ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087536C070212
It states, in pertinent part, that the PH is authorized to members who are wounded in action. The evidence of record includes an entry in Item 34 of the applicant’s WD AGO 53 that indicates he was wounded in action and an OTSG Hospitalization Record that confirms he was treated for a combat related wound at a medical facility in the Southwest Pacific on 11 May 1945. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding the individual concerned the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087539C070212
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. The evidence of record confirms that after the successful appeal of OERs she received as a CPT, the applicant was considered and selected for promotion to MAJ by a SSB.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087540C070212
On 5 June 1998 the applicant's commanding officer notified the applicant that he was initiating action to separate her for misconduct under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14, and that he was also recommending that she receive a general discharge. A discharge under other than honorable conditions is normally appropriate for a Soldier discharged for misconduct; however, the separation authority may direct a general discharge if such is merited by the Soldier's overall...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087542C070212
He goes on to state that he was placed on the Temporary Disability List (TDRL) in the pay grade of E-4 and believes that he should have been placed on the TDRL in the pay grade of E-5, the highest grade he held while on active duty. He enlisted in the Regular Army in the pay grade of E-4 on 3 February 1994 and served until he was placed on the TDRL in the pay grade of E-4 on 20 May 1996. Inasmuch as he was never reduced in grade, the Board finds that he satisfactorily served in the pay...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087546C070212
EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: The DA Form 5074-1-R, dated 21 November 2002 provided by the applicant shows that he was awarded 2 years of credit based on his Master of Public Health Degree. The Board also notes that in accordance with Army Regulation 135-101, Medical Service Corps personnel may be granted additional credit in unusual cases based on special education or professional experience in the specialty in which assigned when experience is accrued after...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087548C070212
The applicant was not considered and selected for promotion to CW4 until the 2002 board convened. Documentation in his records shows that he completed a physical examination effective 3 January 2001 and his FLAG was favorably removed effective 12 January 2001; therefore, his promotion effective and date of rank for CW4 should be the approval date of the 2002 RCSB. The Board concludes that the 2002 CW4 promotion board considered and selected the individual and he should have been promoted...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087549C070212
He was promoted to major with a promotion effective date and date of rank of 3 January 2000. The Chief, Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, Total Army Personnel Command, expressed the opinion that the applicant was promoted to captain effective 1 June 1992 and promotion to major required 7 years time in grade; therefore, the applicant’s promotion eligibility date was 31 May 1999. Notwithstanding the delay, the effective date of promotion shall remain as 3 January 2000, the date the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087551C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 21 April 2000, DFAS determined that the applicant was not entitled to the SBP. The applicant has provided no evidence to show she was incapable of self-support because of SLE or any other condition before the age of 18 (or 22).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087552C070212
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, evidence of record shows the applicant’s unit was not awarded the ASUA while he was assigned to it.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087556C070212
Army Reserve Personnel Command (ARPC) Form 155-R (Promotion Qualification Statement) dated 8 August 2001, shows the applicant was assigned to a major’s position effective 9 March 2001 and met all qualifications for promotion to major. This regulation further specifies that officers selected for promotion by a PVB will have a promotion effective date and date of rank no earlier than the approval date of the board, or the date the officer is assigned to the position. The applicant is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087560C070212
In a Memorandum for Record dated 17 January 2002, the Chief, Military Personnel Actions Branch, states that the applicant could not be promoted at his promotion eligibility date of 21 February 1998, because all promotion qualifications were not met. The date of rank and effective date of his promotion was 8 May 2001 (Security Clearance Date). Through no fault of the applicant, his security clearance was not granted until 18 May 2001.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087561C070212
The Commander, PERSCOM, will determine if a material error existed in a soldier's record when the file was reviewed by the selection board. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was properly considered for promotion to MSG by the CY01 and CY02 AGR MSG/SGM Selection Board but was not selected. BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087564C070212
As supporting evidence, the applicant provides U. S. Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) orders A-07-293185 dated 1 July 2002 ordering him to active duty in the rank of major, with a reporting date to his active duty unit of 15 August 2002, with an active duty commitment of "obligated volunteer officer 3 years in a voluntary indefinite (VI) status;" PERSCOM orders A-07-293185A01 dated 22 July 2002 which amended his active duty orders to change his movement designator code; an extract from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087565C070212
Based upon review of the applicant’s records by the Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, Total Army Personnel Command, it was determined that the applicant’s official military personnel file (OMPF) contained material error when she was considered and non-selected for promotion to CW3 by the 2002 RCSB. Reserve promotion policy also specifies that promotion as a result of recommendation of an SSB convened under this section shall, upon such promotion, have the same date of rank, the same...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087567C070212
The applicant states that he was passed over for the education requirement on his 2001 captain board and disallowed a special selection board (SSB), despite being educationally qualified at the time of the board. 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 2001 promotion board given he had completed all the academic requirements for a BS...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087568C070212
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. NGR 600-100, established...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087569C070212
