ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004042C070205
He was sentenced to perform 45 days of extra duty, to be restricted for 45 days, and to forfeit $311 pay per month for 1 month. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge. Evidence of record shows the applicant had three nonjudicial punishments, one summary court-martial conviction, and one special court-martial conviction prior to being sent to the Retraining Brigade.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004043C070205
This evidence is not sufficient to correct his records to show his service in Panama. There is insufficient evidence to show that the applicant served in Panama for 3 months for jungle operations as he alleges. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004045C070205
His DD Form 214 shows the Driver and Mechanic Badge as an authorized award. The applicant’s request for correction of his records to show the “Wheel and Track Driver Badge” is noted. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned to show the Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver-W Bar.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004058C070205
There is no evidence the applicant received the first award of the Good Conduct Medal. The applicant participated in three campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam which entitles him to award of the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Combat Infantryman Badge; b. awarding him the first award of the Good Conduct Medal for the period...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004063C070205
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. There is no evidence in the available records to show that he ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board’s 15-year statute of limitations. A condition of submitting such a request is that the individual concerned must admit guilt to the charges against them or of a lesser included offense which authorizes the imposition of a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge and they must...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004065C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 3 October 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060004065 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 his undesirable discharge be upgraded to a general or honorable discharge. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004068C070205
Chapter 5, paragraph 5-11 specifically provides that Soldiers who were not medically qualified under procurement medical fitness standards when accepted for enlistment, or who became medically disqualified under these standards prior to entry on active duty, active duty for training, or initial entry training will be separated. A medical proceeding, regardless of the date completed, must establish that a medical condition was identified by appropriate medical authority within six months of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004071C070205
There is no evidence in the available records to show that he ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. He also contends that his ability to serve was impaired by his deprived background, family, marital, financial and personal problems; however, he has failed to show through the evidence submitted with his application and the evidence of record that such was the case. The applicant was actually AWOL...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004077C070205
On 5 October 1973, 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. On 21 November 1973, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge and directed that he be furnished an undesirable discharge. Accordingly, the applicant was discharged with an undesirable discharge on 30 November 1973 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004091C070205
Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of the applicant's DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States, Report of Transfer or Discharge, shows he was awarded: the National Defense Service Medal; the Vietnam Service Medal; the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; and two overseas service bars. The applicant's DD Form 214 shows entitlement to the Vietnam Service Medal; however, it does not show the bronze service stars to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004092C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOTSM) and a second award of the Army Achievement Medal. In support of his claim, the applicant provided deployment orders, dated 28 March 2002, which show he was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to the U.S. Army Central Command area of responsibility. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004093C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, promotion reconsideration to chief warrant officer three (CW3) by a special selection board under the 2002 year criteria. In an advisory opinion, dated 24 May 2006, the Chief, Special Actions Branch, Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, Human Resources Command, St. Louis, Missouri, stated that the applicant's files, when reviewed by the 2002 RCSB, did not include her OERs ending 12 January 2000, 12 January 2001, and 15 July 2001. Based on the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004095C070205
David Tucker | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his records be corrected by changing his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he was separated in the pay grade of E-4. Evidence shows the applicant was advanced to the pay grade of E-4 on 1 April 2003, and as such his records should be corrected to reflect that change.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004124C070205
In an advisory opinion, dated 4 April 2006, the Chief, Promotions Branch, Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, HRC, St. Louis, Missouri, stated that the applicant's transcript for his baccalaureate degree from Buxton University was viewed by the 2005 RCSB. The HRC, Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, has recommended the applicant be granted a civilian education waiver since he did not know at the time the degree was conferred that Buxton University was not an accredited...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004137C070205
Thomas Ray | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The request indicated that the applicant alleged that he had served in the Army from 1980 to 1982 and that he had received a general 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004142C070205
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his Reentry (RE) code be changed from RE-4 to RE-3 to permit him to return to military service. Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned RE codes, based on their service records or the reason for discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004149C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his Military Education. The U.S. Army Infantry School Diploma shows that the applicant completed the Airborne Course, dated 24 October 2003. Item 14 (Military Education) states, in pertinent part, from the Enlisted Record Brief (ERB)/Officer Record Brief (ORB), list formal in-service (full-time attendance) training courses successfully completed during the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004167C070205
