ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007625C070208
The applicant states, in effect, that he received a shrapnel wound to the leg as a result of an explosion from an enemy placed mine, but it was not recorded as such. The applicant provides the following documents in support of his application: Self-Authored Statement, Separation Document (WD AGO Form 53- 55) and Army Newsletter (Submarine Cable). The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007626C070208
The board of officers recommended that the applicant be discharged because of misconduct and that he receive an UOTHC discharge. On 31 January 1983, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB), after carefully considering the applicant’s case, concluded that his discharge was proper and equitable, and it voted to deny his request to upgrade his discharge. An UOTHC discharge is normally considered appropriate for members separated under these provisions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007663C070208
He commends the Army for allowing passed over officers the opportunity to request a promotion re-look. The applicant had been considered but not selected for promotion to Colonel by the Fiscal Years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 promotion selection boards. Specifically, the release date of the results for the promotion selection board, which considered but did not select the officer, must be within 6 years from the date that the affected officer submitted his request for promotion...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007672C070208
On 19 August 2002, he submitted his initial request for a deferment to attend the AWCDEC. On 15 July 2003, the Dean of Academics, AWC responded to the applicant’s request by stating that his record had been carefully reviewed and that his circumstances had been discussed with ARPERSCOM. The available evidence supports that the applicant submitted a request for deferment to attend the AWCDEC in August 2002.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007673C070208
The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. The Board determined that an administrative error in the records of the individual should be corrected. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned to add the Army Good Conduct Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007676C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that Annex SL to DD Form 4, Student Loan Repayment Program Addendum, be added to her enlistment contract and that her student loan be paid by the Army National Guard Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP). Therefore, the applicant is entitled to have an Annex SL to DD Form 4 completed after the fact, with the effective date back-dated to the date of her enlistment in the Utah Army National Guard, to have this form added to her enlistment contract and to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007677C070208
The applicant provides a copy of his WG AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation, Honorable Discharge) with a date of separation of 16 November 1945 and his Honorable Discharge Certificate, dated 16 November 1945. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show award of three...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007681C070208
General Court-Martial Order Number 3, dated 13 March 1986, ordered the execution of the dishonorable discharge, noting that the sentence pertaining to confinement had been served. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing the applicant received a bad conduct discharge. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to upgrading the applicant’s discharge to honorable.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007684C070208
He believes that records will show that, on the dates that he was written up for NJP, he was at the clinic trying to determine why his back pain was getting worse. On 11 July 1978, the ADRB reviewed the applicant’s discharge upgrade under the provisions of Public Law 95-126 and determined that the discharge met all procedural requirements for separation processing and that the rights of the applicant were protected throughout the discharge process. Army Regulation 635-212, in effect at the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007686C070208
After conducting a hearing and considering the evidence presented, the board of officers found the applicant should be eliminated from service with an UD. On 10 December 1969, the Army Discharge Review Board, after carefully considering the applicant’s case, concluded that his discharge was proper and equitable, and it voted to deny his request to upgrade his discharge. The U.S. Court of Appeals, observing that applicants to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) are by statute allowed 15...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007688C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his general discharge (GD), issued under the provisions of the Department of Defense (DOD) Special Discharge Review Program (SDRP) by the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) on 31 May 1977 be corrected to show he was separated due to a physical disability. On 19 February 1970, the applicant was determined to be mentally responsible for the offenses for which he was charged. At the time of the applicant's separation, a UD was appropriate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007692C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 07 JULY 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040007692 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. Documents in the applicant’s records show that on 23 October 1975, the appropriate separation authority approved the applicant’s discharge request under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 10, for the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007715C070208
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 AR20040000853, dated 29 June 2004. The ABCMR also stated that it was not clear if the applicant would have been eligible to enlist in pay grade E-4 for any reason. In view of the foregoing, there is no evidence to show that the applicant should have been enlisted in pay grade E-4 based...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007716C070208
Although the applicant submitted page 2 of a DD Form 293, there is no evidence the applicant applied to and/or was considered by the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge. The applicant’s record of service that includes three nonjudicial punishments, one special court-martial, and 118 days of confinement is not satisfactory service. As a result, the Board further determined that there is no evidence provided which shows that it would be in the interest of justice to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007717C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 26 May2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040007717 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 was counseled on 9 August 1984 regarding his indebtedness. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board within that Board's 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007718C070208
