ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001483C070206
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Purple Heart. The applicant’s record contains a Certification of Military Service from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), dated 7 July 1998 which confirms the applicant was a member of the Regular Army during the period 13 December 1949 to 28 October 1955. The applicant’s military personnel file contains no orders, or other documents indicating he was ever wounded in action, or recommended for or awarded the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001487C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that the Army repay a student loan under the Loan Repayment Program (LRP). The applicant's military records should be corrected to show his Statement for Enlistment, United States Army Incentive Enlistment Program, 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001487C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that the Army repay a student loan under the Loan Repayment Program (LRP). The applicant's military records should be corrected to show his Statement for Enlistment, United States Army Incentive Enlistment Program, 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001494C070206
Randolph J. Fleming | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion, if any). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. amending USAHRC Orders A-01-490130 dated 29 January 2004 to delete the phrase, in the additional instructions, "DOR is to be adjusted based on constructive...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001494C070206
Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion, if any). The applicant provides his captain promotion orders. That office stated the applicant's DOR was computed based on the wording of his active duty orders.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001495C070206
In view of the facts of this case, as confirmed by the OTSG advisory opinion, it would be appropriate and serve the interest of justice to revise the applicant’s ISP agreement covering the period 1 October 2003 through 30 September 2004 by amending the effective dates of the agreement to 29 April 2003 through 28 April 2005. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief. The Board further determined that the evidence presented...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001495C070206
The applicant provides the following documents in support of his application: Self-Authored Letter; Officer Basic Course (OBC) Orders; Active Duty and Iraq Deployment Orders; Medical License and State of Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners Letter; and Request for ISP. This official states that based on the date the applicant received his license, he was indeed eligible to enter into his one-year obligatory ISP agreement for the period 29 April 2003 through 28 April 2004, and each year...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001497C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that a 3 March 1993 record of nonjudicial punishment (NJP) be expunged from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). The record of NJP is filed in accordance with the applicable Army regulation. While it is unfortunate the applicant was not selected for promotion to pay grade E-8, the Board does not correct a record without evidence of an error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001497C070206
The applicant requests, in effect, that a 3 March 1993 record of nonjudicial punishment (NJP) be expunged from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). The record of NJP is filed in accordance with the applicable Army regulation. While it is unfortunate the applicant was not selected for promotion to pay grade E-8, the Board does not correct a record without evidence of an error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001499C070206
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. The applicant’s military records may be corrected to show his Statement for Enlistment 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001499C070206
The applicant was also notified by HRC that they had received the Department of Defense (DD) Form 2475 (DoD Educational Loan Repayment Program Annual Application), and they had determined the loan totaling $6,279.75 did not qualify for repayment under the LRP. The applicants military records may be corrected to show his Statement for Enlistment 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001501C070206
The applicant denied those charges and told the investigating officer (IO) Ms. A___ would do anything to get out of her Army commitment. Counsel states the statements by Ms. B___, SSG D___, and the applicant were taken in conjunction with an Army Regulation 15-6 investigation. Counsel contended Captain L___ investigated Kayla A___'s allegations against the applicant; however, there is no evidence of record and he does not provide any that shows Captain L___ investigated that allegation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001501C070206
The applicant denied those charges and told the investigating officer (IO) Ms. A___ would do anything to get out of her Army commitment. Counsel states the statements by Ms. B___, SSG D___, and the applicant were taken in conjunction with an Army Regulation 15-6 investigation. Counsel contended Captain L___ investigated Kayla A___'s allegations against the applicant; however, there is no evidence of record and he does not provide any that shows Captain L___ investigated that allegation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001502C070206
Information herein was obtained from the advisory opinion rendered by the Chief, Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Special Pay Branch, Falls Church, Virginia, that shows the applicant did not receive BCP for the period 11 July 1998 through 31 December 2003 even though official documentation indicates certification during this period and eligibility for the entitlement. In the advisory opinion, dated 18 February 2005, the Chief, AMEDD Special Pay Branch, stated that there was no record of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001502C070206
Information herein was obtained from the advisory opinion rendered by the Chief, Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Special Pay Branch, Falls Church, Virginia, that shows the applicant did not receive BCP for the period 11 July 1998 through 31 December 2003 even though official documentation indicates certification during this period and eligibility for the entitlement. In the advisory opinion, dated 18 February 2005, the Chief, AMEDD Special Pay Branch, stated that there was no record of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001504C070206
The constructive credit is requested to be applied toward his commissioning as a Regular Army MC officer, not his MSC reserve officer commission. The applicant's Master's thesis is new evidence, and his contention his degree emphasis was in entomology is a new contention, which will be considered by the Board. He provides no evidence to show his degree in zoology with an emphasis in entomology has contributed directly to his military duties.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001504C070206
The applicant states he received a Master of Science Degree in Zoology with an emphasis in Entomology. The constructive credit is requested to be applied toward his commissioning as a Regular Army MC officer, not his MSC reserve officer commission. He provides no evidence to show his degree in zoology with an emphasis in entomology has contributed directly to his military duties.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001505C070206
