ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000306C070208
The evidence of record shows that the applicant enlisted for the LRP incentive. 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 officials 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 such failure results in nonpayment of the loan by the LRP or the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000307C070208
complete the required entries on the DD Form 1966; c.) if enlisting for the LRP, disenroll the applicant or soldier from the GI Bill; and d.) verify that the applicant has qualifying loans if enlisting for the LRP. The applicant's change in enlistment incentive program from Army College Fund to Loan Repayment Program on the date of his entry on active duty seems to indicate that the applicant did not have his loan promissory notes with him at the time he processed for enlistment at the MEPS...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000308C070208
The Acting Chief, Education Incentives and Counseling Branch, also advised that the Soldier does have other loans that do qualify for repayment under the LRP and that appropriate payments are being authorized toward these student loans. Broad discretion is available to this Board under Title 10, US Code, Section 1552, which includes the authority to amend the applicant’s enlistment contract to include the sentence, “If a student loan is accepted by the officials processing you for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000311C070208
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 officials 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 such failure results in nonpayment of the loan by the LRP or the repayment or default of the loan, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000314C070208
The applicant requests that her current active duty commitment and service in the United States Navy be accepted as repayment of her Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship debt. The applicant states, in effect, that she has served over 2 years of active duty in the Navy Nurse Corps and that her service in the Navy should be accepted in lieu of monetary repayment of her Army ROTC debt. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000316C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. In effect, the applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his service in Saudi Arabia from August 1990 to May 1991. Consequently, his request to correct his DD Form 214 is denied.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000318C070208
The applicant requests that a record of nonjudicial punishment (Article 15) and a service school academic evaluation report (AER) be expunged from his OMPF (Official Military Personnel File). Once placed in the OMPF, the document becomes a permanent part of that file and will not be removed from a fiche or moved to another part of the fiche unless directed by certain agencies, to include the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR). There is no injustice in maintaining the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000320C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show that he was medically retired by reason of physical disability. The Army must find a member physically unfit before he can be medically retired or separated. Records provided by the applicant from the VA indicate that he has been awarded compensation for medical conditions, which that agency has determined to be related to military service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000327C070208
LaVerne M. Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The Memorandum for Record from USAREC, dated 24 March 2004, shows that the enlistment contract is incorrect and the term of enlistment should be corrected to show the term of enlistment as 4 years and 16 weeks. The applicant's request for correction of enlistment data, if approved by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), results in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000328C070208
Kenneth W. Lapin | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted for 4 years and 16 weeks instead of 4 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000338C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), with the separation date 31 January 1999, be corrected to show he retired in the rank of sergeant first class/pay grade E-7. U.S. Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) Order Number 346-20, dated 12 December 1995, shows that the applicant was promoted to the rank of sergeant first class/pay grade E-7, effective 1 January 1996. There is no evidence, and the applicant has not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000339C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 18 NOVEMBER 2004 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040000339 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 records are not available to the Board for review. As a result, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 1 January 1950.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000340C070208
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, Company D, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm, Unit Citation, for the period April 1966 through August 1968, by Department of the Army General Orders (DAGO) Number 48, dated 1971; and the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000342C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 10 August 1972, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he be discharged for the good of the service under other than honorable conditions and furnished an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000349C070208
One daughter was an alcoholic who abandoned her children, three of whom were being raised by the applicant. At age 11, the applicant states he was placed in school in Warm Springs, Oregon. 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000351C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 6 January 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040000351 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 are no orders in the applicant's records that show he was awarded the Purple Heart. Further, the Purple Heart is not included in the list of authorized awards listed on the applicant's DD Form 214, which he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000361C070208
The applicant requests that his discharge be upgraded from undesirable under other than honorable conditions to an honorable discharge for medical reasons. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. The applicant request that his discharge be upgraded from under other than honorable conditions to an honorable discharge for medical reasons.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000363C070208
The SLRP 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 | 20040000372C070208
