ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104431C070208
The applicant requests that the summary of MOS (Military Occupational Specialty)/Medical Retention Board (MMRB) Proceedings contained in the performance fiche of her OMPF (Official Military Personnel File) be transferred to the restricted fiche of her OMPF. The MMRB determined that she was fully capable of performing her duties. She feels that the MMRB documents contained in her performance fiche prejudice her promotion to master sergeant, in that promotion board members would presume that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104433C070208
On 11 April 2001, the applicant was given a change of rater NCOER for the period May 2000 through November 2000 for performance of duty as the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the Medical Equipment Repair Section of the Medical Maintenance Branch, Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC), West Point, New York. The applicant submitted an application to the Board on 18 April 2003 requesting removal of the NCOER for the period June 2000 through November 2000 from his OMPF. The applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104480C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his record be corrected to show he held the rank of sergeant (SGT) on the date of his separation from active duty and that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). The applicant provides the following documents in support of his application: DD Form 214, dated 27 September 1952; SGT Promotion Orders; Unit Morning Report Extract, dated 9 May 1952; and CIB Orders. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104490C070208
Robert Rogers | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that he be awarded the Combat Medical Badge for service in Vietnam. The applicant provides: a.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104493C070208
The applicant states, in effect, that the FSM was wounded at least twice between 1967 and 1969. For Vietnam service, an OSB is authorized for each period of 6 months active Federal service as a member of a U.S. Service in Vietnam from 1 July 1958 to 28 March 1973. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the Bronze Star Medal with V Device, the Purple Heart for wounds received on 20 May 1969,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104511C070208
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. This case is being considered using reconstructed records, which primarily consist of the applicant’s WD AGO Form 53-55, a Separation Qualification Record (WD AGO Form 100) and associated documents that remain on file at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). It states, in pertinent part, that a bronze service star is authorized with this medal for each campaign a member participated in while serving in the PTO.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104514C070208
The applicant’s Enlisted Qualification Record (DA Form 20) shows that he served in the RVN from 26 December 1968 through 17 December 1969. However, by regulation, in order to qualify for the CIB, in addition to serving in combat with a qualifying unit, an enlisted soldier must have held an infantry MOS, which according to Army HRC awards officials included MOS 11B, 11C, 11F, 11G AND 11H. The evidence of record shows the applicant held and served in MOS 11E, performing duties as an armor...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104516C070208
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he was promoted to Sergeant First Class (SFC), E-7. Paragraph 4 of Commander, PERSCOM message date time group 071200 April 1992, Subject: Exception to Promotion Policy stated that promotable soldiers who had approved retirements prior to the convening date of those boards as a result of reaching their RCP would not have their retirements revoked or rescinded. Also, paragraph 4 of Commander, PERSCOM message date time group...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104534C070208
The applicant’s Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) contains no derogatory information and there is no documented record of a disqualification from any of the applicant’s active duty commanders that would have precluded him from receiving the Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM). Paragraph 2-13 of the awards regulation contains guidance on award of the VSM and it states, in pertinent part, that a bronze service star is authorized with this award for each campaign a member is credited with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104577C070208
The evidence of record confirms that during his RVN tour, the applicant served as an infantryman/dog handler in a qualifying infantry unit and was present with and personally participated with the unit while it was engaged in active ground combat. As a result, it would be appropriate to award the applicant the first award of the AGCM, for his qualifying period of honorable active duty service from 15 July 1969 through 7 December 1970. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104590C070208
On 2 January 2002, the U. S. Army Reserve Personnel Command (AR- PERSCOM) sent the applicant an application for retired pay. He requested his return to the States due to his MRD. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. voiding his retirement orders dated 28 November 2003; b. showing that he received a 2-month extension to his mandatory release date and that he was released from active duty on 16 March 2004...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104592C070208
LaVerne M. Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. Upon his discharge from the Arkansas National Guard, the FSM had 5 years, 11 months, and 5 days in a Reserve Component.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104595C070208
The applicant requests that his record be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart. Presumably, the applicant is requesting award of the Purple Heart for injuries incurred in Vietnam, and while his 27 August 1971 DD Form 214 indicates that he was a member of a medical holding detachment, this in itself is not proof that he was wounded as a result of hostile action; nor does the entry on his personnel qualification record suffice as such evidence. The evidence shows that the applicant’s...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104598C070208
The medical reports that the applicant submits with his request show that he was being treated for problems with his left knee. On one report, his physician indicated that the applicant had stated that he had a history of shrapnel wounds in the left hand, and had previous shrapnel wounds to his tibia. The applicant's statement that he was immediately evacuated to Japan, thus orders were never issued for award of the Purple Heart, is not consistent with the evidence of record.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104599C070208
The applicant requests that his record be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart and to show his date of birth as 8 January 1947. There is insufficient evidence to show that he was wounded in action. As a result, the Board recommends that the applicant's 22 June 1970 DD Form 214 be corrected: a. by showing his date of birth as 8 January 1947; b. by showing he was awarded one of his Army Commendation Medal with a “V” device; and c. by showing that he is entitled to the Republic of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104600C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm, Unit Citation; the Good Conduct Medal; and the Air Assault Badge, be added to his DD Form 214, Report of Transfer or Discharge. The applicant states, in effect, that his unit was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm, Unit Citation; he was told that he was eligible for award of the Good Conduct Medal and the Air Assault Badge. The Good Conduct Medal; the Republic of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104604C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. He further states that once he entered military service, he applied for a hardship discharge and after months of waiting, this request was also denied. The evidence of record confirms the applicant’s two requests for hardship discharge were properly processed and considered while he was on active duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104608C070208
