ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085210C070212
The applicant requests, through a retired infantry Colonel serving as his counsel, correction of his military records to show the Combat Infantryman Badge. Counsel requests correction of the applicant's military records to show the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant's records do not show the award of the Combat Infantryman Badge or the Bronze Star Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085212C070212
He also requests correction of this DD Form 214 to show a second award of the Purple Heart (correctly known as the Purple Heart with First Oak Leaf Cluster), the Good Conduct Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, two bronze service stars to be affixed to the Korean Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, the Distinguished Unit Citation, the National Defense Service Medal, and the United Nations Service Medal. Evidence of record also shows that the applicant was wounded in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085214C070212
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Air Medal and the Presidential Unit Citation. There are no orders which show the applicant was awarded the Air Medal. There are no orders available to the Board which authorize award of the Air Medal to the applicant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085215C070212
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device. However, there are no orders available to the Board which authorize award of the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device to the applicant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085216C070212
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE : The applicant requests a change in the character of his service at the time of his discharge. The U.S. Court of Appeals, observing that applicants to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) are by statute allowed 15 years to apply there, and that this Board's exhaustion requirement (Army Regulation 15-185, paragraph 2-8), effectively shortens that filing period, has determined that the 3 year limit on filing to the Army Board for Correction...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085217C070212
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: 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085219C070212
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. He stated that the applicant went AWOL because he was not getting along and did not like the training. The applicant has not presented and the records do not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085223C070212
The applicant’s military records were not available to the Board for review. 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. 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 16 December 1952, while serving in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085224C070212
On the same date, the applicant's squad leader indicated in a written statement that the applicant had goofed off on most details for the past 6 months. During his prior period of enlistment, he completed 4 years, 3 months and 12 days of active military service. On 12 October 1964, the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his discharge.Army Regulation 635-208, in effect at the time, set forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085225C070212
The applicant requests that the entry “ORDERED TO ACDUTRA” (ordered to active duty for training) be deleted from item 17 of his separation document. He contends that he was a member of the Army National Guard (ARNG) and then went on active duty for 1 year, 7 months and 10 days, with service in Germany. It is evident that the applicant was not ordered to active duty for training.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085227C070212
It states, in pertinent part, that the PH is awarded to any member who has been wounded or killed in action. The evidence of record includes an entry in Item 40 (Wounds) of the applicant’s DA Form 20 that confirms he received fragmentation wounds to the left elbow and both legs, while serving in the RVN. The Board notes that there is a conflict in the year listed in the date entered in Item 40 of the DA Form 20 and the year corroborated by the applicant’s medical evacuation and the ADRB hearing.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085230C070212
The evidence of record contains a properly constituted DD Form 214 that lists the applicant’s rank at separation as SP4. In view of the facts in this case, the Board must presume government regularity in the preparation of the applicant’s separation document, which includes the rank of SP4 listed therein. Thus, the Board concludes that there is insufficient evidence to support granting the requested relief in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085232C070212
There are no orders for the Army Commendation Medal, the Bronze Star Medal or the Air Medal in the applicant's service personnel records. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was recommended for, awarded, or otherwise qualified for award of the Air Medal. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing the applicant was awarded the first award of the Good Conduct Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with one silver service star,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085234C070212
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. However, based on the lack of records and evidence to show that his condition was a qualifying wound or injury that entitled him to the PH, the Board is regrettably compelled to deny the applicant’s PH request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085235.C070212
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: 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 request for discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant was charged with the commission of offenses punishable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085235C070212
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: 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 request for discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant was charged with the commission of offenses punishable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085236C070212
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 | CY2003 | 2003085239C070212
There is no evidence in his records to show that he was ever awarded the Purple Heart. Although the available records contain no evidence to show that he was ever awarded the Purple Heart, the evidence of records clearly shows that he is entitled to the award of the Purple Heart. After carefully examining the applicant’s record of service, the Board has determined that the applicant should have received the GCMDL for his service from 27 March 1968 through 14 March 1970.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085244C070212
