ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003438C071029
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. It confirms that during his tenure of assignment in the RVN, the applicant’s unit (2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment) received the PUC, RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation and RVN Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation. By regulation, in order to support award of the CIB there must be evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003445
On 14 July 1969, the applicant was notified of his pending separation from the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 for unfitness with an undesirable discharge. The applicant was discharged on 31 July 1969 with an undesirable discharge. Army Regulation 635-200, then in effect, provides that an honorable discharge is a separation with honor and entitles the recipient to benefits provided by law.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003446C071029
In effect, the applicant's 17 May 1984 review of this record was his verification that information on the record, to include the list of awards in Item 9, was correct at that time. In addition, the applicant's DD Form 214 does not include the PH in the list of awards contained in Item 13, and the applicant authenticated this document with his signature on the date of his separation, 31 August 1986, more than 18 years after he completed his tour in the RVN. Although the sincerity of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003449C071029
In pertinent part, it states that assignment to the Retired Reserve is authorized in a number of circumstances but an eligible Soldier must request transfer. As there is no evidence to show the applicant requested transfer to the Retired Reserve or extension until he received his 20 year letter, the separation authority was required to separate him upon his ETS. However, the applicant will not be eligible for retired pay until 2024.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003458
The applicant's military records are not available for review. Therefore, his records should be corrected to show this award. Therefore, his records should be corrected to show this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003463
The applicant requests, in effect, that her mother's records, a deceased former service member (FSM), be corrected to show that she was eligible for non-regular Army retirement. The FSM's ARPC Form 249-2-E (Chronological Statement of Retirement Points) shows that the FSM would have completed 20 years of creditable service on 24 June 2003, beyond her 60th birthday. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003470C071029
Appendix 3 to Annex A of this regulation listed advisor positions in MACV which were considered infantry positions and for which award of the CIB was authorized. Department of the Army General Orders Number 8, 1974, announced award of the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation to Headquarters, USMACV and its subordinate units during the period 8 February 1962 to 28 March 1973 and to Headquarters, U. S. Army Vietnam and its subordinate units during the period 20 July...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003478
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show he was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 11B1O (Infantryman) and add the Combat Infantryman Badge for his service in Southwest Asia during Operation Desert Storm. Records show the applicant was awarded MOS 11B1O in December 1981 and that he held this MOS for 2 years and 7 months, prior reenlisting for MOS 73C2O. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003488
The applicant requests, in effect, that his record of punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), dated 29 November 2006, be removed from his official military personnel file (OMPF). The decision to file the original DA Form 2627 on the P-Fiche or R-Fiche of the OMPF will be made by the imposing commander at the time punishment is imposed. It states, in pertinent part, that application for removal of an Article 15 from a Soldier's OMPF based on error or injustice...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003494C071113
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 14 August 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070003494 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 20 July 1969, the applicant was discharged accordingly. After carefully evaluating the evidence of record in this case, it is determined that the applicant’s discharge processing was conducted in accordance with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003501C071108
However, his records contained a copy of his DD Form 214 which shows that he was discharged on 3 July 1979, in pay grade E-1, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 10, with an under other than honorable conditions discharge. Although an honorable or general discharge is authorized, a discharge under other than honorable conditions is normally considered appropriate. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003505
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 17 May 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070003505 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. Counsel states that there is no evidentiary support for the allegations that the applicant attempted to maintain an adulterous relationship or give greeting cards to the SSG's wife while in Kuwait and the Netherlands...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003514
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 14 August 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070003514 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 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to show his date of entry on active duty as 24 September 1979. The available evidence shows that the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003516
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 30 August 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070003516 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 30 April 1991, the applicant's commander recommended that the applicant be separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations), paragraph 14-12c, commission of a serious offense for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003521C071029
The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. However, there is no evidence of record and the applicant provided none to show he was ever promoted to and held the grade of First Sergeant. Records show the applicant should have discovered the alleged error or injustice now under consideration on 28 November 1946; therefore, the time for the applicant to file a request for correction of any error or injustice expired on 1 January 1950, 3 years after the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003553
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 20 February 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070003553 I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual. The applicant requests that the Record of Proceedings under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice (DA Form 2627) that was imposed against him on 8 November 2005, and the General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003558
