ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060009983
The applicant requests, in effect, that his military records be corrected to show the award of the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Air Medal with Numeral 5. The applicant did not provide any orders, and there are no orders in his military records which show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing the award of the Bronze Star Medal and the Air Medal...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060009987C071029
It states, in pertinent part, that a bronze service star is authorized with this award for each campaign a member is credited with participating in while serving in the RVN. The evidence of record in this case shows that the applicant held and served in a non-infantry MOS while serving in Korea, and throughout his military career. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show his entitlement to the United...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060009988C070205
Although the applicant’s DA Form 20 shows he served in duty MOS 11B for approximately 21 days assigned to an infantry company in Vietnam, there are no orders awarding him MOS 11B or the Combat Infantryman Badge. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error now under consideration on 17 November 1978; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error expired on 16 November 1981. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060009990C071029
The letter advised the applicant to apply to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), as they have waiver authority for civilian education. Army Regulation further specifies that the Chief, Office of Promotions, is the approval authority for all current year criteria requests for exception to non-statutory promotion requirements (i.e., civilian education), and that requests must contain complete justification and be received prior to the board convening date. As a result,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060009991
On 4 December 1987 the members of the Army Grade Determination Review Board rendered the opinion that the applicant's acts of misconduct, committed by the applicant while serving in the rank of LTC, rendered that service unsatisfactory. Army Regulation 600-8-24 (Officer Transfers and Discharges) states any officer who has been the subject of any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion from an officially documented investigation, proceeding or inquiry (except minor traffic infractions)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060009995
The applicant requests, in effect, that the last name shown on his separation document (DD Form 214) be changed to show his correct last name. The applicant's Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) contains a Record of Induction (DD Form 47) that lists the last name the applicant now claims is incorrect. The DD Form 398 and DD form 1584 also shows that the last name of the applicant's father was the same last name used by the applicant upon his entry on active duty, and that the last...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060009996C071029
Item 40 (Wounds) is blank, and the list of awards contained in Item 41 (Awards and Decorations) does not include the PH. However, by regulation, in order to support award of the PH there must be evidence that the wound for which the award is being made was received as a result of enemy action, that the wound required treatment by military medical personnel, and a record of this treatment must have been made a matter of official record. Item 40 of the applicant's DA Form 20 is blank, which...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060009999
The applicant requests, in effect, that he be retained in the United States Army Reserve (USAR), granted a waiver of the completion of an Advanced Officer Course requirement, and his file be referred to a Special Selection Board (SSB). It was recommended that the applicant be granted a waiver of education but also noted that the applicant has three "rejected" officer evaluations that would need to be corrected to improve his chances for promotion. Paragraph 4-34 (Selective continuation)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010001
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his WD AGO Form 53-98 (Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service) to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart for an injury he sustained while serving in Dover, England, by enemy bombs from Calais across the channel, during World War II. The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010002
The applicant requests that his date of rank to the grade of captain be adjusted from 28 November 2001 to 3 May 1997. The applicant states, in effect, that he was appointed into the Mississippi Army National Guard (MIARNG) on 28 November 2001, and his date of rank should have been adjusted at the same time. The applicant's records clearly show his date of rank to captain as 28 November 2001.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010007
The opinion stated that the applicant was considered for promotion by the 2002 and 2003 CPT DA RCSB and was not selected because his records did not contain evidence that he had completed a baccalaureate degree. However, based on the information provided in the advisory opinion, the applicant had submitted a request for a civilian education waiver in accordance with Title 10, U.S. Code, section 12205(d) prior to the convening date of the 2003 DA RCSB through his chain of command overseas. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010011
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 13 March 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010011 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 undesirable discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge or a general discharge. The U.S. Court of Appeals, observing that applicants to the Army Discharge Review Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010012
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states, in effect, that he was not punished by court-martial and that he was granted an UD, but he served honorably and needs help. On 3 July 1974, the applicant was discharged accordingly.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010017
The applicant was discharged on 6 January 1987 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-13 for personality disorder with an honorable discharge. Army Regulation 635-200 provides the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. The applicant has failed to show through the evidence submitted or the evidence of record that the narrative reason for separation and the reentry code issued to him was in error or unjust.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010019
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 6 February 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010019 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 is no evidence of record available which shows that he was deployed in support of Berlin operations from 14 August 1961 to 1 June 1963, or that foreign service in Germany qualified him for award of the AFEM. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010025C071113
Donald L. Lewy | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. There is no evidence that the applicant petitioned the United States Court of Military Appeals for a grant of review. There is no evidence in the applicant’s record nor has he presented any evidence to warrant the requested relief.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010028
While AWOL from Fort Ord, he was arrested and then convicted of robbery (2nd Class Felony) and sentenced to 5 years confinement. On 4 January 1978, the Army Discharge Review Board, under the Special Discharge Review Program (SDRP), denied the applicant's petition for an 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 | CY2006 | 20060010030
