ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003090971C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 17 February 1998, an Entrance Physical Standards Board determined the applicant had a 1-year history of chronic bilateral knee pain and that there was no trauma. She had served 28 days of active military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003090973C070212
The applicant’s military records show that he was appointed in the Reserve as a second lieutenant effective 13 May 1984 and the Ohio Army National Guard effective 1 July 1984. The applicant is entitled to have his enlistment contract voided, with no force or effect, reinstatement to his previous commissioned status, and further correction of his military records to show he was promoted to major with a date of rank of 31 August 1998, and a promotion effective date of 25 November 2002, with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003090974C070212
The applicant's military records show that he was inducted into the Army of the United States on 11 October 1965. At the present time, the evidence of record does not support the award of the Purple Heart to the applicant. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the applicant two bronze service stars to be affixed to his already-awarded Vietnam Service Medal; the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003090976C070212
SECTION B - CERTIFICATION Approval Authority:SPURGEON A. MOORE Colonel, U.S. Army President, Army Discharge Review Board EXHIBITS: A - Application for review of discharge C - Other B - Material submitted by applicant AR Number: 2003090976 INDEX NUMBERS: A9406 Date of Review: 040114 A9218 Character of Service: GD A0100 Date of Discharge: 021030 Authority: AR 635-200 C13 Reason: A4900 Results of Board Action/ Vote/Affirmation: HD 5-0 A Name Reason Characterization CHANGENCHONUHCNCUNCHAR 1.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003090988C070212
The applicant requests, in effect, that his Army Achievement Medal and the Overseas Service Ribbon be added to his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty; that his discharge be upgraded to honorable, and that the reason be changed to Secretarial Authority. The letter that the applicant was provided by the ADRB was reviewed to corroborate the statement that the applicant included in his DD Form 149 that, "an honorable discharge is authorized." As a result, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003090992C070212
On 10 October 2000, he was promoted to major by AR-PERSCOM with a date of rank of 1 September 1992 (the date of his appointment as a Reserve captain), based on the selection for promotion by the 1993 RCSB. Army Regulation 135-155 (Promotion of Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers) specifies that mandatory selection boards will be convened each year to consider Reserve and ARNG officers for promotion to captain through lieutenant colonel. The applicant is entitled to correction to his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003090993C070212
The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. He attests that the applicant was a member of his platoon that was captured by the Germans on 4 May 1945, that the applicant was a POW, and that he deserves the POW Medal. This means, in effect, that the Bronze Star Medal is to be awarded to individuals who were authorized either badge for service during World War II.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003090995C070212
His six years of service Paragraph 7d states, "Under other disenrollment criteria established now or in the future by Army regulations, incorporated herein by reference…the Secretary of the Army or his or her designee may order him to active duty as an enlisted soldier for a period of not more than four years or, in lieu of being ordered to active duty, may require me to reimburse the United States through repayment of an amount of money, plus interest, equal to the entire amount of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003090998C070212
The applicant’s OMPF currently shows that she was recommended for award of a MSM and that the recommendation was downgraded by the approval authority and approved as an award of the ARCOM, 1OLC. Evidence of record shows that the approval authority at Fort Leonard Wood revoked the award due to cancellation of the applicant’s PCS. Evidence of record also shows that the ARCOM, 1OLC was never presented to the applicant, thus negating the reason for filing the DA Form 638 in her OMPF.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091002C070212
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records of her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he withdrew from the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) due to being rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at 100 percent disabled. Title 10, U. S. Code, section 1452(g)(1) provides that a person who has elected to participate in the SBP and who is suffering from a service-connected disability rated by the VA as totally disabling and has suffered from such...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091004C070212
The applicant requests, in effect, that the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) election made by her deceased ex-spouse, a former service member (FSM), be changed to former spouse coverage. The record shows that neither the FSM nor the applicant took any action to request a change to the FSM’s SBP election to former spouse coverage within a year of the divorce decree being issued, as is required by law. The record shows that the FSM failed to make a former spouse coverage SBP election as was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091007C070212
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 | 2003091009C070212
He requested consideration of his case by a board of officers. The applicant was present at the board proceedings and was represented by counsel. The board recommended that the applicant be discharged because of misconduct with a discharge certificate under other than honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091011C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. Documents associated with the applicant's discharge were not in records available to the Board. An undesirable discharge was normally considered appropriate; however, in unusual circumstances, a general or honorable discharge was authorized, as directed by the convening authority.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091012C070212
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 evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant was advanced to the rank and pay grade of private/E-2, effective 1 March 1998, by the appropriate authority prior to her separation. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief and to excuse...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091014C070212
Accordingly, he was discharged under honorable conditions on 3 August 1978, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-31 and the Expeditious Discharge Program. There is no indication in the available records to show that he ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. The Board determined that the evidence presented and the merits of this case are insufficient to warrant the relief...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091015C070212
