ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000001C070206
There is no evidence to show that the applicant is entitled to additional awards of the Air Medal, notwithstanding the copy of the flight record that he submits with his request. Therefore, his request for awards of the Air Medal, other than as indicated above, is not granted. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the Air Medal with “V” device, the Air Medal for meritorious achievement,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000002C070206
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. There is no available evidence that the applicant had any medically unfitting condition which required physical disability processing. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 4 February 1971; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000003C070206
The applicant was also not eligible for selection because he did not meet the education requirements for promotion, which was completion of an officer advance course. In the processing of this case a staff advisory opinion was obtained from the Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, Human Resources Command (HRC) – St Louis, which opines, in effect, that while the reasons for his nonselection are unknown, the applicant could not be selected based on the fact that he had not completed the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000004C070206
The applicant’s record confirms that she was considered and not selected for promotion to LTC by the 2004 Reserve Component Selection Board (RCSB) because she had not satisfied the military education requirements for promotion. The applicant’s record also confirms she completed 50% percent of the CGSC as of 9 November 2004. This official further stated that based on the information provided by the applicant, his office would support granting the applicant an education waiver...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000006C070206
The Department of Defense assigned responsibility to the Department of the Air Force for distribution of the Korean War Service medal to eligible veterans or their surviving next of kin. The applicant served in an armor specialty while assigned to Korea and thus was not eligible for award of the CIB, if the CIB had been authorized at the time. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding him the GCMDL for the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000011C070206
Michael J. Flynn | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Only one award of the Iraq Campaign Medal may be authorized for any individual. Effective 30 April 2005, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOTEM) is no longer authorized to be awarded for service in Iraq; however, service members who qualified for the GWOTEM by reason of service between 19 March 2003 and 30 April 2005 in an area for which the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000013C070206
Carmen Duncan | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his tour of duty in Desert Storm/Desert Shield and awards. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing "Service in SWA 910101 to 910426" in item 18 of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000015C070206
Jeanette McCants | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his record be corrected to show award of the Bronze Star Medal. The citation and the award certificate that he submits with his request indicates that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal on 4 January 1971 for meritorious service from 26 January 1970 to 25 January 1971, an obvious error as the applicant had been released from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000017C070206
Patrick McGann | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Upon application, any such service member may be awarded the Afghanistan Campaign Medal in lieu of the GWOTEM for such service; however, no service member shall be entitled to award of the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the GWOTEM for the same act, achievement or period of service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000021C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 September 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050000021 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 records contain a copy of a letter from the applicant to the Army Reserve Personnel Center, dated 23 August 2004, which shows he requested replacement of his Purple Heart Certificate and correction of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000027C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 26 July 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050000027 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. Leonard Hassell | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000028C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 21 July 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050000028 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant was separated from active duty before separation pay was authorized to active duty enlisted members. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error now under consideration on 31 May...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000045C070206
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect award of the Purple Heart. Counsel requests correction of the applicant’s records to reflect award of the Purple Heart. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000049C070206
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded. There is no indication the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board to have his discharge upgraded.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000050C070206
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 2 February 1978, after consulting with counsel, the applicant submitted a request for discharge for the good of the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10. Although an honorable or general discharge is authorized, a discharge under other than honorable conditions is normally considered appropriate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000058C070206
The findings and recommendations of the PEB were approved by the appropriate authority on 9 January 2004 and on 31 March 2004 he was honorably discharged by reason of physical disability with a 10% disability rating and entitlement to severance pay. An award of a VA rating does not establish error or injustice in the Army rating. The fact that the VA has awarded the applicant a disability rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed moods does not establish physical...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000059C070206
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he completed the Primary Noncommissioned Officer Course (PNCOC), the rank of Corporal/pay grade E-4, and award of the "Vietnam Era Medal." There is no evidence of record that shows that the applicant served in the military during the Vietnam War. Evidence of record shows that the applicant completed PNCOC in 1979 at Fort Carson, Colorado.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000060C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that item 12d (Total Prior Active Service) on his 1995 separation document be corrected to show an additional 2 months and 5 days of active service. While it is noted that the applicant's initial period of active duty was not identified during his 1974 enlistment action, it is possible the prior service was omitted merely because individuals involved in the enlistment process incorrectly believed that all voided service was not creditable. As a result,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000062C070206