The applicant did not appear. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. He signed the return receipt for the notification of his proposed separation on two separate occasions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007722C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 7 July 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040007722 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. On 1 December 1988, the applicant was confined by military authorities. Army Regulation 635-200 provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007732C070208
The applicant requests that his dishonorable discharge be upgraded. The applicant states that he had a lot of things going on at the time and “basically turned to the wrong people for help.” He states he realizes he should have gone for drug/alcohol and marriage counseling, but believed as a noncommissioned officer “it would get around and [his] career would have been ruined.” He states as such, he tried to deal with everything by himself. Evidence available to the Board indicates that the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007736C070208
The applicant provides a DA Form 31 (Request and Authority for Leave), dated 30 April 1993; two DD Forms 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); Department of the Army Orders 088-039, dated 7 May 1993; a State of Nevada, First Responder Certificate, dated 31 March 1994; a State of Nevada, Emergency Medical Technician Certificate, dated 22 December 1994; two USAR Personnel Center reassignment orders; a Defense Finance and Accounting Service Military Leave and Earnings...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007737C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 21 June 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040007737 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 REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 8 May 1991, the applicant's commander formally recommended the applicant be separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 13.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007745C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 28 April 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040007745 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. However, his DD Form 214 shows that he was discharged on 21 May 1981 under the provisions of chapter 14 of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations) by reason of "Misconduct - frequent incidents of a discreditable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007747C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 1 August 1975, the applicant’s commander submitted a request to discharge her under the provisions of the Expeditious Discharge Program (EDP) of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations). On 6 August 1975, the appropriate authority approved the recommendation to administratively separate the applicant and directed she receive an general (under honorable conditions) discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007749C070208
The only documents that contain an SSN are a few dating from his USAR service, and they show his SSN as 203-__-____. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 7 September 1966; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 6 September 1969. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007757C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 28 July 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040007757 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 service records do not contain any general orders awarding him the Purple Heart. Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007762C070208
Joe Shroeder | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his discharge to general under honorable conditions. The specific reasons for his commander’s action was the applicant’s AWOL from 22 October 2001 to 14 May 2002, and from 17 May 2002 to 24 February 2003, his failure to go to his appointed place of duty, and for failure to pay just debts.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007785C070208
It states, in pertinent part, that a bronze service star is authorized with this award for each campaign a member is credited with participating in while serving in the RVN. Finally, there are no orders or documents on file at the National Archives that indicate the FSM was ever wounded in action, or awarded the PH; and his name is not included on the Vietnam Casualty Roster, the official DA list of RVN battle casualties. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007793C070208
Army Regulation 600-8-22, in pertinent part, authorizes award of a bronze service star, based on qualifying service, for each campaign listed in Appendix B of this regulation and states that authorized bronze service stars will be worn on the appropriate service medal which in this case is the Vietnam Service Medal. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to excuse failure to timely file. As a result, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007798C070208
The applicant’s ARNG records are not available to the Board. That would have placed the applicant 46 pounds over the maximum weight allowed at that time, which indicated a lengthy period of time over which he had a weight problem. Army Regulation 600-9 (The Army Weight Control Program) applies to all members of the Active Army, the ARNG, and the U.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007802C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 7 July 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040007802 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 correction of his records to show his rank as sergeant and his military occupational specialty (MOS) as combat engineer. There is no evidence in the available records that show the applicant was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007809C070208
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his discharge. Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. Army Regulation 635-200, then in effect, set forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007810C070208
LaVerne Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant’s record of induction, service personnel records, and his DD Form 214 show his date of birth as 7 July 1943. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement or discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007812C070208
The applicant requests that he be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). The War Department received requests to award the CIB to non-infantry individuals and units employed as infantry during tactical emergencies. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 16 February 1966 through 14 February 1969; and b. amending his DD Form 214 to add the Army Good...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007823C070208
LaVerne M. Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 30 July 1990, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he receive an UOTHC discharge, and that he be reduced to the lowest enlisted grade. On 17 September 1990, the applicant was discharged accordingly.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007827C070208
Item 3 (Appointments and Reductions) shows his rank as SP5 and does not show his appointment as an acting SGT. Regulatory guidance did not provide for the entry of acting NCO appointments to be entered on the DA Form 20, and the applicant's acting SGT status should have been terminated when he was reassigned out of the unit. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 22 February 1972, the date he was discharged from the U. S....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007844C070208