The applicant was promoted to first lieutenant effective 9 June 1997. ROPMA provides that Reserve officers appointed on or after 1 October 1996 in the grade of second lieutenant will be considered for promotion to first lieutenant after serving 2 years time in grade without review by a selection board. Under ROPMA an officer appointed as a second lieutenant on or after 1 October 1996 would be eligible for promotion to first lieutenant upon completion of 2 years TIG, officers appointed...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087571C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction to his date of rank for first lieutenant from 4 August 1999 to an earlier date. The Chief, Special Actions Branch, Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, Total Army Personnel Command, expressed the opinion that the applicant does not have a basis to have his date of rank adjusted from 4 August 1999.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087572C070212
In this reply, he was advised that he had been nonselected for promotion because he had not met the civilian education requirement, a baccalaureate degree, and in addition, two missing officer evaluation reports (OERs) (OERs with ending dates of 31 May 1999 and 7 January 2000) were not seen by the boards. The applicant was considered for promotion by the 2000 and 2001 DA Reserve Components Major, Selection Board, and was not selected based on his not having completed the required civilian...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087573C070212
The opinion also stated that the applicant was considered by the 1997 RCSB and selected for promotion. This regulation further specifies that an officer will not be considered for a Reserve promotion unless in an active Reserve status not later than the date a respective RCSB convenes to be considered by that RCSB for a Reserve promotion. However, the applicant was on active duty when the 1996 RCSB convened and not eligible for consideration.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087575C070212
Upon leaving active duty for the Active/Guard Reserve (AGR) program his records should have been considered for the 1999 promotion board and not the 2000 promotion board. He was promoted to major effective 19 July 2000. It was recommended that the earliest date the applicant could receive was 1 August 1999, the date he went into the higher graded position as his date of rank and an effective date of 19 July 2000.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087577C070212
Records available to the Board indicate that the applicant enlisted in the military in May 1972 and entered active duty as a Regular Army Soldier for a period of 3 years on 15 September 1973. The evidence indicates that the applicant continued to perform his military duties following his 1976 kidney operation until the date of his release from active duty in October 1976. Although the applicant may have had his left kidney removed, there is no evidence that it impacted on his ability to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087583C070212
In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 31 March 1982; a medical record, dated 30 April 1969; and a Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Rating Decision, dated 26 August 1982. There is no evidence in the available records which shows that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. The applicant's DD Forms 214 for the periods...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087586C070212
When the Korean War Service Medal is 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 unit award to his DD Form 214. The Board accepts the Korean casualty roster and the applicant's DD Form 214 as substantiating evidence that shows he was wounded and was treated for a wound resulting from hostile action. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by awarding...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087597C070212
The applicant requests that the WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) of her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show his marital status as married. The applicant states that she and the FSM were married at the time of his separation from the Army. The evidence provided by the applicant shows that she and the FSM were married when he separated from the Army on 5 September 1945.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087598C070212
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect awards of the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). The regulation also states, in pertinent part, that for first award only, upon termination of service on or after 27 June 1950, a period of service of less than 3 years, but more than 1 year, qualifies for award of the AGCM. After carefully examining the applicant’s record of service, the Board has determined that the applicant should have received the AGCM for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087600C070212
He completed his branch OAC resident phase effective 11 October 2002, after the convening date of the 2002 RCSB. The regulation also provides that boards are not required to divulge the proceedings or the reason(s) for non-selection, except where an individual is not qualified due to non-completion of required military schooling. That if selected for promotion and the applicant was separated, his records be further corrected to show:
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087602C070212
In Section VI (Termination), she acknowledged that her entitlement to an affiliation bonus would be terminated should any of several conditions occur before completion of her statutory military service obligation including, in paragraph 3, "Fail to become MOS qualified within 12 months, if required to perform on-the-job training, or within 24 months if required to attend a service school, following reassignment to a duty position authorized an MOS for which I am not qualified or other than...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087635C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. COUNSEL CONTENDS : That this Board consider all of the evidence of record to include the letters that the applicant’s submitted attesting to his post-service conduct. On 8 February 1983, the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087636C070212
The evidence of record provides no confirmation that the applicant was ever recommended for and/or awarded the ARCOM by the proper authority. Lacking any derogatory information on file that would disqualify him from receiving the AGCM, or a specific disqualification from any of the active duty unit commanders for whom he served, the Board finds that he is entitled to the first award of the AGCM based on his qualifying period of honorable active duty service from 13 March 1968 through 4...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087638C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that his divorce decree did not award the SBP to his former spouse; however, a community property settlement has since ordered her to receive the SBP. A DD Form 2656-1 (Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Election Statement for Former Spouse Coverage) dated 5 March 2003 indicates that the applicant had not remarried as of that date, that he elected to change his RCSBP coverage to former spouse coverage with 20 percent supplemental coverage, and that the election was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087643C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. The applicant was released from confinement and returned to duty on 27 April 1946, went AWOL on 20 May 1946 from Camp Atterbury and returned on 6 November 1946. On 31 July 2002 the National Personnel Records Center prepared a Certification of Military Service showing that the applicant was a member of the Regular Army from 10 July 1941 until 3 January 1946 and that he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087665C070212
The applicant’s military records were not available to the Board for review. There is also a Separation Qualification Record (WD AGO Form 100) on file that confirms he was awarded five bronze service stars. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was assigned to Battery D, 108 th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion; by showing he is entitled to 1silver service star with his European-African-Middle Eastern...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087666C070212