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 | CY2003 | 2003085245C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 5 March 1954, the applicant was given an undesirable discharge for unfitness under the provisions of Army Regulation 615-368. 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 | CY2003 | 2003085246C070212
He states that he was serving in a LTC position when the 1996 mandatory promotion board selected him for promotion. An undated NJANG memorandum notified the applicant that, because of the non-approval of his promotion by the NGB, his name would be retained on the list until he was reassigned to an AGR position calling for the higher grade or he was promoted upon his release from active duty. Army Regulation 135-155 (Promotion of Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers Other Than General...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085248C070212
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: Further, there are no documents on file in his MPRJ that indicate that he suffered from a hearing loss that prevented his continued performance of his military duties while on active duty and/or that would have warranted his being processed for separation through medical disability channels. The 22 June 1993 VA letter, from the Nashville Regional Office, advised the applicant that his VA disability rating of 10 March 1988, which...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085249C070212
The applicant requests that his record be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart. There is no evidence, and the applicant has not provided any, to show that he was wounded in action in Vietnam. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with rifle bar, the Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze service stars, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085250C070212
The applicant states that the court ordered divorce decree required him to provide SBP coverage, with his FS as the beneficiary, with the proviso that the FS make all necessary payments required for continuation of coverage. 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 an SBP election. The applicant had...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085252C070212
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. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant was honorably released from active duty at his ETS and that he was assigned an RE-3 code. Therefore, the Board concludes that there is insufficient evidence to support a change to the RE-3 code assigned the applicant at separation, and that the code was and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085253C070212
NEW EVIDENCE OR INFORMATION : Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in a memorandum prepared to reflect the Board's original consideration of his case on 19 November 1998 (AC98-09062). He stated he provided the Board with the name, address, and telephone number of IG personnel so they could request a copy of the investigation report (apparently referring to the 8 August 1990 memorandum from him to the U. S. Army Enlisted Records and Evaluation Center). ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085255C070212
Chapter 4, section III (Dates of Promotion) does state that the effective date of promotion for commissioned officers may not precede the date on which the promotion memorandum is issued, and the promotion memorandum will not be issued prior to promotion board results being approved and/or confirmed by the Senate if required). 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085260C070212
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 June 1990, the applicant requested his June 1990 reenlistment contract be corrected to show his HOR as Tacoma, WA.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085289C070212
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: Although the discharge packet is not of record, on 17 March 1978 the applicant was discharged under Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14, for frequent incidents of misconduct.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085293C070212
There is no evidence and the applicant has provided none that he was wounded in action against a hostile force while in the Republic of Vietnam in February 1969. He is therefore eligible for award of the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and 2 overseas service bars and it would be appropriate to add them to his DD Form 214 at this time. c. and amending block 24 of the applicant's DD Form 214 to add to and to correct entries as follows: Vietnam Service Medal with 4 bronze service stars;...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085296C070212
The applicant states, the presumption or regularity that might normally permit you to assume that the service acted correctly in characterizing his service as less than honorable, does not apply to his case, because of the following reasons: That his military record shows he was absent without leave (AWOL) when his AWOL status is solely due to his wife condition of being critical ill. That he claims that his wife was close to death. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085297C070212
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 to show she was promoted to pay grade E-4. However, that DA Form 4187 is dated more than 6 months after the applicant separated from the Army.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085328C070212
The following additional findings, conclusions, and recommendation were adopted by the Board. The PERSCOM official also informed a staff member of the Board that two payments in the amount of $6,499.62 to the applicant would satisfy the loan. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the Board’s recommendation appearing in the proceedings, dated 30 April 2002 (AR2001063428), to show that the individual is authorized, in addition to his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085330C070212
Counsel states that the applicant was unlawfully non-selected for promotion to LTC by two Standby Advisory Boards (STAB) convening in December 2000 and May 2001 under 1998 and 1999 criteria, when the Army Reserve Personnel Command (AR-PERSCOM) failed to properly expunge derogatory documents from his official military personnel file (OMPF) microfiche. The applicant appealed to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) on 1 August 1995 to be retained on active duty as an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085331C070212
