ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008517C070208
On 26 November 2003, the separation authority approved the applicant’s separation under the provisions of chapter 11, Army Regulation 635-200, and directed the applicant receive an uncharacterized ELS separation. There is no evidence of record to show that the applicant ever requested an upgrade of his discharge, or change to the reason for separation, from the Army Discharge Review Board. The applicant’s contentions that he should have been separated for medical reasons because he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008518C070208
Patrick H. McGann, Jr. | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests his Desert Storm service and awards be reflected on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty). The applicant's DD Form 214 should be corrected to reflect his Army Commendation Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008519C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his military records be corrected to show that he was assigned to B Company (Troop), 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry during the period from November 1972 to June 1977. The preponderance of evidence in this case shows that the applicant was assigned to B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry during the period from November 1972 to 14 June 1976. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008520C070208
Yolanda Maldonado | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The record 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 one period of his being absent without leave (AWOL). On 22 December 1978, the separation authority directed the applicant’s separation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008533C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 30 June 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040008533 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. It states, in pertinent part, that a bronze service star is authorized with this award for each campaign a member is credited with participating while serving in the RVN. The evidence of record in this case contains no...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008564lC070208
The applicant requests that his 18 December 1990 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge) be corrected at items 11 (Primary Specialty), 12a (Date of Entry onto Active Duty this Period), and 12c (net active service this period). The applicant states, in effect, that his orders indicate he entered active duty on 18 December 1984 and as such he served on active duty for 6 years, and would have had a total of over 18 years of Federal service. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008566C070208
The applicant was honorably discharged on 17 July 1969. However, his DD Form 214 shows that he was discharged on 28 April 1971 under the provisions of chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations) by reason of "For Good of the Service." Army Regulation 635-200 sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008575C070208
Marla J. N. Troup | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant provides the following documents in support of the application: Separation Document (Honorable Discharge), Newspaper Article Extract, and Death Certificate. The FSM’s military records are not available to the Board for review.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008597C070208
He acknowledged that if the request was accepted that he could receive an undesirable discharge, characterized as under other than honorable conditions. Chapter 10 of that regulation provides, in pertinent part, that a member who has committed an offense or offenses for which the authorized punishment includes a punitive discharge may at any time after the charges have been preferred, submit a request for discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial. In order to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008598C070208
She received her discharge orders in February 2002 with an effective date of discharge of 8 January 2002. On 8 January 2002, the applicant was discharged from the USAR. Although the applicant requests that her USAR discharge date be corrected to show 19 March 2000, records at DFAS show she performed her last drills in June 2000.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008599C070208
An enlisted Reserve member in an active status who served at least 18 years but less than 20 years may not be discharged from a Reserve component until the member reaches 20 years of service and qualifies for retirement. He had earned 13 of those qualifying years between the retirement years beginning with his enlistment in the USAR on 24 July 1975 and his discharge during RYE 23 July 1990. Had the ending year for the applicant's first year of service been correctly computed based upon the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008612C070208
LaVerne M Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant provides: a. AR 135-175 (Army National Guard and Army Reserve – Separation of Officers) prescribes the policies, criteria, and procedures governing the separation of Reserve officers of the Army.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008613C070208
When the applicant completed a DD Form 1883 (Survivor Benefit Plan Election Certificate) on 13 January 1989, he elected to participate in the Reserve Component SBP (RCSBP) for former spouse coverage. However, the law provides that when an election of former spouse coverage is voluntary, that election may be changed when the member furnishes a statement signed by the former spouse that evidences the former spouse's agreement to a change in the election. The applicant has provided a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008623C070208
The applicant requests in effect, that he be advanced on the retired list to the rank of Sergeant First Class (SFC), E-7. Headquarters, 4th Brigade, 80th Division Orders 1-1 dated 17 January 1988 reduced the applicant from SFC to SSG with a date of rank (DOR) of 10 March 1974. Based upon the guidance in Army Regulation 140-158, paragraph 7-5b(1), only three circumstances could have resulted in the applicant being reduced from SFC to SSG but being given a DOR of 10 March 1974 (instead of a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008652C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 27 June 1983, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that she be discharged for the good of the service under other than honorable conditions and furnished an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge Certificate. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008661C070208
LaVerne M. Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. There is no evidence of record, and the applicant has not provided any evidence, that he was promoted to pay grade E-4. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 21 January 1986; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 20...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008665C070208