Department of the Army Letter Orders, dated 7 September 1972, show that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 30 March 1969 in the Republic of Vietnam. Evidence of records shows that, on/about 11 July 1967, the applicant suffered metal shrapnel in his eyes in the Republic of Vietnam, while in action against an enemy or as a result of hostile action and is therefore entitled to award of the Purple Heart and correction of his records to show this award. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003564
BOARD DATE: 19 September 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070003564 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 bad conduct discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was advised that his bad conduct discharge would be automatically upgraded six months...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003566
The applicant requests, in effect, promotion to lieutenant colonel (LTC) based on his selection by the 2005 LTC Reserve Component Selection Board (RCSB) with a promotion effective date of March 2006. In an advisory opinion, dated 27 March 2007, the Chief, Special Actions Branch, Office of Promotions, Reserve Components, HRC, St. Louis, stated that the applicant was selected for promotion to LTC by the 2005 DA RCSB and the board was approved on 30 December 2005. The evidence of record does...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003570
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal during World War II. Therefore, his records should be corrected to show these unit awards. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned by: a. showing that, in addition to the awards shown on his WD AGO Form 53-55, his authorized awards include the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army of Occupation Medal with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003571
On 31 August 2005, the TXARNG issued Orders 243-1056, reassigning the applicant from an executive officer position to a commander's position, with an effective date of 1 July 2005. On 25 June 2004, the battalion personnel office sent a memorandum to the State military personnel office requesting that the applicant be promoted to captain based on a position vacancy promotion. Based on the foregoing, the National Guard Bureau, Personnel Division recommended the applicant's request be denied,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003575
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 19 September 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070003575 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. At no time prior to his ETS had he ever received a briefing stating that his records would be subject to a promotion board during his IRR (civilian) status. His obligation to serve ended on 30 December 1997;...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003582
Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20050007781, on 22 February 2006. In the original decision the ABCMR found that the applicant's name was removed from the sergeant first class promotion list because he was undergoing a Physical Evaluation Board and he also submitted a request for voluntary retirement which was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003583
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 22 July 1999, the applicant voluntarily submitted a request for discharge for the good of the service, in lieu of trial by court-martial. On 29 May 2000, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge and directed that he be discharged under other than honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003585
The applicant's records show that he was inducted in the Army of the United States on 5 July 1967. In accordance with Title 10, United States Code, section 1552, the authority under which this Board acts, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records is not empowered to set aside a conviction. James E. Vick ______________________ CHAIRPERSON INDEX CASE ID AR20070003585 SUFFIX RECON DATE BOARDED 20070916 TYPE OF DISCHARGE (DD) DATE OF DISCHARGE 19690811 DISCHARGE AUTHORITY AR 635-200,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003588
The unit commander stated the 101st Airborne Division (Rear) Commander had received a letter from a deployed Soldier, dated 15 October 1990, in which he [the applicant] had been accused of having an affair with the Soldier's spouse. The other NCO further stated the applicant and his spouse were living together. The evidence shows the applicant was provided legal counseling and voluntarily waived his right to appear before an administrative separation board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003589
The applicant requests, in effect, payment of basic allowance for housing (BAH) for the period from 1 January 2006 to his retirement on 31 October 2006; and BAH-Differential (BAH-DIFF) from 7 November 2002 to 31 December 2005. The evidence clearly shows that the applicant was divorced on 7 November 2002 and that he was required to pay child support in the amount of $1,000.00 per month. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003608C071029
The applicant requests, in effect, that his Purple Heart be added to his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States, Report of Transfer or Discharge. AR 672-5-1, in effect at the time of the applicant's separation provides that the Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency and fidelity during a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003616C071029
She states the FSM's discharge did not indicate he was wounded in the service and he was not awarded the PH for his wounds. The FSM's military records are not available to the Board for review. The FSM's Discharge Record provided by the applicant does not include the PH in the list of earned awards and contains the entry “None” in the Wounds Received in Service item, which indicates the FSM was never wounded as a result enemy action.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003627C071029
Gerald J. Purcell | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant’s military records are not available to the Board for review. The applicant's standard name line in these orders listed his rank as PFC, and his NPRC file is void of any orders or other documents that show he was promoted to CPL by proper authority prior to his REFRAD.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003631
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show the rank of sergeant and the pay grade of E-5. US Army Maneuver Support Center and Fort Leonard Wood Orders Number 353-311, dated 19 December 2006, show that the applicant was promoted to the rank of sergeant/pay grade E-5 with the date of rank of 1 January 2007. Orders show that the applicant was promoted to the rank of sergeant/pay grade E-5 effective 1 January 2007.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003647
The applicant states, in effect, that the MRD of 28 February 2007 and her age (i.e., 60) are being used as a pretense to remove her from the U.S. Army Reserve. This document shows, in pertinent part, that the applicant was notified she was considered by a Department of the Army Reserve Components Selection Board that convened on 10 May 2005 to consider officers of her grade for promotion, but she was not among those selected for promotion by the board. The evidence of record shows that at...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003659