The applicant states, in effect, that he has been advised that under current regulations, the narrative reason for separation of members separated for fraudulent entry while in an ELS is listed as “Entry Level Separation”. Paragraph 7-23 of the enlisted separations regulation contains guidance on the type of discharge issued to Soldiers separated for fraudulent entry. However, by regulation, although all Soldiers separated under fraudulent entry provisions of the regulation who are in an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000063C070206
The applicant was selected for promotion to major by the 2000 RCSB with a promotion eligibility date (PED) of 26 April 1999. The opinion also stated that the applicant was subsequently promoted to major on 26 April 2002, with a DOR of 14 March 2002, in accordance with Army Regulation 135-155. The applicant stated that he had called AHRC and was informed that he was passed over for promotion; however, he has provided no evidence, and there is none in the available records, to corroborate...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000064C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his record to show he held the rank and pay grade of staff sergeant/E-6 (SSG/E-6) on the date of his separation, and that he be provided additional disability severance pay as a result. Paragraph 1-27 of the enlisted promotion regulation contains guidance on NCOES requirements for promotion and conditional promotion. In this case, the evidence of record confirms the applicant’s conditional promotion to SSG/E- 6 was revoked and he was removed...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000065C070206
There are no additional documents in the available records which show the applicant received a promotion to the rank of Technician 4th Grade (Sergeant). The applicant’s properly constituted separation document confirms he held the rank of Technician Fifth Grade on the date of his separation, and that this was the highest rank he attained while serving on active duty. As a result, there is an insufficient evidentiary basis to support granting the requested relief.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000069C070206
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show a second award of the Overseas Service Bar and the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device. In addition, the evidence of record shows he served in Vietnam from March 1969 to December 1969 and so is authorized to wear only one award of the Overseas Service Bar. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000074C070206
He failed to report to Fort Knox and was placed in an AWOL status effective 8 October 1966 and remained AWOL until 28 February 1967. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. He was granted fourteen days ordinary leave after BCT and after his leave, he failed to report to his AIT at Fort Knox.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000078C070206
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. A DD Form 214, dated 16 June 1954, shows the applicant received the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and the National Defense Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing award of the Korean Service Medal with one bronze service star and the United Nations Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000083C070206
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Army Commendation Medal. The applicant’s DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) indicates, in Item 9 (Awards, Decorations & Campaigns), that he earned the following awards during his tenure on active duty: Army Service Ribbon (ASR), Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR), Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM) [this award is not shown on his DD Form 214], the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM),...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000092C070206
The applicant states, in effect, he would like the Board to consider the same findings and conclusion to his case as it did with a fellow Soldier who was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in 1995 by the Board. There is no evidence, or reason to believe, that the applicant's service in Korea during this period was any less meritorious than those individuals in his unit who were subsequently awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their services between July and November 1950. As a result, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000095C070206
The applicant requests that the undesirable discharge (UD) that he received from the Regular Army (RA) be upgraded to an honorable discharge. 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. At the time of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000096C070206
The applicant requested promotion consideration to colonel by an SSB on 31 May 1994 and on 13 July 1994. In the processing of the applicant's original case, the Chief, Special Actions Branch, Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, USAHRC - STL advised the Army Review Board Agency – St. Louis that the applicant had a basis for consideration by an SSB [under the 1993 and 1994 criteria] because the OERs ending 1 May 1993 and 8 January 1994 were not seen by the promotion boards. As a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000099C070206
On 22 August 1974, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) denied the applicant’s request for an honorable discharge. The applicant’s record of service included three nonjudicial punishments, one special court-martial conviction and 112 days of lost time. As a result, the Board further determined that there is no evidence provided which shows that it would be in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file this application within the 3-year statute of limitations...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000100C070206
The applicant provides: a. The applicant's mother states the applicant called her the night before she left the unit AWOL and complained that an individual in the unit had behaved inappropriately towards her. On 7 November 2002, the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant’s request for an upgrade of her discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000105C070206
The applicant requests correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) and the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) for service in the Persian Gulf. The primary Desert Shield/Storm file contains one record for each active duty member who participated in-theater between 2 August 1990 and 31 July 1991 and one record for each Reservist, National Guard member or retiree who was activated or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000108C070206
The formal PEB rated this condition as 10 percent disabling. Even if the applicant’s urinary incontinence did fail medical retention standards, without evidence that he could not perform his duties due to that condition it would not be considered physically unfitting. In addition, the applicant has not submitted any evidence or argument which would lead the Board to believe that a reconvened formal PEB would have determined that the applicant was physically unfit due to urinary incontinence.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000111C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 September 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050000111 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 discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded to an honorable discharge based on post service good conduct. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000112C070206