X The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his report of separation (DD Form 214) dated 12 March 1954 be corrected to reflect his correct place of birth as Sabina, Ohio, his award of the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM), and that he be awarded the Good Conduct Medal (GCMDL). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010031
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The Department of Veterans Affairs booklet, Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents, 2006 edition, states the Department of Veterans Affairs will pay $1,034 a month for training in college, technical, or vocational school to eligible veterans. The evidence of record confirms the applicant enlisted in February 1994, and there is insufficient evidence to show he was not advised that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010039
X The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that his record and separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to show his entitlement to the Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM), Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, and all other awards to which he is entitled. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010040C070205
Accordingly, the applicant was discharged on 31 October 1966 with an undesirable discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-206 for conviction by civil court. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010045
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 February 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010045 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 applicants military records show that he was inducted into the Army of the United States on 11 August 1970. The DD Form 214 that was issued to him at the time of his release from active duty shows that he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010047
On 8 July 1970, the applicant was inducted into the Army of the United States for a period of 2 years. On 9 January 1973, the applicant's commander recommended to the General Court-Martial Convening Authority that the applicant be discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-206 (Personnel Separations) because of his civil conviction and that he be issued an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. The U.S. Court of Appeals, observing that applicants to the Army Discharge Review Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010048C080410
The applicant requests that his records be corrected by upgrading his discharge. On 10 January 1988, the applicant was informed by the 351st Supply & Service Company, California Army National Guard, San Luis Obispo, California, that he had accumulated eight unexcused absences and was advised of the consequences of receiving more than nine unexcused absences within a 1-years period. On 7 February 1988, the applicant was informed by the 351st Supply & Service Company, California Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010049
X The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. He also states that all he could think of was his dying father and that he went absent without leave (AWOL) to be with his father. 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 indicate that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010058
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 6 November 2003, a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) recommended the applicants case be evaluated by a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) after diagnosing him with osteoarthritis of the bilateral knees, lower back, hip, and left shoulder. The PEB determined the applicant was physically unfit for further service with a 0 percent disability rating, and it recommended his separation from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010060
Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of the applicants DD Form 214 does not show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his military records to show the award of the Army Commendation Medal. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned by: a. showing the award of the Air Medal with V Device and Numeral...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010061
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, award of the Korean Army of Occupation Medal (AOM). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing his entitlement to the Army of Occupation Medal with Korea Clasp; by awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal for his qualifying honorable active duty service from 21 June 1946...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010068C071029
The applicant requests, in effect, relief from the debt he incurred as a result of his general court-martial (GCM) sentence, and advancement on the Retired List to the highest grade he satisfactorily held while serving on active duty. It states, in pertinent part, that retired soldiers are entitled to, when their active service plus service on the retired list totals 30 years, to be advanced on the Retired List to the highest grade they held and in which they satisfactorily served while on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010071
The applicant requests that his DA Form 199, Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) Proceedings, issued on 3 September 1985, be corrected to show that his retirement is based on a disability resulting from injury or disease received in line of duty as a direct result of armed conflict or caused by an instrumentality of war and incurred in line of duty during a period of war as defined by law; and that his disability resulted from a combat related injury as defined in 26 US Code, Section 104. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010085C071029
The applicant provides the following documents in support of his application: Personnel Qualification Record (DA Form 2A), dated 18 October 1985; Enlistment Contract (DD Form 4/1,4/2 and 4/3); Verification of Personnel Data (DD Form 1966/1-/8); Statements of Enlistment (DA Forms 3286- 40 and 3280-5); Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) Travel Orders 196-5, dated 30 September 2003; Dental Treatment Record (SF 608); Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Orders, dated 23 February 1984;...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010090
The applicant requests correction of his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to show completion of the Allergy/Immunology Technicians Training Program. When a Soldier is not available (discharged in absentia), the entry "SOLDIER NOT AVAILABLE TO SIGN", will be indicated. He was AWOL at the time of his discharge; therefore, the clerk processing the DD Form 214 had to make a choice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010091
The applicant requests, in effect, reconsideration of his earlier request to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) that he be awarded the Purple Heart. The Board concluded that the evidence of record provided no confirmation that the applicant was ever wounded in action. Absent any other corroborating evidence that showed the applicant was wounded or treated for wounds due to hostile action, there was insufficient basis for award of the Purple Heart in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010094C071029
LaVerne M. Douglas | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. However, the convening authority's promulgating order executing the BCD, dated 8 September 1970, shows that all required post-trial reviews were conducted. After a thorough and comprehensive review of the applicant’s military service record, it is concluded that given his undistinguished record of military service, characterized by his extensive record of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010097