LaVern M. Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted in the Army for 5 years and 16 weeks. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending the enlistment contract (DD Form 4/3) to show that he enlisted in the Regular Army for 5 years and 16...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000373C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 19 January 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040000373 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, in effect, that due to an administrative oversight, he was never awarded a PH he was entitled to based on being wounded in action on 5 August 1969, while serving in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN)....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000374C070208
The applicant's records show he received an OER for the period 1 May 1989 through 30 April 1990. The evidence of record shows that the applicant contacted USAHRC – STL (AR-PERSCOM at the time) in October 2001 concerning reappointment and was told to contact another office to see if he was eligible. There is insufficient evidence on which to justify a correction to the applicant's records (such as showing that he was discharged from the USAR prior to being twice nonselected for promotion to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000376C070208
On 11 September 1975, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB), after careful consideration of the applicant’s military record and all other available evidence, determined the applicant was properly discharged and the applicant’s appeal for an upgrade of his discharge was denied. The evidence of record and independent evidence provided by the applicant fails to show he suffered from a disabling medical or mental condition that rendered him unfit to perform his military duties at the time of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000378C070208
The applicant provides the following documents in support of his application: DD Form 214, Two Air Medal (AM) Citations, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Orders, Two Heroism Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) Orders, Bronze Star Medal (BSM) Orders, DA Form 1577 (Authorization for Issuance of Awards), and Separation Document Correction (DD Form 215). Although the applicant has provided two AM Citations, the evidence of record corroborates only one award of the AM, as evidenced by the entry...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000381C070208
The Board denied his request, based on the fact that his final unit of assignment (3273rd Signal Service Detachment), reflected on his separation document, was not identified as a unit having been granted occupation credit for Japan. On 30 September 2000 the applicant requested reconsideration of his request for award of the Army of Occupation Medal with “Japan” clasp and included the 9 June 2000 statement from his former senior officer. In the absence of more conclusive evidence, it would...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000383C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant’s record shows that he enlisted in the Regular Army for five years and entered active duty on 21 May 1992. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000384C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 March 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040000384 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 records are not available to the Board for review. The applicant served in the Army of the United States from 8 November 1950 to 8 August 1952.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000387C070208
Carol A. Kornhoff | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action. The applicant did not meet the eligibility criteria for award of the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal because he was not assigned to Vietnam for at least 6 months and he was medically evacuated as a result of drug abuse...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000388C070208
On 16 September 1977, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he receive an UOTHC discharge. On 28 September 1977, the applicant was discharged accordingly. On 7 March 1986, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) voted to deny the applicant’s request for an upgrade of his discharge after concluding that his discharge was proper and equitable.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000391C070208
Since it thus appears the applicant did not give her consent to the FSM's child only coverage RCSBP election, by law the FSM's RCSBP election defaulted to spouse coverage. The FSM did not indicate on the DD Form 1883 which option he desired. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing that the FSM elected to participate in the RCSBP for child only coverage, full base amount, option C but that the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000395C070208
There are no orders in the applicant's service personnel records to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. 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. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000399C070208
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he was not absent without leave (AWOL) for 399 days and that he served at least 19 months of overseas service. On 9 April 1969, the applicant was convicted by a special court-martial of being AWOL from on or about 6 December 1968 to on or about 15 February 1969. 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 | 20040000400C070208
Prior to the period of service under review, the applicant served honorably in the Regular Army (RA) from 23 December 1968 until he was separated for reenlistment on 9 February 1971. While an honorable discharge or GD may be issued, a UOTHC discharge is normally considered appropriate. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000402C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that the already-awarded Purple Heart be added to his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge. Department of the Army (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, during his service in Vietnam, the 4th Aviation Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000403C070208
He states his wife became pregnant with complications and because no immediate family members were available to care for her, he was the only provider. The record does include a separation document (DD Form 214) that shows the applicant was discharged UOTHC on 11 December 1980, under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200, by reason of administrative discharge conduct triable by court-martial, This document further shows that at the time of his discharge, he had completed 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000410C070208
Army Regulation 135-101, Table 3-4, lists the specialties, which are authorized additional constructive service credit for advanced degrees. Therefore, the applicant's Master of Science in Nursing degree should have been authorized constructive service credit for establishing her entry grade and promotion eligibility dates. BOARD VOTE: ____jtm _ ____wtm_ ___wdp _ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000418C070208
