ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010466C070208
The applicant states that he was wounded and treated for an injury while serving in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct applicant’s records to show these awards. 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 for wounds received on 18 June 1967 while serving in the RVN; b. showing that based on his RVN service and campaign participation, he is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010478C070208
Jeanette McCants | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states, in effect, that he desires to have his ROTC Scholarship debt cancelled/remitted based on his 4-year enlistment in the Marine Corps. Although the applicant has not contended that he was unaware of the conditions of his contract, the evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant understood the conditions of his ROTC contract,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010479C070208
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 30 November 1986 to show his retirement orders and the Meritorious Service Medal. The applicant’s DD Form 214 for the period ending 30 November 1986 does not show his retirement orders or the Meritorious Service Medal as an authorized award. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010481C070208
The separation authority approved the separation and directed that the applicant be discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 15 for homosexuality with issuance of a General Discharge Certificate. He completed 2 years and 11 months total active military service with no days of lost time. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration in 1993, when the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy came into effect;...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010483C070208
Jeanette R. McCants | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 15a (Member Contributed to Post-Vietnam Veteran's Educational Assistance Program-VEAP) of his separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect "Yes" instead of "No." By regulation, Item 15a of the separation document should be marked "No" for any Soldier who enlisted in the Army after the year 1985.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010486C070208
The applicant requests his effective date of [permanent] Federal recognition as a Medical Service Corps officer be established as 4 August 2004 (sic). The applicant provides his initial appointment order in the Army National Guard (ARNG), dated 13 August 2002 with a temporary Federal recognition date of 4 August 2002; his oath of office as a National Guard officer; an NGB Form 89 (Proceedings of a Federal Recognition Examining Board) dated 17 July 2002; his second oath office as a National...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010489C070208
On 8 June 1971, the appropriate separation authority approved the applicant’s discharge and directed the issuance of an undesirable discharge. On 14 June 1971, the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-206. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010490C070208
The Board finally recommended that the applicant’s record be corrected to show he was released from active duty (REFRAD) on 6 December 1968, by reason of physical disability rated at 30 percent; and permanently retired with entitlement to retired pay in the highest grade in which he satisfactorily served as defined in Title 10 of the United States Code, Section 1372. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010491C070208
The applicant states, in effect, his records mistakenly show he was discharged in the rank of 1LT although he was promoted to the rank of CPT. The reconstructed record does include a Certification of Military Service, dated 18 October 2004. The applicant’s contention that his record should be corrected to show that he was REFRAD in the rank of CPT instead of 1LT, and the supporting evidence he provided were carefully considered and found to have merit.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010492C070208
Patrick H. McGann Jr. | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 28 September 1972, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he receive an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. On 21 January 1983, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) determined that the applicant’s discharge was proper and equitable and it voted to deny the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010498C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 30 August 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040010498 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. 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. It is also noted that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010503C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 18 August 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040010503 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. Robert Rogers | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010505C070208
By regulation, Army Guidance Counselors are required to verify that a member enlisting for the LRP has qualifying loans and to advise those members if any loan is not eligible for repayment. Further, the record gives no indication that an Army Guidance Counselor ever verified that the applicant’s loan did or did not qualify for repayment under the LRP. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: amending the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010508C070208
That command stated that the applicant voluntarily breached the terms of her ROTC contract, and also voluntarily enlisted in the Army; however, her voluntary enlisted service in the Army was not an authorized remedy for debt repayment. If the applicant had chosen to enter active duty or been involuntarily ordered to active duty at the time she failed to continue her enrollment in the ROTC, she would have been assigned according to the needs of the Army and would not have had the opportunity...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010509C070208
The applicant requests in effect, correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation-Honorable Discharge) to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star Medal (based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge) and addition of one bronze service star, to be affixed to the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Medal. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show this service medal and appurtenance. As a result, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010510C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 28 July 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040010510 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. Evidence of record shows the applicant served as a medical specialist, was assigned to an infantry company, and was wounded in action in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010514C070208
Permanent Order Number 132-00026, United States Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca, dated 12 May 2003 shows the applicant was awarded the AGCM (2nd Award) for the period 19 May 2000 to 20 May 2003. Permanent Orders Number 152-3, dated 1 June 1999 shows applicant was awarded the AGCM (1st Award) for the period 25 May 1996 to 23 May 1999. Permanent Orders 132-00026, dated 12 May 2003 awarded the applicant the AGCM (2nd Award) for the period 19 May 2000 to 20 May 2003.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010515C070208