The applicant requests, in effect, promotion reconsideration to captain (CPT) by a Position Vacancy Board (PVB). In the processing of this case an advisory opinion was obtained from the Office of Promotion, Reserve Components, U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC), St. Louis, Missouri, dated 10 August 2006, indicating that the applicant was considered on the 2006 Position Vacancy Board which convened on 28 March 2006. Promotion to fill authorized troop program unit (TPU) position...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010099
She also states, in effect, that her OER with an ending period of 11 June 2001 is incorrect, as she should have received an OER because of her promotion to captain in March 2001. The applicant provides the following in support of this application: a. her diploma showing that she graduated from the FCCC on 13 December 2002; b. orders promoting her to the rank of captain effective 25 March 2001; c. a certificate of course completion showing that she completed the Staff Process Course of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010101C071029
After a careful review of all available information, the APDAB voted to affirm the decision of the USAPDA and PEB that the applicant was physically unfit and that he be separated with severance pay with a disability rating of 10%. The VA, however, is not required by law to determine medical unfitness for further military service. As a result, there is insufficient evidence to support the applicant's claim that he completed more than 20 years of active military service at the time of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010105
The applicant requests, in effect, that he be awarded constructive service credit for his Master of Public Health Degree (MPH). The OTSG stated that the applicant was requesting constructive credit for a degree in public health. The evidence shows that the applicant completed a MPH degree and is requesting constructive service credit for this degree.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010106C071029
It states, in pertinent part, that a bronze service star is authorized with this award for each RVN campaign a member is credited with participating in. However, there are no orders, or other documents on file that show he was ever recommended for, or awarded either the CIB or CMB while he was serving on active duty. The evidence of record confirms the applicant’s combat service in the RVN; however, combat service alone does not support award of the CMB or CIB.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010109
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On 21 February 2003, nonjudicial punishment (NJP) was imposed against the applicant for wrongfully committing an indecent act with a sergeant by engaging in sexual conduct in the presence of three other Soldiers. Evidence of record shows that prior to the commander imposing NJP against the applicant, a Special Court-Martial was convened and all charges against the applicant were withdrawn.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010112C070205
James R. Hastie | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Therefore, almost all Special Forces decorations and awards that were presented in Vietnam were given while conducting defensive operations, when all the American personnel were together. In the applicant’s case, not all of the unit records for Detachment A-101, 5th Special Forces Group were destroyed.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010114
Member The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his separation code or reentry (RE) code on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with the period ending 29 July 1992 be changed. However, records show the applicant was discharged with a separation code of "JKQ" (Misconduct) and was assigned a RE code of RE-3 in accordance with the governing regulation in effect at the time.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010115C071029
On 15 October 1973, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge under the provisions of Chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200, and directed the applicant receive an UD. The minority found the applicant had resigned for the good of the service and knew the consequences of an UD, and that there was an absence of documentation supporting that would mitigate the applicant's AWOL offenses, and they concluded the applicant's discharge was properly and equitably...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010116
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The letter indicated the termination had been initiated at the request of the applicants commanding officer because of his voluntary Unsatisfactory Participation (Unauthorized Absences from Inactive Duty Training Assemblies) in the Reserve Components, as required by Army Regulation 135-91. The evidence of record shows the applicant had missed unit drills without being excused from 5 to 6 January 1985 and 19 to 20 January 1985 (4...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010118
The applicant requests, in effect, that her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show in: a. Item 18 (Remarks) of the applicant's DD Form 214 shows the entry "Item 12d: IMMEDIATE REENLISTMENTS THIS PERIOD: 760120-800221//EXTENSION OF SERVICE WAS AT THE REQUEST AND FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT//." Army Regulation 635-5, in effect at that time, states, in pertinent part, that all separations and immediate enlistment or reenlistments...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010120
SUPPLEMENTAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 March 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010120 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. On 19 July 2006, new information was received from the applicant in regard to the decision of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20040003371, dated 17 February...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010123C071029
The applicant states, in effect, he should have been medically discharged and it is an injustice that he never received compensation. The applicant's Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) is void of a complete separation packet containing all the facts and circumstances surrounding his separation processing; however, it does contain a recommendation for the applicant's separation under the provisions of chapter 13, Army Regulation 635-200 from the applicant's battalion commander,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010127
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rated disability for loss of index finger be approved for Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC). Without evidence to establish a direct, causal relationship to the applicants VA rated disability to war or the simulation of war, there is insufficient basis in which to grant his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010128
The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant recounts the events which led to his frostbitten feet, emphasizes that he was an infantryman assigned to an infantry unit during the Korean War, and argues that frostbitten feet while in combat met the criteria for award of the Purple Heart. In order to qualify for a Purple Heart, the applicant would have to show that he was actually engaged with the enemy when he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010129C071029
COUNSEL'S REQUEST, STATEMENT AND EVIDENCE: 1. He claims a recent decision by the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) determined the applicant did not commit these offenses. Counsel states that the titling action involved allegations that the applicant attempted to submit a false claim for damage to his boat and privately owed vehicle (POV).