The applicant requests, in effect, that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable. On 25 June 1975, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be issued an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. ___ Michael J. Flynn __ CHAIRPERSON INDEX CASE ID AR20070003659 SUFFIX RECON DATE BOARDED 20070814 TYPE OF DISCHARGE DATE OF DISCHARGE DISCHARGE AUTHORITY DISCHARGE REASON BOARD DECISION DENY REVIEW AUTHORITY ISSUES 1.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003663
From service records, little more is known of the FSM's Civil War records. In 1880, the Surgeon General of The Army, in a report to the War Department Commissioner of Pensions, stated there was no military record of the FSM having been wounded at Antietam on 17 September 1862. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. publishing the appropriate authorization indicating the FSM was awarded the Civil War Campaign...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003671
On 12 July 1993, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be issued an Under Other Than Honorable Discharge Certificate. The U.S. Court of Appeals, observing that applicants to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) are by statute allowed 15 years to apply there, and that this Board's exhaustion requirement (Army Regulation 15-185, paragraph 2-8), effectively shortens that filing period, has determined that the 3-year limit on filing to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003672
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 24 July 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070003672 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. Records show that the applicant participated in two campaign periods during his service in the Republic of Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003675
Records show that the applicant volunteered for another mobilization and on 5 March 2004 was mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 12 March 2005 to complete his remaining 730 days of involuntary mobilization under 10 U.S.C. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 844 days during the periods 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003676
The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 March 2005 to complete his remaining 730 days of involuntary mobilization under 10 U.S.C. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 852 days in during the period 3 September 2002 through 2 September 2003 and during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 July 2005. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003679
Records show that the applicant volunteered for another mobilization and on 5 March 2004 was mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 March 2005 to complete his remaining 730 days of involuntary mobilization under 10 U.S. C. 12302. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 852 days during the period...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003684
The G-1 states that Army Regulation 601-210 (Regular Army and Army Reserve Enlistment Program), dated 16 May 2005, paragraph 2-18a(16) states lack of documentation required for advanced promotion may be provided to the personnel officer within 6 months of enlistment. The evidence shows that the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 5 May 2005, in the pay grade of E-3 and was at the time enrolled at Florida International University. Based on the available evidence and the recommendation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003688
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 26 September 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070003688 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 Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 March 2005 to complete his remaining 730 days of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003690
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 18 September 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070003690 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 bad conduct discharge be upgraded to a general under honorable conditions discharge. Department of the Army, United States Disciplinary Barracks Order Number 8-02, dated...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003691
Records show that the applicant volunteered for another mobilization and on 5 March 2004 was mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 12 March 2005 to complete his remaining 730 days of involuntary mobilization under 10 U.S.C. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 844 days during the period 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003693
Records show that the applicant volunteered for another mobilization and on 5 March 2004 was mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 March 2005 to complete his remaining 730 days of involuntary mobilization under 10 U.S.C. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 848 days during the period 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003695
Records show that the applicant volunteered for another mobilization and on 5 March 2004 was mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 March 2005 to complete his remaining 730 days of involuntary mobilization under 10 U.S.C. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 852 days during the period 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003696
Records show that the applicant volunteered for another mobilization and on 5 March 2004 was mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 11 March 2005 to complete his remaining 730 days of involuntary mobilization under 10 U.S.C. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 844 days during the period 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003697
The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division concluded that applicant served 139 days in excess of 730 days allowed in an involuntary status and as a result his voluntary mobilization orders should have commenced on 5 March 2005. The applicant's contentions that his COTTAD orders should be amended to show that he completed 730 days of involuntary mobilization under the provisions 10 U.S.C. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 869 days during the period 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003698
The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division opined that based on the guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense and the President of the United States involuntary mobilization authorization, Reserve component Soldiers can only be involuntarily mobilized for 730 days in 10 U.S.C. The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 10 March 2005 to complete his remaining...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003699
Records show that the applicant volunteered for another mobilization and on 5 March 2004 was mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 March 2005 to complete his remaining 730 days of involuntary mobilization under 10 U.S.C. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 852 days during the period 3...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070003706
The police officer reached through the open door in an attempt to shift the vehicle out of gear. The evidence shows that the applicant completed over 15 years, 1 month, and 12 days of honorable active military service on the date of his separation. According to regulation, the applicant was required to be reduced to the lowest enlisted grade for his misconduct, for his civil conviction since his sentence was for 1 year.