He rebutted that he was aware the terms presented to him for repayment were either immediate repayment or enlistment (emphasis added) into the Regular Army at the time of disenrollment from ROTC. When he was disenrolled, his disenrollment letter gave him three options, one of which was to request to be ordered to active duty. Instead, he enlisted in the Regular Army in May 2004 in pay grade E-4 and for two bonus options ($20,000 for the Cash Bonus alone) and for the Loan Repayment Program...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010518C070208
Jeanette R. McCants | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. In this case, the evidence of record includes a DA Form 20 entry that confirms the applicant was wounded in action while serving in the RVN. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding him the Combat Infantryman Badge; and by amending Item 24 of his 4 September 1970 DD Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010519C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that the Board direct the Department of the Army to implement the Board’s previous decision to move a letter of reprimand (LOR) and an officer evaluation report (OER) to the restricted fiche of her Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) and that she be granted promotion reconsideration to the rank of lieutenant colonel (LTC) by the 2002, 2003, and 2004 promotion selection boards. While the applicable regulation does not provide for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010521C070208
Jeanette R. McCants | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, reinstatement in the Reserve in a commissioned officer status. Army Regulation 135-155 also specifies that promotion to major requires completion of 7 years time in grade and an OAC not later than the day before the selection board convening date is required for promotion qualification to major.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010525C070208
The applicant's military records show that he was appointed in the United States Army Reserve (USAR) from the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), Infantry (IN) Branch, as a second lieutenant effective 12 May 1969, with an educational delay to obtain a bachelor's degree. The applicant submits a copy of his MRD Computation Sheet that indicates his date of initial appointment as 12 May 1969; total break in service as 1 year, 2 months, and 18 days; authorized service time as 28 years; date...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010526C070208
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Evidence of record shows that the applicant was wounded, as a result of hostile action on 22 April 1945. 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 Purple Heart for wounds sustained on 22 April 1945 in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater; b. award of the Bronze Star Medal; c. award of the American Campaign...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010531C070208
The applicant states, in effect, that his Social Security Number is wrong as recorded in his military service records and that he was never awarded the Purple Heart for a wound he received. There are no orders in the applicant’s service personnel records which show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. Therefore, the applicant provided insufficient evidence to support a correction of the Social Security Number on his military service records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010536C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 27 September 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040010536 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 his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable Discharge) be corrected to show the 70th Military Police (MP) Company as his last unit of assignment, his date...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010537C070208
Larry J. Olson | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. This case is being considered using reconstructed records that primarily consist of the applicant’s separation document (WD AGO Form 53-55).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010538C070208
Michael Flynn | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Although the available evidence of record does not contain sufficient evidence to establish the dates he served in Iraq, for entry on his DD Form 214, he is entitled to be awarded the Iraq Campaign Medal for his service in Iraq. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010539C070208
The applicant requests the narrative reason for separation on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty) be changed. The applicant states his characterization of service was corrected by the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB). Although, the ADRB granted the applicant's request to have his service characterized as honorable, the ADRB determined the narrative reason for separation was proper and equitable and did not authorize a change to his narrative reason for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010540C070208
His punishment consisted of a reduction to the pay grade of E-1 (suspended for 60 days), a forfeiture of pay and extra duty. The applicant’s pay records are not present in the available records and there in no indication in the available records to show that the applicant was not being paid in the appropriate pay grade at the time of his REFRAD. However, he has failed to show through the evidence submitted with his application or the evidence of record that he was not being properly paid...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010543C070208
Headquarters, U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox Orders 241-0155 dated 28 August 2000 amended the applicant's date initially entered military service to 17 November 1976. When the applicant's retirement orders were amended to change his date initially entered military service, they should also have been amended to show his correct years of total creditable service as 23 years, 5 months and 9 days. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010544C070208
The applicant requests that Item 4 (GRADE, RATE, OR RANK) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty) be changed from MSG (Master Sergeant) to 1SG (First Sergeant). The applicant states his DD Form 214 should show that he retired as a 1SG. The following are the only criteria for such placement on the retired list: a. the Soldier must be serving in and retiring in the grade of MSG; b. the Soldier must possess special qualification identifier "M;" c. the Soldier...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010545C070208
The applicant requests that his separation (SPD) code (block 26) and Narrative Reason for Separation (block 28) on his report of separation (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect data that will allow him to re-enter the service. The appropriate authority approved the findings and recommendations of the EPSBD on 31 July 2000. RE-3 applies to persons not qualified for continued Army service, but the disqualification is waivable.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010547C070208
The applicant, as the widow of a former service member (FSM), requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show he was granted a 15-year retirement. It pointed out that the FSM was not eligible for retirement from either the Active or Reserve of the Army, he was discharged due to medical disqualification on 10 March 1991, and he was not eligible for consideration under the early qualification for retirement of Soldiers who were discharge from the Reserve units due to medical...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010548C070208
