ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085663C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He states that the 26 January 1995 AER (AER #1) shows that he failed to achieve course standards. The Board notes the applicant’s contention that his OMPF should only reflect the AER #2, dated 23 August 1995, which shows that he successfully completed BNCOC class 5-95, and AER # 1, dated 29 January 1995, which shows that he failed to achieve course standards for BNCOC...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085664C070212
A Soldier continued on active duty must be unfit because of physical disability. Although the applicant did attempt to remain on active duty by requesting continuation on active duty following his disability determination, that request was denied. The Board concurs with the conclusions of the advisory opinion from the United States Army Physical Disability Agency in that the applicant’s ability to return to full military duties, after more than 36 months is not evidence that his disability...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085667C070212
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That he be reimbursed for recoupment funds he paid for an Army National Guard enlistment bonus. The opinion states that the applicant had received $4,000.00 of an $8,000.00 bonus upon enlisting in the ARNG, but because the applicant transferred to the Regular Army before the end of his contract he had to pay the remaining funds from his bonus back to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085670C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 7 October 1999, the ABCMR denied the applicant’s request because the applicant had submitted the same medical evidence it had considered with his previous application and there was an absence of conclusive evidence or an eyewitness account that the injury resulted from combat related action. After review of new evidence submitted by the applicant, the Board concluded...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085676C070212
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 evidence of record further confirms that the applicant continued to perform her duties subsequent to receiving her shoulder injury and in fact in 1998, she requested an extension of her mandatory removal for age until 2003.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085680C070212
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: On 10 May 1999 the Commander of the Fort Benning Infantry Center issued the applicant a memorandum of reprimand for driving under the influence of alcohol.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085682C070212
Since that date, they routinely award constructive service credit for that degree. Although a Masters of Medical Science degree is not listed as a degree for which constructive service is given, the OTSG has stated in its advisory opinion that their office would have given the applicant credit for this degree if it had been submitted prior to his commission. Since the OTSG has determined that a Masters of Medical Science degree provides the “value added” necessary to warrant award of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085689C070212
On 18 May 1982 a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) determined that the applicant had multiple fractures to his left foot and recommended that he be referred to a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB). The first was a diagnosis of bipolar disorder which was present prior to enlistment on active duty. Consequently, his discharge with a 20 percent disability rating for his left foot condition is correct.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085691C070212
In support of his application, the applicant submitted a copy of his WD AGO Form 53-55, Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable Discharge, with a date of separation of 4 December 1945, a self-authored letter adding detail to his application, three witness statements, a certificate awarding him the Bronze Star Medal dated 26 February 1987, a copy of a Certificate of Merit awarded him by the Commander of the 99th Infantry Division, and three other documents. In this statement,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085692C070212
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected in item 11 (Primary Specialty) to show he served in primary military occupational specialty (MOS) 91W for 3 years; in item 12b to show he separated on 14 November 2002; in item 13 to show he is Ranger qualified (in effect, that he was awarded the Ranger Tab); in item 14 to show he completed Airborne, Ranger, Trauma-AIMS (acronym unknown), and EMT-1 (emergency medical technician)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085695C070212
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) be corrected to add the United Nations Service Medal, the Lapel Button for World War II, the Prisoner of War (POW) Medal, and to show he is authorized to wear 2 or 3 bronze service stars with the Korean Service Medal. His DD Form 214 shows he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal with 1 bronze service star, and the United Nations Service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085699C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The DD Form 214 issued to the applicant on the date of his separation confirms that he was discharged under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200, in lieu of trial by court-martial. The record confirms that the ADRB considered and denied the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his discharge in 1974, after it concluded his discharge was both proper and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085703C070212
He would like his records to show that he enlisted in the IRR from 20 November 2001 to 19 November 2002 and then transferred to the Retired Reserve. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by voiding his discharge from the Army Reserve effective 20 November 2001 and showing that he was transferred to the Retired Reserve effective the same date. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the application...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085707C070212
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 :Reconsideration of his earlier appeal to correct his military records by changing the separation authority, separation code, reentry code, and the narrative reason for his discharge. In an 11 September 2003 letter to the Board, he states that he did receive acts of valor and achievement awards.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085716C070212
Counsel requests review of the applicant’s appeal by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR). On 20 August 2003, the applicant’s counsel was advised of the administrative correction to her OER and provided a copy of the OSRB’s case summary. The applicant’s appeal of the OER to the OSRB was denied based on insufficient evidence to show the report in error or unjust, and based on the presumption of regularity that the report represents the considered opinion and objective...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085722C070212
The applicant requests, in effect, that his military records be corrected to show award of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM), Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), and the 2 nd Award of the Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM). The applicant states, in effect, that his separation document (DD Form 214) dated 31 October 1967, does not list the BSM, ARCOM, and the AGCM (2 nd Award) as authorized awards. The policy in effect at the time of the applicant’s discharge stated that all decorations, service medals,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085724C070212