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 of Military Records (ABCMR) should commence on the date of final action by the ADRB. On 30 October 1980, the ADRB denied the applicant’s request...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091019C070212
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his discharge. On 20 July 1973, after consulting with counsel, the applicant acknowledged that he understood the basis for his commander’s action to separate him from the service for unfitness. The Board determined that the evidence presented and the merits of this case are insufficient to warrant the relief requested, and therefore, it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091021C070212
The regulation in effect at the time stated that a DD Form 214 would be prepared for each member of the Reserve components called or ordered to active duty or active duty for training for a period of 90 days or more. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief and to excuse failure to timely file. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by issuing to him a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091024C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant provides a “20-year letter” certifying his eligibility for retired pay at age 60; his orders transferring him from a US Army Reserve (USAR) Troop Program Unit (TPU) to the USAR Control Group (Reinforcement) effective 15 June 1989; orders dated 14 February 1995 which discharged him from the USAR Control Group (Reinforcement) effective 9 December 1994; a chronological...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091026C070212
The applicant requests that his “under conditions other than honorable” discharge be upgraded to an honorable or general discharge. On 23 February 1968 he was wounded as a result of hostile action and awarded the Purple Heart. Absent convincing evidence that, at the time of the discharge or the behavior that led to the discharge, the applicant was so impaired by psychiatric, psychological, mental, or emotional problems that he could not both tell right from wrong and adhere to the right,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091027C070212
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect seven awards of the Air Medal, his combat citations, and campaigns, and that his foreign service be corrected to show 7 years, 2 months, and 8 days of overseas service vice 2 years, 2 months, and 8 days. His tours in Vietnam during that period of military service included 21 May 1964 – 21 August 1964, 6 June 1966 – 4 June 1967, and 13 December 1967 – 13 August 1968, the date of his discharge for the purpose of reenlistment. As...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091032C070212
There is no evidence the applicant received the first award of the Good Conduct Medal. Evidence of record shows the applicant was wounded in action in Vietnam on 8 September 1969. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing that he was awarded the Purple Heart, the first award of the Good Conduct Medal for the period 8 January 1969 through 7 January 1971, the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091036C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows that he enlisted in the Army for 6 years. The applicant clearly enlisted in the Army for 8 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 8 years and 00 weeks instead of 6 years and 00 weeks as currently reflected.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091042C070212
The applicant requests that the effective date of his promotion to Chief Warrant Office Two (CW2), pay grade, W-2, be adjusted from 15 April 2003 to 1 December 2002 and that he be given all back pay and allowances which he was denied as a result of the delays in his being promoted. The Date of Rank Section also determined that the applicant had attained eligibility for promotion to the grade of CW2 on 1 December 2002 and advised the officer to submit an application for the correction of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091043C070212
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show that he renegotiated his Incentive Special Pay (ISP) effective 1 July 2002. The Board accepts that he was not informed of his eligibility to renegotiate his ISP in a timely manner. Therefore, it would be appropriate to have his records corrected to show that he renegotiated his ISP on 1 July 2002.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091045C070212
The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows that he enlisted in the Army for 8 years. The applicant clearly enlisted in the Army for 5 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 5 years and 00 weeks instead of 8 years and 00 weeks as currently reflected.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091048C070212
Counsel states that the Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) corrected the applicant's Officer Evaluation Report (OER); however, the Officer Special Review Board (ORSB) refused to submit his records before a SSB. In a 10 October 2002 letter to this Board, the applicant's former senior rater, Col Sh, stated that he had discussed the writing of the OER with his peers at Fort Drum and the Transportation Branch at PERSCOM, and that it was his intent to provide an OER that would support his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091063C070212
The applicant requests that his record be corrected to show six awards of the Army Good Conduct Medal, an award of the Bronze Star Medal, and an award of the Army Achievement Medal. The applicant's service subsequent to the ending period of his third award of the Army Good Conduct Medal was honorable and faithful, as indicated by his completion of BNCOC, his two awards of the Army Commendation Medal, and his award of the Army Achievement Medal. The applicant does not have the required 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091067C070212
The applicant states that on 26 February 1969, while serving in Vietnam, he was slightly wounded in his right leg. applicant. Evidence shows the applicant was wounded in Vietnam on 27 November 1968, and awarded the Purple Heart, however, there is no evidence in the
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091071C070212
The applicant provides two letters of explanation to her Senator, dated 24 April 2003 and 27 March 2003; a letter, dated 9 January 1999, from the Command Surgeon, 88th Regional Support Command, Fort Snelling, Minnesota; a physical examination, dated 7 February 1998; a memorandum for Notification of Medical Unfitness for Retention; a memorandum for Medical Duty Review Board Recommendations, dated 9 March 1995; a Defense Finance and Accounting Service Military Leave and Earnings Statement,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091081C070212
