ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011693
Training courses for combat skills are not entered on the DD Form 214. Evidence of record shows that the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the applicant the Combat Infantryman Badge for serving in active ground combat while assigned or attached to an infantry unit of brigade, regimental or smaller size, on 3 June 1968; b. awarding the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011696C080407
The applicant's Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) is void of any orders or other documents that indicate he ever held or served in an infantry MOS, or that shows he was ever assigned to an infantry unit of brigade, regimental or smaller size while serving in the RVN. Combat service alone does not support award of the CIB. In this case, the evidence of record confirms the applicant held and served in a signal MOS in a signal unit while serving in the RVN.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011707
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show he was granted a military education waiver and he was promoted to the rank of Major (MAJ)/O4. That office stated that, on 14 February 2007, the applicant requested a military education waiver but was denied (board convened on 12 March 2007). Physicals are valid for five years and the applicant should have had enough time to obtain an updated physical prior to the selection board convening.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011728C080213
The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. (It also appears that the regulatory authority should perhaps have been Army Regulation 615-360 (the normal discharge or release from active duty upon ETS) instead of Army Regulation 615-365. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing he was given an honorable discharge from the Army on 8 May 1950; b. issuing to him an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011736
Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, Baghdad, Iraq, Permanent Orders Number 168-08, dated 16 June 2004, Unsigned; c. a self-authored statement, dated 10 August 2007; d. a DA Form 2823 (Sworn Statement), undated, not witnessed, and not administered; e. a newspaper article with photograph of another Soldier receiving the award of the Purple Heart; f. photographs of damaged military vehicles; g. a self-authored letter, dated 12 April 2005, addressed to the Traylor Chiropractic Clinics; h. a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011737C080407
Jerome L. Pionk | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. However, his three months of service in the Dominican Republic while assigned to Fort Bragg is already a matter of record in documents on file in his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) and is supported by his having been awarded the AFEM for this service. As a result, even though he completed a tour of duty in the RVN and served in the Dominican...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011747C080407
David W. Tucker | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. 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 for discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial. Although the separation authority may authorize an honorable discharge (HD) or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011752C080407
David K. Hassenritter | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant states, in effect, he should have been paid for accrued leave at the time of his discharge. Soldiers required to take leave, who have leave to their credit, may elect one of the following: receipt of pay and allowances during the period of accrued leave, with leave beyond that which was accrued charged as excess leave; payment for leave...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011754
The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. Based on the applicant's date of injury on 26 August 1951 while serving in the Republic of Korea during the Korean War, Table B-1 of Army Regulation 600-8-22 shows he served in the United Nations Summer-Fall Offensive Campaign (9 July 1951 to 27 November 1951). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the Purple Heart for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011764
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. On 28 July 1975, the applicant was discharged with a characterization of service of under other than honorable conditions. Evidence of record shows that he understood he could be discharged with an undesirable discharge, characterized as under other than honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011773C080213
The applicant served in Vietnam from 28 August 1965 through 1 September 1966 as a 55B2O ammunition supply specialist. The applicant contended that he requested a hardship discharge but was denied; however, the evidence of record shows that he went AWOL before submitting an application for hardship discharge or compassionate reassignment. __Curtis L. Greenway__ CHAIRPERSON INDEX CASE ID AR20070011773 SUFFIX RECON DATE BOARDED 20080115 TYPE OF DISCHARGE UOTHC DATE OF...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011775
Army Regulation 672-5-1, in effect at the time, provides that the Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who have completed a qualified period of active duty enlisted service. Record shows the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the applicant the Good Conduct Medal (1st Award) for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity during the period...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011789
On 17 May 2005, by memorandum addressed to the President, Federal Recognition Board, PRARNG, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Joint Forces Headquarters, PRARNG, concurred with the immediate commander's recommendation and requested the applicant's records be examined to determine his qualifications for Federal Recognition in the higher grade. On 15 June 2005, by memorandum addressed to the Adjutant General's Office, PRARNG, the President, Federal Recognition Board, PRARNG, stated...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011792