The applicant requests that Headquarters, U. S. Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill Orders 99-507 dated 9 April 1997, promoting him to Sergeant, E-5, be removed from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by removing Headquarters, U. S. Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill Orders 105-504 dated 15 April 1997, promoting the applicant to Sergeant, E-5, from his OMPF. That so much of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085332C070212
APPLICANT STATES : That he enlisted in the Army with the understanding that his student loans would be paid under the provisions of the college loan repayment program (LRP). Item 32a, Specific Option/Program Enlisted For (Completed by Guidance Counselor, MEPS Liaison NCO, etc., as specified by sponsoring service) of the applicant's DD Form 1966/3 shows that, among other programs, he also enlisted for the Student Loan Repayment Program. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085334C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT STATES : In effect, that his alcohol problems started prior to his entering the Army and continued during his active duty tenure. On 21 November 1977, the Army Discharge Review Board determined that the applicant’s UD was proper and equitable and it denied the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085336C070212
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: His evaluation reports dating from 1977 showed that he performed his duties well.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085340C070212
The applicant requests that his National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service) be corrected to add the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (ARCAM) and the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (NPDR) with numeral 2 and to show he completed the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC). Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) shows that the NPDR was established by the Secretary of the Army on 10 April 1981. Completion of both...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085345C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows that he enlisted in the Army for 4 years. The applicant clearly enlisted in the Army for 3 years and 00 weeks. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the enlistment contract of the individual concerned to show that he enlisted in the Army for 3 years and 00 weeks instead of 4 years and 00 weeks as currently reflected.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085346C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that her enlistment contract erroneously shows that she enlisted in the Army for 4 years. The applicant clearly enlisted in the Army for 3 years and 00 weeks. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the enlistment contract of the individual concerned to show that he enlisted in the Army for 3 years and 00 weeks instead of 4 years and 00 weeks as currently reflected.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085348C070212
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: Competent medical authority determined that she was medically unfit for retention in the Army.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085356C070212
The applicant noted in a statement, issued as part of the investigation leading up to his reprimand, that following the separation, his spouse relocated to another state. In the applicant’s rebuttal he acknowledged his involvement with the other woman, but argued that he believed his separation agreement allowed him, and his spouse, to “act as if we were no longer married.” He stated that he was a good soldier and officer and “that any violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085385C070212
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 his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show time and awards for Vietnam War service. Members of the Armed Forces of the United States in Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia, or the airspace thereover, during this...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085394C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 5 June 1985, the Board approved his request to delete all references to the 4 August 1983 urinalysis from his records and denied his request to be reinstated as a military policeman. A review of his records fails to show any promotion instruments which promoted the applicant to the pay grade of E-4 while he was on active duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085400C070212
There is an administrative error on the applicant’s DD Form 4/1 dated 16 November 2002. That the applicant’s DD Form 4/1 dated 16 November 2002, item 8 be corrected to show he reenlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve for 6 years. That the applicant's DD Form 4/1 showing he reenlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve on 11 January 2003 be voided.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085402C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He enlisted in Knoxville, Tennessee, on 3 January 1977, for a period of 3 years and training as a material supplyman. A condition of submitting such a request is that the individual concerned must admit guilt to the charges against them or of a lesser included offense which authorizes the imposition of a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge and they must indicate that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085405C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. She goes on to state that she received orders to Fort Sill and went absent without leave (AWOL) for several days before turning herself in to a Selfridge, Michigan Army base. After being at Fort Sill for several weeks, her mother called her and told her that her uncle had died and she informed her commander that she wanted to go home for the funeral.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085406C070212
Accordingly, on 4 September 1981, the applicant was discharged with an honorable discharge. Item 26 (Separation Code) on the applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the entry “JET.” Army Regulation 635-5-1 (Separation Program Designator Codes), in effect at the time, states the reason for discharge based on separation code “JET” is “Trainee Discharge Program (TDP) Marginal or nonproductive” and the regulatory authority is Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-33f(2). The regulation essentially...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085411C070212
As supporting evidence he provides his DD Form 214 for the period ending 14 September 1998; a list of 5 individuals at WRAMC who are aware the applicant was awarded the ARCOM; a memorandum dated 18 December 1997 verifying his records were lost; a diploma showing he completed the 13-week and 3-day 31M course in 1987; a certificate of Signal Corps affiliation; and a 13-page DD Form 2586 (Verification of Military Experience and Training). At that time, his DA Form 2-1 contained no entry to...