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. A fire destroyed approximately 18 million service members’ records at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973. The available evidence of record does establish that the applicant was treated for a bullet wound to the arm.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010550C070208
He claims his unit commander gave two other Soldiers and himself one week off from duty because they had previously taken on details and other duties to help unit proficiency. On 13 April 1981, the applicant was separated with an UOTHC discharge. The applicant’s contentions that the UOTHC discharge was improper because his new unit commander was not properly informed that he was on authorized leave instead of being AWOL, and because he was never informed of the effects of an UOTHC...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010556C070208
The applicant requests that his report of separation (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect the correct information in items 19a through 28 and that his end of tour award be added to his DD Form 214. His records show that at the time he enlisted, his spouse resided at the address in Memphis, Tennessee, that is contained on his DD Form 214 dated 2 March 1991. However, there is no evidence to show that he was recommended for any awards that are not contained on his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010560C070208
Larry J. Olson | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show his award of the Bronze Star Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing that, in addition to the awards listed on his WD AGO Form 53-55, be authorized the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, the Army of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010566C070208
It states that officers records may be placed before a SSB for reconsideration when it is determined that their records were not submitted to a promotion selection board for consideration; or the record contained a material error when it was reviewed by the promotion selection board. By regulation, an officer may be reconsidered for promotion by a SSB if it is determined that their records were not submitted to a promotion selection board for consideration; or the record contained a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010569C070208
He states, that he was already worried about his family’s welfare, when his mother wrote to say that her lights and water was turned off. On 16 June 1972, the separation authority directed that he be discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-206, by reason of misconduct (civil conviction), and directed that the applicant receive an undesirable discharge. On 4 October 1976, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) determined that the applicant’s discharge was proper and equitable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010570C070208
The applicant requests that his discharge be upgraded. On 20 September 1976 the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant's petition to upgrade his discharge. The applicant’s contention that he was entitled to an honorable discharge 90 days after receiving his undesirable discharge is not supported by any evidence submitted by him, or contained in records available to the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010575C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 SEPTEMBER 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040010575 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. Therefore, the applicant's DD Form 214 should be corrected to show his SMOS. In accordance with regulations the applicant is entitled to have all decorations, medals, badges, citations and campaign ribbons awarded...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010577C070208
The applicant requests, on behalf of the former service member, that he be awarded the Purple Heart. The applicant states, in effect, that the former service member was wounded in action and needs the Purple Heart added to his records. Evidence shows that the former service member’s records contain administrative errors which do not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010578C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 13 September 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040010578 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, that his records be corrected to show he enrolled in the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) for spouse coverage, option B. He thought he would retire from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010589C070208
The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, and Vietnam Commendation Medal. There are no orders in the applicant’s service personnel record which shows that he was awarded the Purple Heart. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the Purple Heart, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, the Republic of Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010590C070208
On 7 December 1984, the applicant was separated with a GD under the provisions of chapter 14, Army Regulation 635-200, due to misconduct- commission of a serious offense. There is no evidence that the applicant ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for review of his discharge under that board's 15- year statute of limitations. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010594C070208
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010595C070208
The applicant requests that the records of his deceased father, the former service member (FSM), be corrected to show that his first name was Michael, not Mitchell. Because there are no official records on file to correct in this case, the Board has determined as a matter of compassion that the applicant should be issued a Transcript of Military Record, DA Form 1569, showing that the FSM who served under the first name "Mitchell" was actually known by the first name "Michael." Records show...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010596C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 27 September 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040010596 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 states that a DA Form 638, dated 23 January 1998, should be corrected to show his SSN as 164-XX-XXX instead of 194-XX-XXX. The applicant provides: a.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010601C070208
The applicant requests that his DD Form 215 (Correction to DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his correct Social Security Number and Service Number. A review of the applicant's official military personnel file (OMPF), to include his DA Form 20, his DD Form 4 (Enlistment Record), the recommendation for award, various orders, and many other documents contained in his file show that the third digit of his service number is an eight and the fourth...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040010604C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to list his total period of military service in the Regular Army and in the Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG). An NGB Form 22 shows he had served in the MDARNG for 8 months and 8 days and was honorably discharged on 13 April 1961 to enlist in the Regular Army. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to excuse...