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant provides two DD Forms 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); discharge orders dated 5 May 1986; a DA Form 1577 (Authorization for Issuance of Awards); pages 2 – 7 of a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) Narrative Summary; a DD Form 261 (Report of Investigation Line of Duty and Misconduct Status) with endorsements and enclosures (a DA Form 2173 (Statement of Medical Examination and Duty Status), two DA Forms...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000429C070208
The applicant and the FSM never divorced. He listed D___ as his "spouse" on the form, with an indicated date of marriage of 19 January 2001. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing that the FSM was married to the applicant at the time he made his RCSBP election of option A but that she did not concur with his election; and b. paying to the applicant the RCSBP annuity retroactive to the FSM's death.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000473C070208
The applicant provides a Retiree Account Statement; the first page of his DD Form 2656 (Data for Payment of Retired Personnel); orders transferring him to the Retired Reserve; orders placing him on the Retired List; and a letter from the U. S. Army Reserve Personnel Command dated 10 August 2002. His notification of eligibility for retired pay at age 60 (his 20-year letter) is not available; however, records at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) indicate he elected to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000474C070208
Powers | |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. It states, in pertinent part, that the PH is awarded to any member who has been wounded or killed in action.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000476C070208
Maribeth Love | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. It stated, in pertinent part, that a change of duty for members in the pay grade E-8 required a lateral appointment to or from MSG or 1SG. Therefore, in the interest of equity, it would be appropriate to correct his record to show his rank title on the Retired List as 1SG.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000483C070208
The applicant requested correction of his records to show award of the ARCOM. On 29 July 1998, the ABCMR denied the applicant's request that he be awarded a total disability evaluation, that he be promoted to Sergeant, E- 5, and that he be awarded the ARCOM. Despite the indication in the 9 October 1984 letter that the applicant "met all requirements by the board at that appointment…and due to error, promotion was not awarded by the command," there is no evidence to show that he actually...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000491C070208
The applicant states this is incorrect; he was fighting in Korea in March 1952. c. Paragraphs 11 and 17 state that he was assigned to Company F, 5th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Division. The applicant states there was no 71st Infantry Division in Korea during the war. b. Inserting the words "(Regimental Combat Team)" in Block 28 of the individual's DD Form 214 after the expression "REGT," and c. By correcting ABCMR Proceedings Docket Number AR2003091490 as stated in paragraph 10 of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000512C070208
The applicant states that his migraines should have been rated. On 23 January 2002, after reevaluating all available medical records and sworn testimony by the applicant, a formal PEB found the applicant to be unfit for duty for the same conditions as the informal PEB found; also found several other diagnoses, to include his migraines, to be not unfitting and not rated; and also recommended he be separated with severance pay with a 20 percent disability rating. The VA Schedule for Rating...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000521C070208
The applicant requests, in effect, that his 1996 separation from active duty be corrected to show that he was retired by reason of physical disability. In January 2003, after twice failing to be selected for promotion to the grade of major while a member of the United States Army Reserve Control Group (Reinforcement), the applicant was honorably discharged. However, an award of a VA rating does not establish an error or injustice in the separation or discharge of an individual from the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000526C070208
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. He related that he did not see his father again until he was 11 years old. Army Regulation 635-208, in effect at the time, provided the authority for discharging enlisted personnel for unfitness.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000540C070208
The applicant requests that his discharge be upgraded from an undesirable discharge to an honorable discharge. He opined that his condition was not amenable to medical or psychiatric treatment in a military setting and recommended that the applicant be separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-89 (Personnel Separation (Homosexuals)). The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief and to excuse failure to timely file.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000555C070208
The applicant’s Personnel Qualification Record (PQR), DA Form 2-1 shows, in Item 18 (Appointments and Reductions), that the applicant was promoted to the rank of SSG/E-6 on 24 October 1968. The applicant’s DA Form 2-1 shows he completed his high school GED sometime in 1972, but the MPRJ contains no indication he was again recommended for promotion to SSG/E-6 subsequent to completing this requirement, or that he was ever promoted to SSG/E-6 by proper authority prior to his separation from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000559C070208
The evidence shows that the applicant was discharged within 120 days of his ETS upon his return from overseas in accordance with the regulations in effect at the time. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 16 June 1950, the date of his discharge; therefore, the time...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000560C070208
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 06 JANUARY 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20040000560 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 also confirms that the applicant was awarded an Air Medal and that he is entitled to two awards of the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm and a Valorous Unit Award. As a result,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040000566C070208
However, after nonconcurring with the PEB findings, he provided additional medical evidence, which he also believes the PEB did not fully evaluate, and as a result failed to grant a proper disability rating. The evidence of record provides no information that would support the applicant’s assertion that his disabilities should be considered combat related, and he has failed to provide independent evidence to support this claim. The Army rates only conditions that are determined to be...