ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010881
On 2 August 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 AR 2000044795, dated 26 June 2001. This cannot be accomplished unless all derogatory information related to this action is removed from all United States Army files (hard copy and electronic), to include those that would adversely affect his personal security clearance. The Board determined that the evidence presented was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010882
Army policy states that although an honorable or general discharge is authorized, a discharge under other than honorable conditions is normally considered appropriate. 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. Given this evidence, the characterization of service is commensurate with the misconduct of record, and the applicant failed to provide sufficiently mitigating evidence to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010884
Evidence shows that the applicants records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board. Records show the applicant should have discovered the error or injustice now under consideration on 9 December 1945, the date of his discharge. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show award of the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany clasp.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010885
Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7a, provides that an honorable discharge is a separation with honor and entitles the recipient to benefits provided by law. The Board is empowered to change the characterization of the discharge if clemency is determined to be appropriate. Given the above, and after a thorough review of the applicants record and any evidence submitted, there is no cause for clemency.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010891
The applicant requests, in effect, promotion consideration for chief warrant officer five by a special selection board (SSB) under the 2006 year criteria. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by submitting his records to a duly constituted special selection board for promotion consideration for chief warrant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010892
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 March 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010892 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. Consequently, based on the evidence of record, and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the applicant's period of military service as...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010893
The applicant requests: a. award of the Presidential Unit Citation; and b. correction to his WD AGO 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge) to show his weapons and driver qualification badges. This document shows a unit to which the applicant was assigned (735th Tank Battalion) was cited for award of the Distinguished Unit Citation for the period 12-13 November 1944, by Department of the Army General Orders Number 68, dated 1945. As a result, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010895C071029
The applicant states, in effect, he was awarded the BSM after his discharge and the PH was awarded while he was in the hospital in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN); however, neither award was included on his separation document (DD Form 214). The applicant's Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) contains no orders, or other documents, that indicate the applicant was ever recommended for or awarded either the PH or BSM by proper authority while he was serving on active duty. Therefore, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010897C071029
The applicant requests that the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart be included on his Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214). Although there are no orders in his records indicating that he was awarded the Purple Heart, his DD Form 1380 and the Vietnam Casualty Roster both indicate that he was wounded on 21 September 1970 as a result of enemy action. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010898
This medal was awarded by the Government of Vietnam 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 the DA Form 20, dated 19 December 1966, shows the applicant served in duty MOS 11B assigned to an infantry company in Vietnam, there are no orders awarding him MOS 11B or the Combat Infantryman Badge. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010900
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 March 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010900 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 item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized), of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010903
The applicant requests, in effect, that her discharge be voided and that she be processed for a physical disability separation with resultant benefits and severance pay. The applicant is requesting correction of an alleged error or injustice which occurred on 13 August 1997, the date of her discharge from the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR). However, even if a LOD had been performed, it is doubtful that her diagnosed pelvic adhesive disease would have been the proximate result of her performing duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010904C071029
The applicant requests, in effect, that he be awarded the National Defense Service Medal; the Vietnam Service Medal, with two bronze service stars; the Valorous Unit Award; three awards of the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm, Unit Citation; the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal, First Class, Unit Citation; the Cold War Certificate; and the Combat Infantryman Badge, and that they be added to his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010907
X The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. He states that during his service in the RVN, he served in combat as an infantry officer and feels he is entitled to award of the CIB. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned by showing his entitlement to the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation and 3 bronze service stars with his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010908
She contends that she did not receive payment for her accrued leave because her bonus was recouped. The Bonus Recouping Worksheet (provided by the applicant) shows that she was paid a bonus of $14,381.55 for a commitment of 4 years. The separation pay worksheet (provided by the applicant) shows that at the time of her discharge, she had additional pay entitlements of $2,671.00, which included $1,184.40 for her 21 days of accrued leave.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010910
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 3 April 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010910 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. X The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant did not file within the 3-year statute of limitations; however, based on the available evidence,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010916