It states, in pertinent part, that the PH is authorized to members who are wounded in action. If the applicant’s claim that he was treated for his ear injury by military medical personnel at the time is true, the Board finds it likely that had this injury been combat related and satisfied the regulatory criteria for award of the PH, the applicant would have been recommended for and awarded the PH at the time. Thus, while the Board commends the applicant on World War II service, it finds an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087667C070212
In support of his application, the applicant submitted a copy of his Enlistment Record and Honorable Discharge from the Army with an effective date of 24 June 1943; a GSA-Kansas City-63-0189 Form, Certification of Military Service dated 5 December 1963: a DA Form 1569, Transcript of Military Record, dated 3 June 1981; and a five page self-authored summary of his service in the Army. The DA form 1569 provided by the applicant shows that he departed from the United States on 11 September...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087699C070212
Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records: The applicant requests that his records show he was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. That his records be corrected to show his awards and decorations as the Bronze Star Medal, a bronze service star for wear on the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Meritorious Unit Citation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087700C070212
The applicant requests, in effect, that his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation-Honorable Discharge) be corrected to show award of the Presidential Unit Citation. As such, the Board determined that his records should be corrected to show this unit award. Evidence of record indicates the applicant’s entitlement to the Bronze Star Medal, as a result of award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, and determined that his records should be corrected to show this decoration.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087701C070212
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 US Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) provided General Orders Number 1100, Headquarters 25th Infantry Division, dated 22 September 1966, that announces the applicant was awarded the PH due to a wound that he received on 21 September 1966. The Board also recommends that the applicant be issued a new...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087703C070212
His DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) shows award of the National Defense Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze service star, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. Orders published by Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division on 18 August 1967 show that the applicant was awarded the Air Medal for the period December 1966 to August 1967; and that on 26 September 1967, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service for the period December...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087712C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT STATES : That he was wounded in the left knee on 21 April 1951, while in combat in Korea; however, the information was never placed in his medical records because he was captured as a prisoner of war. Once the Korean War Service Medal has been authorized by the Department of the Air Force, the applicant may apply to this Board to add this foreign award to his DD...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087713C070212
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 award of the Purple Heart as a result of exposure to Agent Orange while serving in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). The applicant authenticated his DD Form 214, which did not show award of the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087714C070212
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 award of the PH the wound or injury on which the award is based must have been the result of enemy action.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087717C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction of appropriate military records to show a reentry (RE) code which would allow reenlistment. The Separation Program Designator Code (SPD)/Reentry (RE) Code Cross-Reference Table dated March 2001 states that RE code 4 will be used for soldiers discharged under the QMP.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087718C070212
The evidence of record confirms that the applicant was originally processed through the PDES and placed on the TDRL with a 30% disability rating for a PTSD condition based on an evaluation of a PEB. The medical evidence of record confirms that the applicant displayed the same basic symptoms during his final PEB evaluation in 2002 as he did when he was originally rated and placed on the TDRL in 1998. Thus, his record should be corrected to show his PTSD condition was rated at 30%, rather...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087720C070212
There is no evidence in the applicant's service personnel records which shows that he served in the Army in 1968. The applicant's induction record, dated 6 May 1969, shows that he had no prior service. There is no evidence to show he served on active duty for 20 years.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087721C070212
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 | CY2003 | 2003087722C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: The Board considered the applicant’s request for promotion in rank from Staff Sergeant to Technical Sergeant and the documents which he submitted in support of his claim. The Board noted The American Legion Magazine article which stated, in effect, that the Army granted all prisoners of war a one-grade promotion, retroactive to the day they were captured.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087723C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: A member must make the election within 90 days of receiving the notification of eligibility to receive retired pay at age 60 or else wait until he/she applies for retired pay and elect to participate in the standard SBP. The evidence of record shows the applicant received his certification of eligibility for Reserve retirement benefits at age 60 on 20 March 1995.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087724C070212
Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 11 sets the policy and prescribes procedures for separating members who were voluntarily enlisted in the Regular Army, National Guard or Army Reserve, are in an entry-level status and, before the date of the initiation of separation action, have completed no more than 180 days of creditable continuous service, and have demonstrated that they are not qualified for retention. The evidence of record shows the applicant acknowledged on 24 August 1992 that he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003087726C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: In his rights election statement, the applicant waived his right to have his case considered by a board of officers. Carl W. S. Chun Director, Army Board for Correction of Military RecordsINDEXCASE IDARSUFFIXRECONDATE BOARDEDTYPE OF DISCHARGE(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)DATE OF DISCHARGEDISCHARGE AUTHORITYARDISCHARGE REASONBOARD DECISION(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)REVIEW AUTHORITYISSUES 1.2.3.4.5.6.