The Battle Casualty Report, dated 18 August 1953, informed the applicant's next of kin that the applicant would be returned to the United States at a later date. The applicant contends that he is entitled to payment of combat pay for the period 22 April 1951 through 17 August 1953, while in "captured" status. Therefore, if an applicant is reported missing or detained in a foreign country against his will, then the member is entitled to receive or have credited to his account the pay and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011795
His regimental commander denied the request for award of the CIB and wrote on the DA Form 4187 (Personnel Action) in the comments section the initials "CAB", the acronym for the Combat Action Badge. The applicant states the CAB is for non-infantry personnel; that he is an Infantryman; and that he was assigned to 3/278 Regimental Combat Team, Mortar Platoon. The evidence presented by the applicant shows that he was an Infantryman assigned to a mortar platoon that was part of a combined arms...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011798
The applicant requests correction of his military record to add a waiver of the military education requirement for consideration for promotion to major, and that his record be reconsidered by a Special Selection Board for promotion to major under the 2007 criteria. The advisory official recommends that the applicant be granted an education waiver and be considered by a Special Selection Board under the 2007 criteria. The applicant completed his military education requirement...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011801
The applicant requests, in effect, that his record be corrected to show he was retired by reason of length of service with 20 years of active military service vice disability. The USAPDA Legal Advisor further states that the applicant could have requested COAD to reach 20 years of service before being separated for his disabilities; however, there is no program for active duty Soldiers that allows them to waive their disability findings and automatically receive a 20 year retirement. By...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011804
There is no evidence in the applicant's reconstructed military service records that show he was awarded a Marksmanship Qualification Badge. Evidence shows that the applicant is entitled the award of the National Defense Service Medal. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively corrects the records of the individual concerned to show the National Defense Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011806
For Vietnam service, one Overseas Service Bar is authorized for each period of 6 months active Federal service as a member of a U.S. Service in Vietnam from 1 July 1958 to 28 March 1973. Evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the applicant the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in connection with military operations...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011814
National Guard Regulation 600-100, paragraph 10-15b states temporary Federal Recognition may be granted by a Federal Recognition Board to those eligible when the board finds that the member has successfully passed the examination prescribed herein, has subscribed to the oath of office, and has been appointed by a State order for assignment to a position vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the ARNG. The evidence shows that the applicant was eligible for promotion to 1LT on 30 August...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011817
The applicant provides Federal Recognition orders, dated 27 June 2007; three sets of appointment orders, dated 22 May 2007, dated 13 December 2006 and dated 15 September 2004; 1LT promotion orders, dated 12 July 2006; two National Guard Bureau (NGB) Forms 337 (Oaths of Office), one dated 21 July 2004 and one dated 24 October 2006; a DA Form 71 (Oath of Office Military Personnel), dated 27 March 2004; two NGB Forms 89 (Proceedings of a Federal Recognition Examining Board), one dated 21 July...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011817
The applicant provides Federal Recognition orders, dated 27 June 2007; three sets of appointment orders, dated 22 May 2007, dated 13 December 2006 and dated 15 September 2004; 1LT promotion orders, dated 12 July 2006; two National Guard Bureau (NGB) Forms 337 (Oaths of Office), one dated 21 July 2004 and one dated 24 October 2006; a DA Form 71 (Oath of Office – Military Personnel), dated 27 March 2004; two NGB Forms 89 (Proceedings of a Federal Recognition Examining Board), one dated 21 July...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011817C080213
The applicant provides Federal Recognition orders, dated 27 June 2007; three sets of appointment orders, dated 22 May 2007, dated 13 December 2006 and dated 15 September 2004; 1LT promotion orders, dated 12 July 2006; two National Guard Bureau (NGB) Forms 337 (Oaths of Office), one dated 21 July 2004 and one dated 24 October 2006; a DA Form 71 (Oath of Office Military Personnel), dated 27 March 2004; two NGB Forms 89 (Proceedings of a Federal Recognition Examining Board), one dated 21 July...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011820
He states, in effect, that the matter when the FSM was actually wounded, because and the Army's records were lost in a fire (obviously not the fault of the FSM), the Army seems to rely on the date of Chaplain O'Brien's letter as the date when the FSM was wounded. In the original decision the ABCMR found that although the FSM was wounded in the ETO, he was wounded after hostilities had ended and the applicant has failed to show through the evidence submitted and the evidence of record, that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011828C080407