Robert J. Osborn | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The FSM's notification of eligibility for retired pay at age 60 (his 20- year letter) is dated 2 January 1990. There is no evidence of record to show that the FSM completed a DD Form 1883 (Survivor Benefit Plan Election Certificate) electing to participate in the RCSBP.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104616C070208
The term “good years” is an unofficial term used to mean years in which 50 or more retirement points are earned during each year and which count as qualifying years of service for retirement benefits at age 60. From the available evidence of record, it appears the applicant should have been discharged on 1 September 1964 upon his ETS. The available evidence of record shows the applicant requested transfer to the Retired Reserve but he never retired.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104617C070208
AR 672-5-1, in effect at the time of the applicant's separation provides that the Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency and fidelity during a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service. DA Pamphlet 672-3, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, dated 29 January 1988, which lists unit awards received by units serving in Vietnam, shows that the unit the applicant was assigned to, the 565th Transportation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104618C070208
James B. Gunlicks | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. It provides that an enlistment bonus is an enlistment incentive offered to those enlisting in the RA for duty in a specific MOS. The character of the discharge is commensurate with the applicant's overall record of military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104623C070208
The applicant requests that the record of nonjudicial punishment and allied documents be expunged from his OMPF (Official Military Personnel File). The officer administering the punishment directed that the record of nonjudicial punishment be filed in the performance fiche of the applicant's OMPF. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 31 January 1990; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104626C070208
The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) with an effective date of 16 September 1969; a self-authored letter dated 24 February 2004; an enlisted promotion list, dated 23 August 1969; a promotion order, dated 23 August 1969; an discharge certificate, dated 7 October 1971; and an United States Army Reserve letter order, dated 22 September 1971. The applicant submitted Letter Orders Number 09-1206346, dated 22...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104636C070208
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The application submitted on this case is dated 29 February 2004. In accordance with Title 10 of the United States Code, section 1552, the authority under which this Board acts, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records is not empowered to set aside a conviction.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104653C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his military record to show award of the Purple Heart (PH). The applicant provides in support of his request a VA Rating Decision (Review), dated 23 October 2003 and supporting documents which shows the applicant was granted a 0 percent service connection disability rating for hearing loss in the left ear. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104662C070208
Once the Korean War Service Medal has been authorized by the Department of the Air Force, the applicant may apply to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to add this foreign award to his DD Form 214. Evidence of record shows that the applicant was treated at a U.S. Army Medical Facility after returning to military control from enemy captivity. There are no orders in the applicant’s service personnel records which show he was awarded an Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104668C070208
Diane J. Armstrong | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his record should be corrected to add 3 or 4 bronze service stars with his Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, “VSG w/Palm” and “ACM”. 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 | CY2004 | 2004104677C070208
The applicant provides: a. e. Copies of his enlistment documents showing that he enlisted for the MGIB Army College Fund (ACF). AR 635-5-1 (Separation Program Designator Codes) provides that Soldiers separated under the provisions of AR 635-200, paragraph 16-5 shall receive a separation code of KGH and a narrative reason for separation of "Non-Retention on Active Duty."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104684C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. g. He requests that his record be corrected to show award of the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and the Combat Infantryman Badge. The 23 February 2003 Board awarded the applicant that medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104708C070208
The applicant’s Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) contains a TAGO Form 01254, which that documents his active duty service from 15 February 1952 through 21 May 1953. This source confirms that the applicant’s unit (129th Infantry Regiment) was not credited with service in Korea during the period the applicant was assigned to the Pacific, 15 February 1952 through 21 May 1953. The evidence of record also includes the applicant’s DA Form 2-1 and his final separation document.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104751C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his transfer to the Retired Reserve be voided and that he be placed back into the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) to allow for continued payment of his earned Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) benefits. On 20 May 1995, the applicant reenlisted in the USAR for six years and on 19 May 2001, he was transferred to the Retired Reserve. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104752C070208
On 4 December 2000, the unit commander counseled the applicant and notified her of his intent to initiate separation action under the provisions of chapter 11, Army Regulation 635-200 with an uncharacterized discharge for entry-level performance and conduct. On 18 February 2004, the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his discharge. Pertinent Army regulations provide that, prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104756C070208
The DD Form 214 he was issued confirms he received an UOTHC discharge after completing a total of 4 years, 11 months and 20 days of active military service. Further, his record does properly document and recognized his prior honorable service in the separation documents he was issued for those periods of active duty service. There is a copy of SPCM Orders Number 13 on file that confirms the court-martial proceedings against him were terminated as a result of the convening authority...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104763C070208