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. She also requests, in effect, that her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to reflect her name as indicated on her application to this Board. The applicant states that the awards, accomplishments, and licensees due her are the National Defense Service Medal, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091082C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. On 1 April 2003, the applicant submitted an application to the Army Discharge Review Board requesting an upgrade of his discharge. However, since that board is not authorized to consider discharges that are the result of a general court-martial conviction, this Board has accepted the DD Form 293 in lieu of the DD Form 149 normally used when applying to the Army Board for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091086C070212
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show that he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 2 or 3 Bronze Service Stars, the Meritorious Unit Citation, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Badge (M-16), the Expert Marksmanship Badge (M-14), the Army Commendation Medal, and the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091087C070212
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. He had completed 4 years, 4 months and 19 days of total active service and he was furnished a BCD. However, since that board is not authorized to consider discharges that are the result of a general court-martial conviction, this Board has accepted the DD Form 293 in lieu of the DD Form 149 normally used when applying to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091089C070212
The applicant concurred and requested discharge. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-11, stated that members who were not medically qualified under procurement medical fitness standards when accepted for initial enlistment will be discharged when medical proceedings, regardless of the date completed, establishes that a medical condition was identified by appropriate military medical authorities within 6 months of the member’s initial entrance on active duty, which would have disqualified...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091092C070212
BOARD DATE: 29 February 2004 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2003091092 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 Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests information regarding a “bonus for Korean War vets.” He also requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091097C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: EVIDENCE OF RECORD : The applicant's military records show: However, there is a separation document (DD Form 214) on file that confirms that on 31 August 1970, he received an UD under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200, in lieu of trial by court-martial.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091117C070212
Item 14 on the applicant's DD Form 214 does show he completed the Driver Training Course in 1998. Therefore, item 14 on his DD Form 214 should be amended to show completion of this course. Therefore, item 14 on his DD Form 214 should be amended to show completion of this course.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091120C070212
The applicant also requests initial consideration of his request to correct his DD Form 214 to show his Vietnam tours and award of the Purple Heart. Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR1999031109, on 19 April 2000. The available records do not show the applicant was awarded the PH.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091124C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: Records show that the applicant exhausted his administrative remedies in this case when his case was reviewed by the ADRB on 17 March 1983. The Board determined that the evidence presented and the merits of this case are insufficient to warrant the relief requested, and therefore, it would not be in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file this application within the 3-year statute of limitations prescribed by law.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091131C070212
The applicant was informed by the Chief, Army Retirement Services that the Statute of Limitations bars the Army from processing an SBP request that was more than 6 years old after the date of the military member's death. Therefore, in the interest of justice, the Board recommends that the FSM's records be corrected to show that the applicant was entitled to SBP annuity effective 10 April 1996, the date of the FSM's death. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091135C070212
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 16 March 2004 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2003091135 THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE : Chapter 7 of the regulation relates to the removal of soldiers from an active status and states, in pertinent part, that soldiers removed from an active status will be discharged or, if qualified and if they so request, will be transferred to the Retired Reserve.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091140C070212
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. Paragraph 2-13 contains guidance on award of the VSM and it states, in pertinent part, that it is awarded to all members who served in the RVN from 3 July 1965 through 28 March 1973, and that a bronze service star is authorized with this award for each campaign a member is credited with participating in while...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091143C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show award of a second Good Conduct Medal. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 7 April 1993; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on (enter date).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091146C070212
The applicant provides: The applicant's DD Form 214 for the period ending 28 December 2002 shows he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal (2nd award), the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (3rd Award), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2nd Award), the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Letter M (2nd Award), the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with Numeral 2, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091149C070212
The application submitted in this case is dated 11 May 2003. The applicant's military are not available to the Board for review. However, evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091150C070212
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. These orders confirm that the applicant was awarded the PH, for being wounded in action on 9 September 1967. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to excuse failure to timely file.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091151C070212
After carefully examining the applicant’s record of service, the Board has determined that the applicant should have received the AGCM for his service from 31 July 1968 through 22 July 1971. BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding him the AGCM for the period of 31 July 1968 through 22 July 1971, the RVNGC w/Palm Unit Citation, the MUC and one silver service star for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2003 | 2003091155C070212
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The Off-Peak Ship Bonus is available to Soldiers who agree to ship for IADT during an off-peak period. The applicant enlisted for a total enlistment bonus of $8,000, including $5,000 for enlistment in MOS 11B and $3,000 for the Off-Peak Ship Bonus.