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. Therefore, his records should be corrected to include his award of one silver service star and one bronze service star for wear on the Vietnam Service Medal, the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and the Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar. That...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085740C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. - on 14 January 1985, making a check in the amount of $500.00 for which he did not have sufficient funds to cover; The board of officers findings and recommendation was approved by the appropriate authority and the applicant was discharged on 20 August 1986.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085741C070212
DFAS officials have requested that the Board change its original recommendation to indicate that the applicant was placed on the Retired List in the rank of CPTE , effective 1 March 2001, and that he be provided retired pay based on the formula most favorable to him based on his satisfactory active duty service in both pay grades 0-3E and W-3, to include any back pay due as a result. The Board believed at the time that all the evidence of record confirmation contained in its Record of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085771C070212
The applicant provides a copy of a Summons (OKARNG Form 96-1), dated 12 September 1995. In the opinion of the Board, the administrative error that resulted in the late receipt of the summons by the applicant and the chain of command’s failure to respond positively to the applicant’s request for a postponement effectively denied the applicant rights to which he was entitled under the OCMJ. Insofar as records of the Oklahoma Army National Guard are concerned, the Board recommends that The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085773C070212
In pertinent part, it states that the Purple Heart is awarded to any member of an Armed Force who has been wounded or killed in any action against an enemy of the United States. 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. a. awarding the applicant the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 7 May 1952 through 20 January 1954; and
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085774C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 8 January 2003 the Army Reserve Personnel Command informed the MC that the permit did not indicate Fort Bragg as his place of entry, and also informed him that the applicant should apply to this Board if he feels that an error or injustice exists. DISCUSSION : Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085778C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT STATES : In effect, that he was not given the proper number of points for his service and has been unjustly denied his Retired Pay. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established as an independent agency by act of June 28, 1937 (50 Statute 319).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085781C070212
Accordingly, the applicant was discharged with an honorable discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 5, paragraph 5-13, for a personality disorder. However, the applicant's discharge proceedings and his DD Form 214 erroneously show that he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-13, for a personality disorder. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct items 25, 26 and 28 on the applicant's DD Form 214 to show that he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085793C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: He was issued a promotion memorandum dated 17 October 1986 showing his date of rank for CPT as 4 November 1986. The applicant’s assignment to an AGR CPT’s position and being rated as a captain prior to his selection by the 1986 RCSB did not entitle him to promotion to CPT effective 17 October 1986, the date of his promotion memorandum.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085796C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. They were told by an Army medical sergeant still at the scene that the injury was the result of a Japanese land mine explosion. The Board accepts the supporting statements provided by the applicant as evidence that he was wounded when a Japanese land mine exploded in April 1945.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085797C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: Reinstatement to the pay grade of E-7 and attendance at the next Advance Noncommissioned Officer Course (ANCOC) class. At the time he was promoted to the pay grade of E-7, his promotion orders specified that personnel who did not have ANCOC credit were promoted conditionally and that failure to meet the Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085799C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows that he enlisted in the Army for 4 years. However, the MFR from USAREC dated 31 January 2003 confirms that the enlistment contract is incorrect and should be corrected to reflect his term of enlistment as 3 years RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the enlistment contract (DA Form 4/3) of the individual concerned to show that he enlisted...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085800C070212
The applicant requests that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted in the Army for 4 years. The applicant’s enlistment contract (DD Form 4/1) and his Statement for Enlistment (DA Form 3286-59) shows that he intended to enlist in the Army for 4 years and 00 weeks, training as an automated logistical specialist and an enlistment bonus. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the enlistment contract...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085801C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows that he enlisted in the Army for 8 years. The MFR from USAREC dated 24 January 2003 confirms that the DD Form 4/3 is incorrect and should be corrected to reflect his term of enlistment as 2 years. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the enlistment contract (DD Form 4/3) of the individual concerned to show that he enlisted in the Regular...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085802C070212
The applicant requests that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted in the Army for 3 years. The applicant’s enlistment contract (DD Form 4/1) and his Statement for Enlistment (DA Form 3286-59) shows that he intended to enlist in the Army for 3 years and 00 weeks, station of choice, training as a wheeled vehicle mechanic and an enlistment bonus. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the enlistment...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085803C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows that he enlisted in the Army for 8 years. However, the MFR from USAREC dated 17 January 2003 confirms that the enlistment contract is incorrect and should be corrected to reflect his term of enlistment as 3 years. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the enlistment contract (DA Form 4/3) of the individual concerned to show he enlisted in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085804C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows that he enlisted in the Army for 8 years. The MFR from USAREC dated 24 January 2003 confirms that the DD Form 4/3 is incorrect and should be corrected to reflect his term of enlistment as 3 years. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the enlistment contract (DD Form 4/3) of the individual concerned to show that he enlisted in the Regular...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085805C070212