There are no medical records in the applicant's official military personnel file that show he sustained wounds as a result of hostile action or that show he was treated for wounds sustained as a result of hostile action. The applicant contends that he is entitled to award of the Purple Heart because of injuries sustained while serving in the Republic of Vietnam. In the absence of evidence that the applicant was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action and treated for those wounds,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010919
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 8 November 1972, the separation authority approved the applicants discharge and directed that he receive an UD. The applicant's contention that his initial upgrade of his discharge to a GD by the SDRB be affirmed so that he may receive benefits through the VA was carefully considered.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010920
The applicant, as the widow of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests, in effect, that the records of the FSM be corrected to show he was not discharged by reason of physical disability with severance pay but was retained on active duty. The applicant provided a medical record, dated 21 May 2005, which shows the FSM was hospitalized and diagnosed with alcohol intoxication, chronic alcoholism/abuse, suicide attempt, and chronic back, knee, and shoulder pain. On 23 May 2005, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010921
The applicant requests that item 12b (Separation Date this Period) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show 9 September 2005. According to an email message, dated 9 September 2005, it appears that the applicant received his DD Form 214 from the Human Resources Command Liaison Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) two weeks after his separation date of 26 August 2005. The evidence show that DFAS did not received the DD Form 214 from the Human...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010923
However, the applicant provided a Record Firing Scorecard, dated 30 July 1988, which shows he qualified expert with the M-16 rifle. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error now under consideration on 5 July 1989; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error expired on 4 July 1992. __Ted Kanamine________ CHAIRPERSON INDEX CASE ID AR20060010923 SUFFIX RECON DATE BOARDED 20070227 TYPE OF DISCHARGE DATE OF DISCHARGE DISCHARGE...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010930
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 February 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010930 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. Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) lists the unit awards received by units serving in Vietnam. There are no orders in the applicant's service personnel...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010933
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. Accordingly, the applicant was discharged under other than honorable conditions on 2 November 1990 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service, in lieu of court-martial. Although an honorable or general discharge is authorized, a discharge under other than honorable conditions is normally considered appropriate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010935
The regulation states the reason for discharge based on separation code JRB is Admission of Homosexuality/bisexuality and the regulatory authority is Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 15-3b. This includes anyone separated for Homosexuality (Includes persons who have committed homosexual acts, or is an admitted homosexual but as to whom no evidence exists that he or she has engaged in homosexual acts either before or during military service). The applicants RE code was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010937
The applicant requests, in effect, that item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized), of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge), be corrected to show that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), and item 25 (Education and Training Completed) be corrected to show that he completed 4 years of college and 1 year of graduate studies. The applicant's record shows he enlisted in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010938
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 February 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010938 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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Overseas Service Ribbon. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010939
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his discharge document to show that he entered military service in 1979. The applicant's military service records contain a DD Form 4, dated 21 December 1981. Army Regulation 635-5, paragraph 1-4 (DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), subparagraph b(5), states that the DD Form 214 will not be prepared for enlisted members discharged for immediate reenlistment in the RA.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010940
On 10 January 2006, a FREB considered and approved the applicant for promotion to CPT vice a position vacancy promotion. On 19 January 2006, the ORARNG issued orders Number 019-001 promoting the applicant to CPT with an effective date and DOR of 10 January 2006. In an advisory opinion, dated 10 April 2007, the Chief, Personnel Divisions, Departments of the Army and the Air Force, NGB, reiterated the applicant's request and statements.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010942
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 21 February 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010942 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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show award of the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the American...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010944
On 15 January 1981, the applicant was discharged under other than honorable conditions from the Army National Guard under the provisions of Army Regulation 135-178, chapter 7, for unsatisfactory participation. Army Regulation 135-178 (Separation of Enlisted Personnel) provides for the separation of enlisted personnel of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard. Therefore, there is no basis for granting his request for an honorable discharge or a general discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010945C071029
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 March 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010945 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 Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) be corrected to show that he was released from active duty in the rank and pay grade of sergeant (E-5). The Board determined that the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010948C071029
There is no entry in Item 41 (Awards and Decorations), of the applicants DA Form 20, showing that he was awarded the Purple Heart. (1ST AWD)," which is shown in Block 24, of the applicant's DD Form 214, there is no evidence, and the applicant has provided none, to show that he was wounded on 5 March 1969 in the left arm and hand by a mine while he served in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010949