Item 27 (Military Education) of the applicant's DA Form 20 shows that he completed the 8-week Clerk-Typist MOS 71B course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1971, and Item 22 (Military Occupational Specialty) shows he was awarded the PMOS of 71B on 7 December 1971. The version of the regulation in effect at the time of the applicant's discharge stated that the entry in Item 16a would be the primary MOS held by the member on the date of separation as recorded in Item 22 of the DA Form 20. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011829
The applicant requests, in effect, that he be provided an APFT (Army Physical Fitness Test) waiver for the required SOAC (Signal Officer Advance Course) completed on 10 March 2006 and that he be promoted to major (MAJ/O-4) effective 31 October 2006, with back pay and allowances. The applicant states, in effect, that on August 2006, the Army issued a directive waiving the APFT for all Soldiers who did not meet the height/weight and APFT requirements at the time of taking military courses. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011840
There is no evidence in the available personnel records that show he was promoted back to or recommended for promotion to the rank and pay grade of "SGT/ E-5" prior to his separation from active duty. The applicant's GSA Form 6954 (Certification of Military Service) shows his last grade, rank, or rating as "Private." There also is insufficient evidence to correct item 3a, of his DD Form 214, to show the entry "SGT/E-5", as requested.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011850
On 1 March 1989, the Army Reserve Personnel Center notified the applicant that he was entitled to the Air Medal; the Army Commendation Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster); the Army Good Conduct Medal; the National Defense Service Medal; the Vietnam Service Medal, w/three Bronze Service Stars; the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, w/Device 1960; the Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge, w/Rifle Bar, and the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge, w/Automatic Rifle Bar. Army Regulation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011851
The applicant requests correction of his records to show all awards he was entitled for his service in the Republic of Vietnam to include, in effect, award of the Purple Heart. Evidence of record shows that the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the applicant the Good Conduct Medal (1st Award) for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011858
The applicant requests, in effect, that item 7a (Place of Entry Into Active Duty) be changed to Butler Country Alabama and item 7b (Home of Record at Time of Entry) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty) should be corrected to Route 3, Box 242AA, Greenville, Alabama (AL). The evidence of record further shows that the applicant and U.S. Army representative certified his HOR as Pensacola, FL, and the PLEAD as Montgomery, AL, where the applicant subsequently...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011859
The applicant requests, in effect, that all of his Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rated disabilities be approved for Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC). 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. Evidence shows that the applicant was awarded CRSC benefits for Arthritis (Left Knee); however, the other disabilities identified by the VA were determined not to have been...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011860
On 12 March 1959, the United States Army Board of Review found the approved findings of guilty and the sentence correct in law and fact and determined, on the basis of the entire record and after reassessing the sentence, that such finding of guilty and only so much of the sentence as provides for a bad conduct discharge (suspended), total forfeitures, and confinement at hard labor for one year was appropriate and should be approved. The Board's recommendation to restore the applicant to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011866C080407
The applicant's record shows that he enlisted in the Regular Army and entered active duty on 24 May 1966. The applicant's contention that he is entitled to a 2nd Award of the PH for wounds he received in action earlier on the same day that he received the wounds that ultimately resulted in his medical evacuation from the RVN and in his being awarded the PH was carefully considered. Although a second award of the PH would be authorized for a wound the applicant received during a separate...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011867
Notification of Eligibility for Retired Pay at Age 60, dated 10 April 1995, which shows the applicant met the requirements for retired pay at age 60; c. a copy of DD Form 1883 (Survivor Benefit Plan Election Certificate), dated 11 May 1995; d. a copy of Orders Number 306-083, dated 2 November 1995, published by the Alabama Army National Guard (ARNG) which shows that the applicant was discharged from the ARNG, effective 1 November 1995, then transferred to the Retired Reserve; e. a copy of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011871
His voluntary enlistment in the USMC is not an authorized remedy for ROTC debt repayment under the terms of his ROTC contract. Further, he enlisted in the USMC some 14 months after his disenrollment from the ROTC program and is now serving on active duty with the USMC for a period of 4 years. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his ROTC scholarship contract to show that he would satisfy the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011872
The evidence of record shows there are two errors in item 18 of the applicants DD Form 214. He also immediately reenlisted in the Army during the period covering 1 April 2003 2 May 2005 and this information should also be included on his DD Form 214. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a) amending item 18 on his DD Form 214 to delete the entry MEMBER HAS NOT COMPLETED FIRST FULL TERM OF SERVICE; and b)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011873