During the applicant's periods of service the regulations pertaining to entry of awards on the discharge documents specified that only those awards granted during that period of enlistment were to be listed in the awards block on the DD Form 214. Army Regulation 600-8-22, paragraph 5-12 authorizes award of the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal for qualifying service in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations for the period 7 December 1941 to 8 November 1945. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008675C070208
On 8 February 1977 the applicant was separated under other than honorable conditions with an Undesirable Discharge Certificate under the provisions of Army Regulations 635-200, paragraph 13-5a. There is no indication that the applicant ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 8 February 1977; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008679C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show that he earned 20 qualifying years of service toward a nonregular retirement, and is entitled to retired pay. The applicant provides; a. d. A copy of an ARPC Form 249-3 (Chronological Record of Military Service) showing 19 years, 8 months of qualifying service for retired pay.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008684C070208
He had completed 1 year, 8 months and 10 days of active military service. At the time, a UD was considered appropriate. The applicant was convicted of possession of a narcotic drug and sentenced to serve an indeterminate term not to exceed 5 years in civil confinement.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008696C070208
Yolanda Maldonado | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. By regulation, in order to support awarding a member the PH, it is necessary to establish that the member was wounded in action, treated for the wound received in action and the record of this treatment must have been made a matter of official record. The OTSG Hospital Admission Record and TAG notification letters confirm the applicant was wounded in action...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008698C070208
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable. Counsel requests, in effect, that the Board exercise sound equitable principles regarding the applicant’s request to upgrade his discharge and take into consideration all of the factors associated with his service. There is no evidence 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008699C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 14 July 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040008699 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant requests, in effect, upgrade of his discharge under other than honorable conditions to an honorable discharge. The applicant's military service records show that he enlisted on 28 May 1974 for a period of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008704C070208
The applicant provides VA disability rating decision documents in support of her application. The formal hearing upheld the original PEB findings and again rated the applicant at 20 percent based on the medical evidence and testimony presented. The applicant’s request for an increase to the disability rating assigned by the PEB and medical retirement, along with the supporting evidence she provided were carefully considered.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008706C070208
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his Korean service. 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 recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to correction of Foreign Service and award of the American Defense Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008711C070208
LaVerne M. Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that award of Purple Heart be shown on his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Purple Heart and the Good Conduct Medal; and b. showing that, in addition to the awards...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008715C070208
The evidence shows that the applicant was wounded/injured on 23 February 1966. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show these unit awards. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: Awarding the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 23 July 1964 through 21 July 1967; b. deleting the Vietnam Service Medal from the DD Form 214; b. adding the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008721C070208
He served in Vietnam with D Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor from 1 July 1968 through 26 June 1969. On 28 September 1971, the applicant departed Vietnam. Therefore, there is insufficient basis to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing or for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008724C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 August 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040008724 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 shows that the applicant received the findings and recommendations of the 22 August 2003 examination and the name and phone number of the PEBLO. The evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008727C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 28 July 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040008727 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. James B. Gunlicks | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that the Legion of Merit (LOM) he was awarded on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008728C070208
Information available to the Board indicates the applicant was a member of the United States Army Reserve when he was ordered to active duty on 10 February 2003. Item 18 (remarks) on his separation document contains the statement “Ordered to active duty in support of Operations Noble Eagle Enduring Freedom IAW [in accordance with] 10 USC [United States Code] 12302. While the document approving the applicant’s hardship discharge indicates that his requested separation date was in September...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008734C070208
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show award of his second Army Good Conduct Medal, his second award of the Army Commendation Medal, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal. Records show that the applicant was awarded his first award of the Army Good Conduct Medal on 23 August 1992. The evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded a second award of the Army Commendation Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008745C070208
The applicant provides: a. 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. AR 635-5-1 (Separation Program Designator Codes) prescribes the specific authorities (statutory or other directives), reasons for separating Soldiers from active duty, and the SPD codes to be entered on DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008747C070208
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) be corrected to show award of the Good Conduct Medal (GCMDL) and the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge. The GCMDL and Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge are not shown as authorized awards. It stated that the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded to enlisted Soldiers who, on or after 27 August 1940, completed 3 years of continuous active Federal military...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008759C070208