There are no general orders in the applicant’s service personnel records that show he was awarded the Purple Heart. The applicant's name appears on the Vietnam Casualty Roster that shows he was wounded on 6 April 1967 and treated as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. 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 sustained on 6 April 1967; b. awarding him the Army Good...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000113C070206
The applicant's military records also show he submitted a previous application for medical retirement to the ABCMR in October 1985 and that ABCMR Docket Number AC86-01592, dated 17 September 1986, denied the applicant's request. The evidence of record confirms that the applicant voluntarily submitted his unqualified resignation from the RA. The documentation the applicant submits as new evidence, in which he states he was being treated for severe PTSD and was taking prescribed medication,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000115C070206
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge, be upgraded to an honorable or a general discharge. The Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) indicates that the applicant was discharged on 29 December 1971, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service, in lieu of trial by court-martial. However, there is no evidence in the available records, nor has he submitted any evidence, to support his contention that he was suffering from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000119C070206
There are no orders in the applicant’s service personnel record which shows that he was awarded the Purple Heart. There is no evidence of records that show the applicant was wounded on any other occasion while serving in Vietnam. 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000121C070206
The applicant requests reconsideration of an earlier request that item 27 (Reenlistment Code) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be changed to acceptable codes to reenlist. The regulation, in effect at the time, states the reason for discharge based on separation code “KGF” is “HQDA [Headquarters, Department of the Army] imposed bar to reenlistment; or locally imposed bar to reenlistment” and the regulatory authority is Army Regulation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000123C070206
The applicant is not interested in changing the name and gender throughout the military record, only on the subject DD Form 214. Therefore, as a matter of compassion, it would be appropriate to issue a Transcript of Military Record (DA Form 1569), under the applicant's current legal female name, showing the applicant's honorable active duty service from 29 April 1965 through 18 January 1968 and from 19 January 1968 through 13 May 1970. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000125C070206
The applicant provides a copy of his Army National Guard Current Annual Statement, prepared on 4 April 2004, and DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), with an effective date of 16 May 1986. However, the applicant provides insufficient evidence to support his assertion that this is in error and that the period of service should be credited as active duty service. However, Item 12c of the applicant's DD Form 214 shows that upon separation for this period of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000126C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 11 August 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050000126 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 DD Form 214 he was issued upon his separation shows, in Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized), that he earned the NDSM. The applicant’s DA Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000127C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 13 September 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050000127 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 Board concluded there was an insufficient evidentiary basis to support award of the PH in the applicant’s case. Absent any evidence of record, or new independent evidence provided by the applicant that confirm...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000130C070206
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. Documents in the applicant’s file indicate that a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) convened on 16 March 1961 and concluded that the applicant was fit for duty. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 18 April 1961; therefore, the time for the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000131C070206
The applicant states that he requested to be retired and placed in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). While the applicant has explained that he wanted to retire and continue to serve, there are no provisions for such service once a Soldier has been transferred to the Retired Reserve. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000132C070206
On 23 November 1983, the applicant was reduced in rank to SGT/E-5 as the result of nonjudicial punishment (being disrespectful toward a sergeant first class). Title 10, United States Code, Section 3964, provides, in pertinent part, that enlisted personnel who retire by reason of length of service may be advanced in grade to the highest grade satisfactorily held on active duty, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, upon completing 30 years of service. Since the governing regulation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000133C070206
On 24 August 2005, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records notified the DAV of the applicant's pending application and requested that they review his records within 30 days. Those members who do not meet medical retention standards will be referred to a physical evaluation board (PEB) for a determination of whether they are able to perform the duties of their grade and military specialty with the medically disqualifying condition. There is no evidence of record and the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000134C070206
The applicant requests that his first and middle names be changed on his military records. Evidence of record shows the applicant’s first and middle names are the same names used at the time of his induction and release from active duty. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000135C070206
The applicant provides his orders releasing him from active duty and placing him on the retired list; his orders reducing him from SGM/E-9 to MSG/E-8; and his orders promoting him to SGM/E-9. Orders were published by the Office of The Adjutant General, State of New York which released the applicant from active duty on 31 March 1997 and transferred him to the retirement list in retired grade of MSG/E-8 effective 1 April 1997. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050000137C070206
Richard T. Dunbar | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. That gives him 22 years and 22 days of marriage to Karen during his basic active service. The applicant and Karen divorced on 25 June 2004.