The applicant requests in three applications that: a. his DA Form 8-275-2, Clinical Record Cover Sheet, dated 1 December 1966, be corrected to add that his ulcer hemorrhaged while performing combat related Special Forces training: b. all of his Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rated disabilities be approved for Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC); and c. his DA Form 481-1, Clinical Record Cover Sheet, dated 24 September 1954, be amended to show that his duodenum ulcer was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004174C070205
The awards listed on his 24 June 2004 DD Form 214 include the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (2nd Award), the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon. The awards listed on his 24 June 2004 DD Form 214 include the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (2nd Award), the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004177
There are numerous documents in the applicant's military personnel service record which identify the applicant as both Mxxxxz and Mxxxxz-Vxxe. The applicant requests that his military records be corrected to show he served his term of service under the last name, Mxxxxz. A copy of this decisional document, along with his application, which confirms his birth name, will be filed in the applicants Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004182C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records of her deceased former spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show that he changed his category of participation in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) from spouse to former spouse coverage. The applicant states, in effect, that the FSM enrolled in the SBP for spouse coverage at the time of his retirement and continued to pay SBP premiums even after they divorced. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004185C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 19 October 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060004185 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004188
On 3 September 2003, a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) was held which found the applicant to be physically unfit due to coccydynia with pain that is marked and constant, and recommended that he be discharged with severance pay, rated 20 percent disabled. Coccyx injury is a tailbone trauma which is an injury to the small bone at the lower tip of the spine. Without a diagnosed condition which was determined medically disqualifying, there is no basis for increasing the applicants 20 percent...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004190C070205
The PA stated that the applicant was currently undergoing a MEB by the Army to determine his fitness for duty status. Evidence of record shows that the applicant experienced medical issues as early as 1982 when he attempted suicide. Evidence of record shows that the applicant's medical condition did not prevent him from performing his military duties.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004192C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that his report of separation (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect his award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). However, after carefully examining the applicant’s record of service, the Board has determined that the applicant should have received the GCMDL for his service from 15 January 1969 through 1 December 1970. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief and to excuse failure to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004195C070205
Thomas Ray | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable. There is no evidence in the available records to show that he ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board’s 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004198C070205
The applicant does not indicate if he is requesting that the FSM be awarded the Bronze Star Medal based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, or for an individual act accomplishment or heroism. Therefore, the Bronze Star Medal is to be awarded to individuals who were authorized either badge for service during World War II. Without the award of the Combat Infantryman Badge award of the Bronze Star Medal as a WW II infantryman is not appropriate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004204C070205
There is no evidence the applicant received the first award of the Good Conduct Medal. It stated that the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded for each 3 years of continuous enlisted active Federal military service completed on or after 27 August 1940 and, for the first award only, upon termination of service on or after 27 June 1950 of less than 3 years but more than 1 year. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004205C070205
Michael J. Flynn | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant’s residency in dermatology from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 2001 is not creditable towards establishing his HPPED because he was on active duty during that time. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing his HPPED was established based on 9 years and 17 days...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004213C070205
In the absence of orders or other evidence of record showing that the applicant was injured or treated for wounds as a result of hostile action in March 1966 in Vietnam, the entry on his Standard Form 89 is not sufficient as a basis for a second award of the Purple Heart. As a result the Board recommends that his DD Form 214 issued on 17 February 2006 be corrected to show he was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Dominican Republic). The Board further determined that the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004216C070205
The applicant’s counsel states that there were two conclusions reached by the OSRB: (1) The applicant did not increase recruit production for his recruiting station; and (2) the applicant’s leadership style warranted a relief and consequently the referred OER. The counsel states that in 2002 Memphis Company had a mission of 375 recruits, whereas 63 percent of other United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) companies had a greater mission quantitatively. The applicant’s record shows he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004217C070205
The applicant’s New STRAP Service Agreement is not available. The application indicates he had a 60-month active duty service obligation (ADSO) due to his one-year participation in the U.S. Army Reserve, STRAP. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his New STRAP Service Agreement contract to show he would satisfy the STRAP debt under the terms of the New STRAP Service Agreement by successfully...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004218C070205
Therefore, notwithstanding the ESRB determination that promotion reconsideration was not applicable, it is concluded that it would be appropriate and serve the interest of justice to grant an exception to policy that would allow the applicant's record to be reconsidered by a STAB under the criteria used by every SFC promotion selection board that considered her for promotion while the invalid NCOER was on file in her OMPF. If the STAB selects the applicant for promotion under the criteria...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004225C070205
