ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001775C070205
Counsel requests, in effect, that the Board consider the applicant’s request based on the available evidence of record. However, his records do contain a duly constituted report of separation (DD Form 214), signed by the applicant, which shows that he was discharged at Fort Campbell on 16 July 1969, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, in lieu of trial by court-martial. On 17 June 1974 and 12 August 1977, the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001792C070205
The applicant requests that the deceased former service member (FSM) be awarded the Purple Heart. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. In separate correspondence to the VA, the OTAG indicated that the FSM’s service medical records were being returned.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001793C070205
On 8 August 1991 the applicant was discharged from active duty under Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial with an UOTHC. On 30 December 1996 the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant's petition to upgrade his discharge. Chapter 10 of that regulation provides, in pertinent part, that a member who has committed an offense or offenses for which the authorized punishment includes a punitive discharge may submit a request...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001796C070205
The standard time in grade for promotion to 1LT is 2 years or 18 months. The officer’s records will be screened to determine eligibility for promotion to the next higher grade far enough in advance to permit promotion on the date promotion service is completed. While the advisory opinion noted that an updated security clearance and current physical were required at the time the applicant was due for promotion, it is acknowledged that there is no evidence to show he did not meet those...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001797C070205
The applicant requests his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) be changed to show “gun shot wound” instead of “fragment abdomen.” Additionally, he requests that his Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) of 71B20 be included on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). The applicant’s DA Form 20 lists the effective date, duty MOS and principle duty title in item 38 of his DA Form 20. ______ John Meixell_______ CHAIRPERSON INDEX |CASE ID |AR20060001797...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001802C070205
He was sentenced to be discharged from the service with a bad conduct discharge. Evidence of record shows the applicant did not complete advanced individual training and that he had three nonjudicial punishments prior to his special court- martial conviction. The applicant’s record of service included three nonjudicial punishments and one special court-martial conviction.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001822C070205
The applicant requests that his narrative reason for separation be changed on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 7 September 1982. The applicant provides two applications and two DD Forms 214, for the periods ending 7 September 1982 and 21 March 1991. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001826C070205
Alice Muellerweiss | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, an upgrade of his discharge. Therefore, given the circumstances in this case, there is insufficient evidence to grant his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001827C070205
On 3 May 1988, the applicant’s commander initiated action to discharge the applicant from the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635- 200, paragraph 14-12c for misconduct – pattern of misconduct. 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-years statute of limitations. As a result, the Board further determined that there is no evidence provided which shows...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001830C070205
The discharge authority approved the discharge recommendation and directed that the applicant’s service be characterized as under honorable conditions. The applicant was discharged with a GD under Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12c for misconduct – abuse of illegal drugs. At the time of his enlistment the applicant specifically denied use of any illegal drugs.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001831C070205
The applicant states that he wants his record to be corrected to show he entered the military on 11 January 1975 under the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) instead of 3 June 1975. The applicant’s DD Form 214, item 15, lists the date he entered active duty as 3 June 1975. Evidence of record shows that there was 4 months and 22 days between the time the applicant enlisted in the DEP on 11 January 1975 and the time he entered active duty on 3 June 1975.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001844C070205
The applicant states, in effect, that her unit was awarded a unit citation while she was assigned and she should have received this award. The applicant's Personnel Qualification Record shows, in Item 5 (Overseas Service), that she served in Germany from 3 March 1981 through 28 October 1983, and that this is the only overseas service she performed while serving on active duty. Further, the award the members of her unit received upon their return from Egypt was most likely the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001858C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 31 August 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060001858 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 Transfer or Discharge) to show the Bronze Star Medal and the Silver Star. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged errors now under...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001865C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) to show the Bronze Star Medal (based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge), a second award of the Purple Heart (correctly known as the Purple Heart with First Oak Leaf Cluster), and the Good Conduct Medal. The applicant’s 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001871C070205
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. Army Regulation 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records) prescribes the policies and procedures for correction of military records by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the ABCMR. Army Regulation 635-5-1 (Separation Program Designated Codes), Table 2-3, states that an SPD code of LFV is the code used to reflect an involuntary discharge for a physical condition, not a disability.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001890 C070205
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained while in action against an enemy or as a result of hostile action. His DA Form 759 for the period ending March 1971 [when he left Vietnam] shows an additional 860 hours of combat flight time. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001894C070205
The applicant provides Federal Recognition Orders Number 21 AR, dated 23 January 2006; AKARNG Element Joint Forces Headquarters Orders Number 349- 005, dated 15 December 2005; Federal Recognition Orders 311 AR, dated 31 October 2005; AKARNG Element Joint Forces Headquarters Orders Number 292- 009, dated 19 October 2005; NGB Form 89 (Proceedings of a Federal Recognition Examining Board), dated 19 October 2005; AKARNG Element Joint Forces Headquarters Orders Number 290-005, dated 17 October...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001912C070205