The applicant’s claim that the narrative reason for his discharge should be corrected and that his record should show he was medically discharged was carefully considered. The military medical records provided by the applicant show he was treated for a knee condition that resulted in his receiving a 3 profile. Thus, the time for him to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 16 June 1963.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104764C070208
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Purple Heart. Item 29 (Wounds Received as a Result of Action with Enemy Forces) of the applicant's DD Form 214 contains the entry "None." 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104774C070208
The applicant states that the medical board findings were completed on 8 January 2004. A 30 July 2003 Naval Medical Center report of medical board shows that the applicant was seen as an outpatient in the Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Clinic for evaluation of chronic low back and right hip, buttock, and leg pain. The applicant was discharged because of her low back pain with intermittent right lower extremity radicular symptoms and her chronic pelvic pain with a 20 percent disability rating.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104787C070208
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states that her mother (the FSM's former spouse) was married to the FSM for most of his military career. Public Law 99-661, dated 14 November 1986, permitted divorce courts to order SBP coverage (without the member’s agreement) in those cases where the member was participating in the SBP or was still on active duty and had not yet made an SBP election.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104791C070208
Based on this logic, counsel claims the relevant court order in this case should be the 7th Civil Court of Appeal in Bamberg, Gemany, dated 22 November 1996, which would have made the applicant’s request timely. The Board finally concluded that it was never the intent of the FSM to provide the applicant SBP coverage and that the applicant should have made her deemed SBP election request within one year of the 1995 agreement between her and the FSM, as was noted and supported by the German...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104795C070208
On 22 November 1977, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army and continued her service until 10 August 1988 when she was honorably discharged, in the rank and pay grade, SSG, E-6, to accept an appointment, with a concurrent call to active duty, as a warrant officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. The evidence of record shows that the applicant served on active duty in an enlisted status and as an Army warrant officer. The evidence of record also shows that the applicant served as an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104796C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 December 2004 DOCKET NUMBER: AR2004104796 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. Michael J. Flynn | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 10 November 1982, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) determined that the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104809C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records of her deceased spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he completed 20 qualifying years for a non-regular retirement. The advisory opinion noted that the Retirements and Annuities Section attempted to obtain additional documentation from the Alabama ARNG but, as of 9 April 2004, no additional documentation had been provided, in part, because the retirement section of the Alabama ARNG had been eliminated. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104829C070208
Leonard Hassell | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant provides COUNSEL'S REQUEST, STATEMENT AND EVIDENCE: 1.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104831C070208
The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. On 16 April 1948, he was honorably separated from active duty in the Army of the United States in the grade of First Lieutenant and, he was provided a WD AGO Form 53-98, Military Record and Report of Separation, Certificate of Service, to document this service. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show award of the American...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104834C070208
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. Although, the MOS title and number listed on the applicant’s separation document indicate he was a Mechanic, the rest of the available evidence all supports the applicant’s contention that he served as a Rifleman during his World War II service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104835C070212
On 9 February 2004, the Chief, Military Awards Branch at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command recommended that additional administrative action be taken in the applicant's records in regard to the decision of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR2003089372, dated 6 November 2003. There is no requirement to correct the applicant's DD Form 214 for the period ending 24 September 1969 in the ABCMR's decision in Docket Number AR2003089372, dated 6...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104837C070208
The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a partial amendment of the ABCMR’s decision in Docket Number AR2003091450, dated 22 January 2004. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding the Army Commendation Medal to his record and separation document; and by providing him a corrected separation document that includes this change. The Board further determined that the evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104838C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, removal of the senior rater's (SR) comments and rating from the DA Form 67-9 (Officer Evaluation Report (OER)) covering the period 4 June 1998 through 3 June 1999 [hereafter referred to as the contested OER]. The applicant contends that the contested OER contains the following significant errors: a) the SR on the contested report was also a rating official for the OER of the applicant's rater; b) the SR refused to counsel him during the rating period; c)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104843C070208
On 19 June 1985 he was discharged from the Arkansas Army National Guard because of his medical disability. Army Regulation 135-155 provides for the promotion of warrant officer in the Army Reserve. 10 U.S.C., Section 3964 provides for the advancement of warrant officers and enlisted members on the retired list to the highest grade served on active duty satisfactorily (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, in which he served on full-time duty satisfactorily), when his active...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104848C070208
The applicant requests that his 12 December 1972 DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show his MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) as 95B1D, Military Policeman, instead of 71B30, Clerk Typist. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 12 December 1972; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 11 December 1975. ______John N. Slone...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 2004104876C070208
The applicant states that informal discussions with the Army action officers indicated that the Army was unwilling to change its policy in the students' favor without a statutory change to Title 37, U. S. Code, regardless of the other Services' BAH policies. By memorandum dated 29 August 2002, the applicant and 24 of his classmates requested support from the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 in obtaining Service Secretary waiver to receive BAH at a rate other than their new PDS. The advisory...