It does reveal a disciplinary history that includes his acceptance of nonjudicial punishment (NJP) under the provisions of Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) on two separate occasions, and his conviction by a special court-martial (SPCM). The evidence of record confirms the applicant’s BCD was only executed after his case had completed the appellate process and his conviction was found to be correct in law and fact of the United States Army Court of Military Review. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007846C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his record be corrected to show he was promoted to the highest rank authorized for his military occupational specialty (MOS). However, the Board elected to review the case using the applicant’s WD AGO Form 53-55, WD AGO Form 100 and various documents provided in the reconstructed record provided by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). In Item 3 (Grade) of this document, it shows the applicant held the rank of PFC on the date of his separation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007851C070208
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. An undesirable discharge was normally considered appropriate for members separating under these provisions. As a result, the Board further determined that there is no evidence provided which shows that it would 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 | CY2004 | 20040007857C070208
The records available to the Army Board For Correction of Military Records were provided by the applicant. Once the Department of the Air Force has authorized the Korean War Service Medal, the applicant may apply to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to add this foreign award to his DD Form 214. The applicant signed his DD Form 214, which does not show that he was authorized or awarded the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007861C070208
He demonstrated no significant mental illness. On 1 February 1972, the applicant’s commander notified him that he was being recommended for separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212, for unsuitability. On 24 February 1972, the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212, by reason of unsuitability with a GD.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007867C070208
The applicant states, in effect, that he was awarded the CIB while serving the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). It states, in pertinent part, that a bronze service star is authorized with this award for each RVN campaign a member is credited with participating in while serving in the RVN. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show that based on his service and campaign participation in the RVN, he is entitled to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007877C070208
The applicant requests that his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded. On 10 August 1989, he was discharged with an under other than honorable conditions discharge. There is no evidence in the applicant's service records and the applicant has provided no evidence that supports his contention that his commander made things hard for him in his company.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007879C070208
By regulation, Soldiers who are barred from reenlistment may not be promoted to PV2/E-2. In this case, the evidence of record confirms that subsequent to his reduction to PV1/E-1 on 4 June 1980, the applicant remained barred from reenlistment until his separation. As a result, the applicant remained ineligible for promotion to PV2/E-2 on the date of his separation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007892C070208
The FSM’s military records are not available to the Board for review. The true copy of the FSM’s discharge certificate shows he entered the Army and active duty on 25 June 1918. It states, in pertinent part, that the PH is awarded to any member who has been wounded or killed in action.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007893C070208
The applicant requests that his enlistment contract be corrected to reflect that he enlisted under the Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program (ACASP) with a promotion to E-5, effective 29 January 2003, in accordance with Army Regulation's 600-8-19 (Enlisted Promotions and Reductions) and 601-210 chapter 7-11 (Regular Army and Army Reserve Enlistment Program). Army Regulation 601-210, paragraph 7-11 states that accelerated promotion of persons enlisted under the ACASP will be made either...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007904C070208
He was told by field grade officer(s) at the Camp Doha, Kuwait FSO (Financial Service Office) he was entitled to BAH-S. c. Finance officers could not agree on the proper interpretation of pay and allowances regulations as they applied to divorced Soldiers and the issue of dependents. The applicant provides: a. The applicant believes because he has a dependent child and pays court- ordered child support to his ex-wife, he should have been entitled to BAH-S while occupying Government...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007917C070208
Delia R. Trimble | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his DD Form 4/1 and DD Form 4/3 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of The United States) be corrected to show that he enlisted for 5 years and 04 weeks instead of 6 years and 06 weeks. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR),...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007919C070208
James B. Gunlicks | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that Item 8(a) of his DD Form 4/1 (Enlistment/ Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States) be corrected to show that he enlisted in the United States Army Reserve (USAR) for 8 years and 00 weeks instead of 6 years and 00 weeks. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007920C070208
The applicant requests that his DD Form 4/1 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of The United States) be corrected to show that he enlisted for 8 years and 00 weeks instead of 6 years and 00 weeks. The applicant's enlistment contract (DD Form 4/1), section B, item 8, shows that he was enlisted in the United States Army Reserve for 6 years and 00 weeks. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007922C070208
The applicant's enlistment contract (DD Form 4/1), section B, item 8, shows that he was enlisted in the United States Army Reserve for 6 years and 00 weeks. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), results in a change to the applicant's term of military service. The applicant's enlistment contract (DD Form 4/1) erroneously shows his term of enlistment as 6 years and 00 weeks.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040007928C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 30 (Military Occupational Specialty and Number) of his separation document (WD AGO Form 53-55) be corrected. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. The applicant’s separation document shows that he was inducted into the Army and entered active duty on 4 January 1946.