, and had a felony conviction in February 1969. EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records for his service in the Army of the United States only are available.