The applicant requests, in effect, that item 9 (Command to Which Transferred) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry, (WX4ZA0), 825 Reynolds Street, Pontiac, IL 61764. 2. Evidence of record shows the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army and was released from active duty on 26 July 2006. Evidence of record also shows that he enlisted in the Army National Guard effective 27 July 2006 and was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010950
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show the Purple Heart and the Prisoner of War (POW) Medal. The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show that he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the ROK-KWSM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010951
The applicant requests, correction of his Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge (WD AGO Form 53-55) to show award of two Purple Hearts for wounds received during World War II, campaign credit for duty in Okinawa and Korea, and completion of tank destroyer training school. The applicant's military records are not available for review. There is no available evidence to show that the applicant attended tank destroyer training or that the reason and authority for the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010952
On 22 July 1971, the applicant requested a discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial under the provisions of chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel). The evidence of record shows that the applicant enlisted for training in MOS 67A (Aircraft Maintenance) and that the Army sent him to the U.S. Army Transportation School for that training. The applicants military service records show that he was AWOL from the Army for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010957
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 February 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010957 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, correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. The evidence of records shows that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010960
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records of her deceased former spouse, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he changed his Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) coverage to former spouse coverage. The FSM and the applicant divorced on 11 November 1994. Although there is no evidence to show that either the FSM or the applicant requested that his SBP coverage be changed to former spouse coverage within the statutory one-year time limit, it appears that it was the FSM's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010963
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 13 March 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010963 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 are not available to the Board for review. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing he was awarded...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010966
The applicant states, in effect, that her delay in promotion was not voluntary and that she would like her records corrected to show her DOR as 28 June 2005, the date she was eligible for promotion. In this case, the evidence shows the applicant was promoted, effective the date she entered a position authorized the higher grade of major, which was 19 June 2006. The evidence of record confirms the applicant was promoted to major effective and with a date of rank of 19 June 2006.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010967
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 21 February 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060010967 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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with the ending period 25 October 1994 to show award of the Army Service Ribbon and the National Defense...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010970
The applicant provides his CRSC denial, excerpts from his military records, and VA rating decisions. Most people with asthma have wheezing attacks separated by symptom-free periods. Without evidence to establish a direct, causal relationship to the applicants VA rated disabilities to war or the simulation of war, there is insufficient basis in which to grant his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010971
X The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded to at least a general discharge or better. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010972
x The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that her pay grade on her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 15 December 2003 be changed from E-3 to E-4. There is no evidence of record which indicates the applicant served in PMOS 88M.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010977C071029
The DD Form 214 he was issued at this time shows he earned the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) in Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) and Item 25 (Education and Training Completed) contains the entry "NA." The evidence of record confirms that the only education and training recorded on the applicant's DA Form 20 that is not documented on a DD Form 214 issued to the applicant was the El Paso Community College...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010979
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable. 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. Since the applicants record of service included two nonjudicial punishments and 123 days of lost time, his record of service was not satisfactory and did not meet the standards of acceptable conduct and performance of duty for Army personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010980
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. In the absence of orders for the Combat Infantryman Badge or other evidence of record which shows that the applicant met the criteria for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, the two letters of support provided by the fellow Soldiers are not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010985
He was found guilty as charged, and sentenced to 30 days confinement and court costs for the first two charges and to 60 days confinement and court costs for the third charge. On 5 December 2003, the VA awarded service connection for mood disorder with an evaluation of fifty percent effective 22 September 2001. However, the board also noted that financial hardship is not an appropriate basis for granting a waiver of this debt.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010991
x The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Department of the Army, HRC-STL Orders B-03-601825, dated 7 March 2006, promoted the applicant to the rank of CPT with an effective date and DOR of 20 January 2006. The advisory opinion states the applicant was selected for promotion to CPT by the 2005 Department of the Army Reserve Components Selection Board, and the board was approved on 20 January 2006.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060010992
The applicant requests, in effect, that his military records be corrected to show he was appointed a colonel (O-6) in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) on 23 March 2004 with a date of rank of 24 March 2003. Evidence of record shows the applicant was promoted to colonel in the Dental Corps, Regular Army on 9 August 2002 while serving on active duty. Since the governing regulation states that a former Regular commissioned officer may be appointed as a Reserve officer in the grade equivalent to...