On 4 October 2001, the commanding general issued a GOMOR to the applicant reprimanding him for the improper use of his government travel card for unofficial purposes during the period of 8 June 2000 and 19 March 2001. Included among nonpunitive measures are administrative reprimands and admonitions and they must contain the statement indicating that they are imposed as an administrative measure and not as punishment under the UCMJ. The Army has an interest in maintaining certain records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001915C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 19 September 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060001915 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 law stated, in pertinent part, that “During the active force drawdown period, the Secretary of the Army may apply the provisions of Section 3914, Title 10, United States Code to allow early retirement of an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001921C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable. The applicant's military records show that he was inducted into the Army of the United States for 2 years, as a private, pay grade E-1, on 18 March 1970. He was separated on 7 March 1972, in pay grade E-1, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 10, for the good of the service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001950C070205
The applicant provides his self-authored statement, PEB Proceedings, supporting statement, line of duty, and medical information on HCM. The deputy commander said the PEB found medical evidence that two of the applicant’s family members also had the same disease which supports their conclusion that the disease was genetically transmitted. The deputy commander stated that the PEB found, by preponderance of the evidence, that there was sufficient evidence provided to establish that the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001965C070205
The applicant requests, in five separate applications, in effect, that her records be corrected to show that she was discharged by reason of physical disability. There is no evidence in the available records that indicates that the applicant had a medically unfitting disability which required physical disability processing. However, no medical evidence has been presented by the applicant to demonstrate an injustice in the medical treatment received in service, and in the absence of medical...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001966C070205
The applicant states, in effect, in his first application, dated 26 January 2006, that he was only 15 years old at the time he enlisted in the Army. This document shows his date of birth as 16 October 1961. The applicant's mother or an authorized guardian did not submit a request for his discharge within 90 days of his enlistment in accordance with the governing law and regulation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001967C070205
The applicant requests that his discharge for misconduct be changed to physical disability separation or retirement. The applicant states that the provisions of Army regulation 635-200, chapter 14 for misconduct were improperly applied to him and that he should have been separated for physical disability as evidenced by his Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) records. On 24 August 1998, the applicant was separated with a general discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001969C070205
The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart based on an injury he suffered as a result of hostile action during combat in Vietnam in February 1967. His DD Form 214 for the period ending 31 May 1978 does not show the Purple Heart as an authorized award. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to base correction of his records to show award of the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001970C070205
The rater also commented that the applicant had a permanent profile with Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) limitations, but she completed her 2-mile walk. Army Regulation 635-40 governs the evaluation of physical fitness of Soldiers who may be unfit to perform their military duties because of physical disability. The applicant’s medical records were reviewed and it was determined that her medical condition disqualified her for retention in the U.S. Army Reserve.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001971C070205
Alice Muellerweiss | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. On orders dated 18 December 2003, the applicant was “ordered to Active Duty as a member of your Reserve Component unit” for 545 days. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing he enlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve on 4 December 2003; b. showing he performed active duty...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001982C070205
Peguine M. Taylor | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Incurring disabilities while in a theater of operations or in training exercises is not, in and of itself, sufficient to grant a military retiree CRSC. Without evidence to establish a direct, causal relationship to the applicant’s VA rated disabilities to war or the simulation of war, there is insufficient basis in which to grant his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001983C070205
Peguine M. Taylor | |Member | 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 be approved for Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC). Without evidence to establish a direct, causal relationship to the applicant’s VA rated disabilities to war or the simulation of war, there is insufficient basis in which to grant his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001984C070205
Rowland Heflin | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Award of the Iraq Campaign Medal is authorized for service in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on or after 19 March 2003 to a future date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense or the cessation of the operation. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001985C070205
Item 41, of the applicant's DA Form 20, shows he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, by General Orders 70, published by the 199th Infantry Brigade, on 19 July 1970; however, these award orders are not in the applicant's service personnel records and the award was not transposed to the applicant's DD Form 214 on his release from active duty. Department of the Army (DA) Pamphlet 672-3, Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register, dated 29 January 1988, which lists unit awards...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001993
The applicant requests that his record be corrected to show that he retired in the pay grade of staff sergeant/E-6. On 1 May 1995, the applicant was promoted to the grade of staff sergeant/E-6 contingent upon being "in a promotable status on the effective date of promotion." Although the applicant was promoted to staff sergeant/E-6, he failed to complete the required NCOES course, and was subsequently reduced.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001994C070205
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he was discharged from the U. S. Army Reserve (USAR) on 1 January 2005. On an unknown date, the applicant requested early release from active duty. The applicant was an IMA who was mobilized, assigned to his Active Army unit, and deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2004.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060001997C070205