The Purple Heart Certificate provided by the applicant shows that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart by a medical corps officer on 19 April 1967 for wounds received in action on 9 April 1967. The Government of Vietnam awarded this medal to all members of the Armed Forces of the United States for qualifying service in Vietnam during the period 1 March 1961 through 28 March 1973. Although there are no orders in the available records to substantiate his award of the Purple Heart,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001505C070206
The Purple Heart Certificate provided by the applicant shows that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart by a medical corps officer on 19 April 1967 for wounds received in action on 9 April 1967. The Government of Vietnam awarded this medal to all members of the Armed Forces of the United States for qualifying service in Vietnam during the period 1 March 1961 through 28 March 1973. Although there are no orders in the available records to substantiate his award of the Purple Heart,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001509C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 27 October 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050001509 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 OTSG special pay official states the applicants request for a 3-year MSP and linked MSIP of $36,000 for the period 1 October 2002 through 30 September 2005 cannot be supported because the agreements were never...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001509C070206
The OTSG special pay official states the applicant’s request for a 3- year MSP and linked MSIP of $36,000 for the period 1 October 2002 through 30 September 2005 cannot be supported because the agreements were never accepted or processed for payment. He further states the applicant is currently receiving payments for his authorized 2-year MSP at $12,000 per year and linked MSIP of $36,000 for the period 1 October 2002 through 30 September 2004; and for a 1-year Incentive Special Pay (ISP)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001513C070206
The applicant states that, upon arrival at the AWC, he learned that fellow Navy and Air Force students who had also elected to leave their families in the Washington, D.C. area were authorized by their respective services to retain BAH at the higher rate based on their family's location, not their present duty station. Army officers attending the AWC received BAH based on their new duty location regardless of where their families resided. The applicant states informal discussions with the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001513C070206
The applicant states that, upon arrival at the AWC, he learned that fellow Navy and Air Force students who had also elected to leave their families in the Washington, D.C. area were authorized by their respective services to retain BAH at the higher rate based on their family's location, not their present duty station. Army officers attending the AWC received BAH based on their new duty location regardless of where their families resided. The applicant states informal discussions with the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001515C070206
Since there is no authority for award of the Army Achievement Medal in the applicant's service personnel records, the applicant may request this award under the provisions of Section 1130 of Title 10, United States Code. The applicant's DD Form 214 does not show award of the Korea Defense Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding the Korea Defense Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001515C070206
The applicant's DD Form 214 does not show award of the Korea Defense Service Medal. The Board determined that the evidence present was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to excuse failure to timely file. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding the Korea Defense Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001517C070206
The LRP is a Department of the Army enlistment option authorized by Title 10 of the United States Code, section 2171 (10 USC 2171), which provides the legal authority for the education loan repayment program for enlisted members on active duty in specified military specialties. In doing so, the applicant's military records should be corrected to show his Statement for Enlistment was amended to include the sentence, If a student loan is accepted by the official processing you for enlistment...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001517C070206
The LRP is a Department of the Army enlistment option authorized by Title 10 of the United States Code, section 2171 (10 USC 2171), which provides the legal authority for the education loan repayment program for enlisted members on active duty in specified military specialties. In doing so, the applicant's military records should be corrected to show his Statement for Enlistment was amended to include the sentence, “If a student loan is accepted by the official processing you for enlistment...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001528C070206
On 23 August 1979, the applicant was discharged accordingly. On 16 September 1982, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) determined that the applicants discharge was proper and equitable and it voted to deny the applicants request for an upgrade of his discharge. There is no evidence nor has the applicant provided any evidence to show that he asked for help at any time before deciding to go AWOL.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001528C070206
Carol A. Kornhoff | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 14 August 1979, the separation authority approved the applicant’s request for discharge and directed that he receive a Discharge Certificate Under Other Than Honorable Conditions. On 16 September 1982, 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001533C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 25 October 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050001533 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. Parkinson's disease is caused by progressive deterioration of the nerve cells of the part of the brain that controls muscle movement. The applicant is requesting incapacitation pay for a period which commences over 9...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001533C070206
The applicant requests that he be given incapacitation pay for the period 9 August 1999 to 31 July 2000. Parkinson's disease was first described in England in 1817 by Dr. James Parkinson. The applicant is requesting incapacitation pay for a period which commences over 9 years after he was struck by lightning, with no medical records to show what occurred from the time of the lightning strike to the time he claims he should be entitled to incapacitation pay.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001536C070206
The applicant provides the denial of his request to reconsider his CRSC application, his VA rating decision and excerpts from his military records. Due to cost constraints, while all military retirees will eventually receive concurrent receipt of VA disability compensation, only those military retirees who have disabilities incurred in combat, or in conditions simulating combat (which includes hazardous duties), are eligible for CRSC. The applicant has not submitted any evidence which...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001536C070206