That office cited the Joint Federal Travel Regulation, Army Regulation 614- 30, and Department of the Army Message dated 26 February 1999 and opined that "serving in a position for two years and then permanent Change of Station (PCS) within the same theater and serving an additional two years for a total of 48 months (In most cases the equivalent of 2 all-others tours) does not meet the parameters of the COT (Consecutive Overseas Tour) Home Travel Program as defined." Eligible dependent is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004226C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 30 November 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060004226 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant states that he attended an 8-week demolition course in Insbrook, Austria, an 8-week heavy equipment operator course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and he completed his GED in Vietnam and never received...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004233C070205
USAPDA will review the following cases. Physical Disability. If the evidence establishes that the Service member adequately performed his or her duties until the time the Service member was referred for physical evaluation, the member may be considered fit for duty even though medical evidence indicates questionable physical ability to continue to perform duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004234C070205
The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart for a wound he received in combat during the Korean War. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Effective 1 January 2006, the U.S. Army was authorized to award the ROK-KWSM to eligible U.S. Army veterans or their next of kin.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004240C070205
Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. Although the applicant contends that he was granted a hardship discharge, there is no evidence of record which shows he requested a hardship discharge prior to his separation. Since the applicant’s brief record of service included one nonjudicial punishment, one summary court-martial conviction, one special court-martial conviction, and 93 days of lost time,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004246C070205
The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) to show award of the Bronze Star Medal (based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge). A fire destroyed approximately 18 million service members’ records at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his WD AGO Form 53-55 to show that he was awarded the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004248C070205
Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) General Orders Number 13918, dated 12 November 1968, show the applicant received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service during the period October 1967 to October 1968. Therefore, the service medical records and the entry on the Vietnam Casualty Roster which show the applicant was wounded on 14 May 1970 as a result of hostile action are accepted as sufficient evidence on which to base award of the Purple Heart and correction of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004249C070205
The applicant is requesting correction of an alleged error or injustice which occurred on 17 May 1946, the date of his separation from active duty. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004253C070205
Accordingly, the applicant was discharged on 21 June 1972 with an undesirable discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-206 for conviction by civil court. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. Therefore, the applicant's record of service is insufficiently meritorious to warrant a general discharge or an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004254C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show he completed 20 years of qualifying service for retired pay at age 60 and transferred to the Retired Reserve. The opinion stated that the applicant had only 17 years of qualifying service for retired pay at age 60. This office recommended the applicant’s request be denied since he does not have 20 qualifying years of service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004255C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that she, as the spouse of the deceased former service member (FSM), be granted a Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity. The applicant states, in effect, that the FSM's records were either lost or misfiled. The evidence of record shows that the FSM completed 22 years, 8 months, and 11 days of qualifying service for retired pay benefits, was honorably discharged from the CAARNG, and transferred to the Retired Reserve.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004256C070205
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show additional periods of overseas service. Item 5 (Overseas Service), lists service from 27 October 1990 through 17 April 1991 in Saudi Arabia; 2. 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 | CY2006 | 20060004260C070205
Peguine Taylor | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. A separation document (National Guard Bureau Form 22) was issued discharging the applicant from the Army National Guard, effective 7 January 1997, upon the expiration of his service in pay grade E-4. The applicant authenticated his 1994 extension document acknowledging he was extending his enlistment contract with the Army National Guard for an additional 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004262C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060004262 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 his records be corrected by upgrading 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004263C070205
Item 3 (Grade) of the applicant's WD AGO Form 53 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation – Honorable Discharge) with a separation date of 3 February 1948, shows he was discharged from active duty in the grade of "T 5" [Tech 5th Grade]. Evidence shows during the applicant's first enlistment, he was promoted twice and held the grade of Tech 5th Grade at the time of his discharge which is correctly shown on his WD AGO Form 53. Evidence also shows at the time the applicant's discharge, he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004266C070205
He recommended a general discharge because the applicant was unsuitable for service. Since these new standards retroactively authorized an honorable discharge in cases where Soldiers diagnosed with a personality disorder were separated for unsuitability, the applicant in this case should receive an honorable discharge consistent with these standards. As a result, the Board recommends that all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060004270C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, correction to his service time on his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show an additional 14 days of active duty service. The applicant states that one year after his release from active duty he was called back to Fort Jackson, under the Control Group, and this time is not reflected on his DD Form 214. In view of the circumstances in this case, the applicant is not entitled to correction to his service time on his DD Form 214 to show...