In December 2003, he was activated for Operation Iraqi Freedom and deployed to Iraq from January 2004 through December 2004. In accordance with the advisory opinion, it would be equitable to correct his records to show he was granted a military education waiver and to have his records considered for promotion to LTC by a special selection board under the 2005 criteria. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002016C070205
Army Regulation 635-5-1 (SPD Codes) prescribes the specific authorities (regulatory, statutory, or other directives), the reasons for the separation of members from active military service, and the SPD codes to be used for these stated reasons. 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 given to his was in error or unjust.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002023C070205
Accordingly, he was discharged under other than honorable conditions on 26 March 1968, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 for unfitness due to his frequent involvement in incidents of a discreditable nature with military authorities. On 25 January 1976, he applied to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002024C070205
There is no entry in Item 41 (Awards and Decorations), of the applicant's DA Form 20, showing that he was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Combat Action Ribbon. As a member of the United States Army, the applicant is not eligible for award of the Combat Action Ribbon. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the Vietnam Service Medal from the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002025C070205
Karmin Jenkins | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests that his secondary military occupational specialty (SMOS) of 52B20 (Generator Mechanic) be added to his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). William Powers________ CHAIRPERSON INDEX |CASE ID |AR20060002025 | |SUFFIX | | |RECON |YYYYMMDD | |DATE BOARDED |20060831 | |TYPE OF DISCHARGE |(HD, GD,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002026C070205
Karmin S. Jenkins | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Under both of the programs, the Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) and the SSB, qualifying service members who voluntarily left active duty before their retirement received benefits based on their salary at the time of separation and on years of service. An SSB payment is also compensation, and the applicant cannot receive two awards of compensation for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002033C070205
The applicant's record shows he enlisted in the Regular Army and entered active duty on 1 February 1983. c. 3 January 1986, the separation authority approved the applicant's discharge and directed he receive an UOTHC discharge; and d. 13 January 1986, the applicant was discharged accordingly. The applicant’s separation document confirms he was discharged under the provisions of chapter 14, Army Regulation 635-200, by reason of misconduct.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002034C070205
Karmin Jenkins | |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). The applicant requests correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show her rank and pay grade as specialist (SPC), E-4.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002035C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that his record be corrected to document his combat parachute jump. It states, in pertinent part, that a bronze service star is authorized with the VSM for each campaign a member is credited with participating in while serving in the RVN. The awards regulation also authorizes a bronze service star with the Parachutist Badge to denote a Soldier's participation in a combat parachute jump.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002040C070205
The applicant requests that his military records be corrected to show a different last name. Although the adoption decree provided by the applicant shows his last name was changed in 1977, it appears the applicant appropriately served on and was released from active duty under the last name Williams. The Board determined that the evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002041C070205
The applicant's treating cardiologist rendered the medical opinion for the MEB/PEB that the applicant's current heart disability was either caused or aggravated by military service. Counsel states that the Board, upon review, would find no medical basis for the EPTS determination, only the judgment of the President of the Board without consideration to medical fact or medical specialist opinion. The PEB found the applicant unfit due to an EPTS condition and recommended separation from the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002048C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Army Achievement Medal, and awarded several certificates of training and achievement. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), a copy of orders awarding him the BSM with "V" Device, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Army Achievement Medal, and several certificates of training and achievement, in support...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002053C070205
The applicant requests, in effect, that he be awarded the Purple Heart for wounds suffered while serving in Vietnam in 1965. The evidence of record shows that the applicant served a period of qualifying service for award of the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with “1960” Device and the National Defense Service Medal; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show these awards. Evidence shows that the applicant’s records contain administrative error which does not require...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002055C070205
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Purple Heart. The Western Union telegram shows the applicant was wounded in action on 14 August 1970 in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds received on 14 August 1970; b. amending his DD Form 214 to show the Purple...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002056C070205
The applicant provides a copy of his September 1964 and July 1967 DD Forms 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge), a copy of his March 1966 DD form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge), and a notarized statement attesting to his records being sealed, in support of his request. On 11 August 1967, the Army Clemency and Parole Board upgraded the applicant's Dishonorable Discharge to a Bad Conduct...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002060C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 14 September 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060002060 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 the applicant served his first period of enlistment from 27 February 1948 through 12 March 1951. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | 20060002064C070205
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 12 October 2006 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060002064 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. On 21 January 1970, the separation authority directed the applicant’s separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 for unfitness and that he receive...