Laverne V. Berry | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Due to cost constraints, while all military retirees will eventually receive concurrent receipt of VA disability compensation, only those military retirees who have disabilities incurred in combat, or in conditions simulating combat (which includes hazardous duties), are eligible for CRSC. The applicant has not submitted any evidence which would show that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001537C070206
Randolph J. Fleming | |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 requests, in effect, that the undesirable discharge (UD) of her deceased brother by court order, hereafter known as the former service member (FSM), be upgraded from an UD to a general discharge (GD) or a fully honorable discharge (HD).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001537C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 5 January 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050001537 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 REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that the undesirable discharge (UD) of her deceased brother by court order, hereafter known as the former service member (FSM),...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001538C070206
The applicant was discharged under honorable conditions and issued a DD Form 214, on 15 May 1971, after serving 02 years, 05 months, and 16 days of honorable service. The applicant's DD Form 214, with an effective date of 29 June 1973, shows that he was discharged under the provisions of chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200 for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court- martial and that his character of service was under other than honorable conditions. There is no evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001538C070206
The applicant was discharged under honorable conditions and issued a DD Form 214, on 15 May 1971, after serving 02 years, 05 months, and 16 days of honorable service. The applicant's DD Form 214, with an effective date of 29 June 1973, shows that he was discharged under the provisions of chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200 for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial and that his character of service was under other than honorable conditions. As a result, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001540C070206
Linda Barker | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that the records of her deceased husband, a former service member (FSM) be corrected to reflect his award of the Purple Heart. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001540C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 26 OCTOBER 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050001540 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 that the records of her deceased husband, a former service member (FSM) be corrected to reflect his award of the Purple Heart. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001541C070206
The orders also specified that the effective date of his promotion in the Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) would be the date Federal Recognition orders were published. In the processing of this case a staff advisory opinion was obtained from the NGB, Chief, Personnel Division, which provides that on 28 September 2004, the President of the United States signed an executive order effective 1 October 2004, delegating signature authority for promotions to O-5 and below to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001541C070206
The orders also specified that the effective date of his promotion in the Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) would be the date Federal Recognition orders were published. In the processing of this case a staff advisory opinion was obtained from the NGB, Chief, Personnel Division, which provides that on 28 September 2004, the President of the United States signed an executive order effective 1 October 2004, delegating signature authority for promotions to O-5 and below to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001544C070206
He remained at Fort Riley until he was honorably discharged in the rank of SP4 on 12 October 1986, due to the expiration of his term of service (ETS). He was advised on 24 October 1997 that in accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the Board would not consider any application until a determination was made that the applicant had exhausted all of his administrative remedies. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 12...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001544C070206
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. He was advised on 24 October 1997 that in accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the Board would not consider any application until a determination was made that the applicant had exhausted all of his administrative remedies. Accordingly, there appears to be no basis to change his DD Form 214 to show that he was serving in the rank of Cpl at the time of his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001551C070206
Many United States Army Reserve (USAR) members are still carried on the roles in either an IRR or Retired Reserve status after completing service. He was REFRAD and transferred to the IRR effective 21 November 1997. It would now be equitable and just to correct his military records by issuing him a 20-year letter and assigning him to the Retired Reserve effective 23 November 1997, with entitlement to retired pay upon his application at age 60.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001551C070206
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 27 October 2005 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050001551 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. He was REFRAD and transferred to the IRR effective 21 November 1997. It would now be equitable and just to correct his military records by issuing him a 20-year letter and assigning him to the Retired Reserve...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001552C070206
Member Mr. Leonard G. Hassell Member The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The records show that on 15 April 1982, the applicant submitted his application to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) for upgrade of his discharge. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001552C070206
The applicant requests that his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded. The records show that on 15 April 1982, the applicant submitted his application to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) for upgrade of his discharge. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001553C070206
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. 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 prescribed by law.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001553C070206
In this case, the ABCMR will conduct a review of the merits of the case to determine if it would be in the interest of justice to excuse the applicants failure to timely file. The applicants 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 | CY2005 | 20050001554C070206
The applicant states that his military pay voucher shows that he was promoted to pay grade E-3 on 19 July 1966. The copy of the applicant’s pay voucher that he submits with his request contains the notation that the applicant was promoted to pay grade E-3 19 July 1966 per SO (special order) number 24. As a result, the Board recommends that the applicant’s 1 August 1966 DD Form 214 be corrected by showing his rank and pay grade as private first class, E-3, and his date of rank as 19 July 1966.