There is no evidence in the available records to show that the applicant should be awarded the BSM. Evidence shows that the applicants records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show award of the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011875
The DD Form 214 the applicant was issued at the time shows that he was discharged effective 2 January 1972 under conditions other than honorable in accordance with chapter 10 of Army regulation 635-200. Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations) sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. The applicant's record of service shows that he was charged with being AWOL.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011879
x The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned RE codes, based on their service records or the reason for discharge. The applicant who was then serving on active duty in the rank and pay grade, Specialist, E-4, was convicted by a general court-martial and as part of the sentence that was adjudged, he was ordered...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011882
The counsel states, in effect, that the U. S. Army Personnel Security Appeals Board (PSAB) abused its discretion when it denied the applicant's request for reinstatement of his suspended security clearance. The counsel provides the following documents in support of the applicant's request: a. a letter addressed to the applicant from the US Army Central Personnel Security Clearance Facility, dated 27 December 1995, subject: Intent to Revoke Security Clearance; b. a second endorsement...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011885
The applicant requests correction of Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the: a. Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Oak Leaf Cluster) instead of Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award); b. The applicants records show that he was awarded three awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, seven awards of the Army Commendation Medal, seven awards of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011889
Army Regulation 635-40 establishes the Army physical disability evaluation system and sets forth policies, responsibilities, and procedures that apply in determining whether a Soldier is unfit because of physical disability to reasonably perform the duties of his office, grade, rank, or rating. The Army must find that a service member is physically unfit to reasonably perform their duties and assign an appropriate disability rating before they can be medically retired or separated 22. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011895
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 25 September 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070011895 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. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicants failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011909
On 23 January 2004, the staff duty NCO, in a sworn statement, said that when the applicant called in to sign out on leave, he informed the applicant that he had to come in personally to sign out. On 23 January 2004, the applicant was counseled on the policy requiring all service members in the pay grade of E7 and below to personally sign in and out of the unit. On 5 February 2004, the applicant accepted NJP for being derelict in the performance of his duties by willfully failing to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011910C080407
Ronald D. Gant | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. 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. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing his entitlement to the Army Commendation Medal 1st...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011911
The applicant states, in effect, that on 10 July 2004, he extended his enlistment for a period of 6 months to 15 January 2005; however, while undergoing treatment for medical injuries he received while serving in Iraq, he was discharged on 16 July 2004, without his knowledge, after having served 18 years, 8 months, and 16 days of service. In the processing of this case a staff advisory opinion was obtained from the National Guard Bureau (NGB) which opines that the applicant had been...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011913
The applicant requests, in effect, that all of his Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rated disabilities be approved for Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC). Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC), as established by Section 1413a, Title 10, United States Code, as amended, provides for the payment of the amount of money a military retiree would receive from the VA for combat related disabilities if it wasnt for the statutory prohibition for a military retiree to receive a VA...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011928
The applicant requests that two additional awards of the Purple Heart be included on his Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214). United States Army Vietnam (USARV) Regulation 672-1 (Decorations and Awards) provided, in pertinent part, for award of the Purple Heart. Therefore, the Board requests that the CMSD-St. Louis administratively correct the records of the individual concerned to show that he was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011932
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 25 March 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070011932 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 the records of her deceased spouse, a service member (SM), be corrected to show she timely applied for the annuity from the SMs Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070011950
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 January 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070011950 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 4 March 2005, the separation authority approved the applicants discharge under the provisions of chapter 14 of Army Regulation 635-200 by reason of patterns of misconduct, and directed the applicant be furnished a...