The applicant provides: a. The applicant’s NGB Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service) with an effective date of 1 July 2004, shows the applicant completed 22 years, 2 months, and 21 days of service for retired pay. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing that the applicant requested transfer to the Retired Reserve effective 1 July 2004, based on physical unfitness with entitlement to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008764C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 12d (Total Prior Active Service) of his 25 June 2004 separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect his total prior active duty service. By regulation, Item 12d of the DD Form 214 will be the total prior active duty service completed, as documented on previously issued DD Forms 214. The evidence of record in this case includes two DD Forms 214 issued to the applicant for periods of active duty service completed prior the active duty...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008772C070208
Jeanette R. McCants | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to show his rank as private first class (PFC) and to show the award of the Army Achievement Medal (AAM) and the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM). The evidence of record confirms the applicant entered active duty on 11 January 2001 and was promoted to PV2 on 11...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008775C070208
James B. Gunlicks | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. This is, in effect, a request that his records be corrected to show that he was separated due to physical disability retirement rather than discharged for physical disability with severance pay. Title 10, United States Code, section 1201, provides for the physical disability retirement of a member who has at least 20 years of service or a disability rated...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008786C070208
The Office of Promotion, Reserve Components, Army Human Resources Command – St. Louis, Missouri, advised a staff member of this board, that the applicant had submitted 13 re-profiled OER's to that office. Participation in the career development process is possible at the basic branching/career management field designation point, volunteering for training and education programs, selection of FA, preferences for career field, application for entry into special programs and long–range planning...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008787C070208
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 evidence shows that the applicant was a prisoner of war in Korea. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing: a. award of the Prisoner of War Medal; b. award of the National Defense Service Medal; c....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008789C070208
The applicant states he completed 50% of the non-resident CGSC course work on/about 2 August 2003, but because of an administrative backlog, his grades were not posted in a timely manner and he did not receive the completion certificate until after the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), Reserve Component/Army Promotion List (RC/APL), Promotion Selection Board convened on 3 September 2003. On 3 September 2003, the FY03 LTC, RC/APL, Promotion Selection Board convened to consider...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008803C070208
Upon enlistment, he authenticated his DD Form 1966/3 to show that no changes were required concerning his enlistment options. In doing so, the applicant’s military records may be corrected to show his DA Form 3286-66 was amended to include the sentence, “If a student loan is accepted by the official processing you for enlistment as payable under the LRP and the government fails to verify that the student loan accepted actually is eligible under the Higher Education Act of 1965 and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008804C070208
He states the recruiter told him that during the first three years of his enlistment, the Army would pay 1/3 of the student loans he submitted up to the amount of $65,000.00. The LRP is a Department of the Army enlistment option authorized by Title 10 of the United States Code, section 2171 (10 USC 2171), which provides the legal authority for the education loan repayment program for enlisted members on active duty in specified military specialties. As a result, the Board recommends that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008808C070208
The applicant requests reconsideration of his earlier request to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to correct the records of his deceased wife and former service member (FSM) to show: a. that she requested and received a 15-year, non-regular retirement from the US Army Reserve (USAR); and b. that she elected the survivor benefit plan (SBP) for him. This document was not previously reviewed by the ABCMR and is, therefore, considered new evidence. Given her position...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008818C070208
The LRP is a Department of the Army enlistment option authorized by Title 10 of the United States Code, section 2171 (10 USC 2171), which provides the legal authority for the education loan repayment program for enlisted members on active duty in specified military specialties. In doing so, the applicant's military records should be corrected to show his DA Form 3286-66 was amended to include the sentence “If a student loan is accepted by the official processing you for enlistment as...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008822C070208
Brenda K. Koch | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant provides no substantiating evidence to support his request. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008823C070208
Leonard G. Hassell | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states that he had only just returned from Vietnam and was still on drugs, which made the discharge unjust at the time. The separation authority considered the case and directed that the applicant be separated with an undesirable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008841C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his debt for not completing the requirements of his Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship be forgiven based on his enlistment in the Regular Army (RA). On 21 June 2000, after he was disenrolled from the ROTC program, the applicant was provided these options in an election statement and requested the repayment option which resulted in the DFAS-Denver establishing his ROTC repayment debt on 29 August 2000. The applicant's military records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008848C070208
The applicant states that granting his request would give him exactly 28 years of military service. In doing this, the Board corrected his retirement date to 1 January 1988, the month following the PEB decision. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 21 June 1994, the date of his retirement order establishing 1 January 1988 as his retirement date; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040008864C070208
There is no evidence that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart. In the absence of more conclusive evidence, the applicant is not entitled to award of the Purple Heart or correction of his records to show this decoration. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board.