The applicant requests that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted in the Army for 6 years. The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows that he enlisted in the Army for 3 years. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the enlistment contract (DD Form 4/1 and DD Form 4/3) of the individual concerned to show that he enlisted in the Regular Army for 6 years and 00...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085839C070212
The applicant’s military records were not available to the Board for review. The information contained in the newspaper article extract and Western Union Telegram provided by the applicant is corroborated by the Korean War Casualty Roster and supports the applicant’s claim of entitlement to the PH. 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 2 December 1951, while...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085851C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows that he enlisted in the Army for 8 years. The MFR from USAREC dated 7 January 2003 confirms that the DD Form 4/3 is incorrect and should be corrected to reflect his term of enlistment as 3 years. RECOMMENDATION : That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the enlistment contract (DD Form 4/3) of the individual concerned to show that he enlisted in the Regular...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085856C070212
OTSG recommended that the applicant be awarded an additional two years of constructive credit based upon his Masters of Science degree. In this case, OTSG recommended the applicant be awarded an additional 2 years of constructive credit based upon his Masters of Science degree in Zoology. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing the applicant entered active duty as a captain with 6 years of constructive credit.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085857C070212
A physical evaluation board found him physically fit for duty on 11 July 2000 within the limitations of his profile. Numerical designators "2" and "3" indicate that an individual has a medical condition or physical defect which requires certain restrictions in assignment within which the individual is physically capable of performing military duty. There is no available evidence to show that the applicant provided the ANCOC personnel any medical evidence showing he was suffering from an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085863C070212
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: In...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085872C070212
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: However, they are not supported by the evidence submitted with the application or the evidence of record.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085874C070212
COUNSEL CONTENDS : In essence, just as the applicant has stated that the applicant left his unit in an AWOL status due to family problems associated with his father's illness. On 27 April 1981, the approval authority approved the applicant's request for discharge under the provisions of chapter 10 and directed that he be separated with a UOTHC discharge in pay grade E-1. On 10 June 1983, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) denied the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085876C070212
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his military records to show he was separated from active duty on 23 September 1945 with the rank of corporal. Evidence of record also shows the applicant was discharged with the rank of private first class. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the applicant was promoted to corporal on 12 May 1945 and separated from active duty with the rank of corporal on 23 September 1945.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085877C070212
The PEB recommended the applicant be discharged with severance pay with a 20 percent disability rating. Title 10, U. S. Code, section 1203, provides for the physical disability separation of a member who has less than 20 years service and a disability rated at less than 30 percent. As the applicant was a combat arms noncommissioned officer, the Board concludes that his insulin-dependent diabetic condition clearly would have rendered him unfit to perform the duties of his military...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085879C070212
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. He has presented no evidence which...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085882C070212
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: The evidence of record shows the applicant married Bruce H___ after she enlisted in the Army and still retained that married name when she was released from active duty on 22 October 1962.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085887C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. This includes anyone with a Department of the Army or locally imposed bar to reenlistment in effect at the time of separation. While the Board has taken cognizance of the applicant's prior service, his personal problems, and his good post-service conduct; none of these factors, either individually or in sum, provided a basis to grant the relief requested.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085916C070212
The evidence of record confirms that the applicant completed 3 years of JROTC and he possessed a recommendation that he be granted an enlistment rank and pay grade of PFC/E-3 from his SSI. Thus, it concludes that it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s record to show he enlisted in the Army in the rank and pay grade of PFC/E-3 on 23 July 2002, and that this enlistment date was established as both his promotion effective date and DOR. That all of the Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085920C070212
The applicant’s military records show that as part of a scholarship enlistment in the ROTC, the applicant, on 31 August 1992, signed a DA Form 597-3 (Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship Cadet Contract), which is an agreement between the Army and a potential ROTC cadet. d. Paragraph 12 requires acknowledgement that the cadet understood and agreed that if they voluntarily or because of misconduct fail to begin or fail to complete any period of active duty that they...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085922C070212
The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the delayed entry program (DEP) on 2 July 1986, and that she entered Regular Army (RA) on 9 October 1986. In this case, the DIEMS date is the date the soldier enlisted in the DEP, not the date the soldier came on active duty. Therefore, it would be appropriate to void the applicant’s enlistment in the DEP on 2 July 1986, correct her DIEMS date to 9 October 1986, the date she entered active duty in the RA, and to reimburse her any...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003085925C070212
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. While the applicant contends that he was not processed for separation and that his misconduct was simply a fabrication by his chain of command used to get his tab revoked, the Board finds that his tab was revoked by the appropriate authority in accordance with the applicable regulation. Accordingly, the Board finds that the...