ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017090
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Forms 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Reports of Transfer of Discharge) be corrected to show that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for the Dominican Republic, that he spent 12 months in Dominican Republic and 10 months in Vietnam and was awarded three overseas service bars. The applicant states, in effect, that his Combat Infantryman Badge and three overseas service bars should be shown on his final DD Form 214. Additionally,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017098
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 28 February 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070017098 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 records show that she was ordered to active duty with her unit in support of Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom. It is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017104
General Orders Number 3200, 101st Air Cavalry Division, dated 6 July 1968, awarded the applicant the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 31 March 1968. Accordingly, his records should be corrected to show award of this medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period from 25 September 1967 to 24 September 1969; b. deleting two bronze service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017107
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 20 March 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070017107 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 states, in effect, that he served in the Army from November 1966 to January 1969 and received an under other than honorable conditions discharge and that his discharge was upgraded to a general, under...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017109
The applicant requests correction of his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to show award of the Army Good Conduct Medal. The evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant served a qualifying period of time for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period from 1 August 2002 to 31 July...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017110
The applicant's military service records contain a DD Form 214, with an effective date of 1 May 1987. 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. There is no evidence of record, and the applicant provides insufficient documentary evidence, to show that he served in the U.S. Army during the period 3 May 1983 to 2 May 1984.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017116
The applicant requests, in effect, that his general discharge, under honorable conditions, be upgraded to an honorable discharge. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. There is no evidence in the applicant's records, and the applicant has provided none, to show that he applied for an upgrade of his discharge to the ADRB within its 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017119
Director Analyst The following members, a quorum, were present: Chairperson Member Member The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, that her records be corrected to show that she received permanent Federal Recognition of her promotion to first lieutenant in the Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG) effective 23 July 2006. As a result, the Board recommends that the State Army National Guard...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017120C080213
Title 10, U. S. Code, section 3914 states that, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, an enlisted member of the Army who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service for an active Federal service (AFS) retirement may, upon his request, be retired. It states that a Soldier who has completed 20, but less than 30, years of AFS may, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Army, be retired at his or her request. The applicant appears to believe that he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017124
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. However, in order to justify correction of a military record, the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust. Additionally, although the applicant indicated that his rank was reinstated after he was reduced in rank, he did not provide evidence which proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that his rank at the time of his release from active duty was T/5.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017128
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 14 February 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070017128 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 Company Safety Officer approached the vehicle when it stopped and informed the applicant that the vehicle was not to move until he had the proper ground guide. However, evidence of record shows he was reduced...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017137
The Chief, Compensation and Entitlements Division opined that based on the Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance, Soldiers/units who are involuntarily extended by the Secretary of Defense for extension beyond 12 consecutive months BOG or 12 out of 15 months (365 days out of 450 days) and are deployed to Iraq (to include staging time in Kuwait) or Afghanistan are eligible for Involuntary AIP. Department of the Army Office of the Inspector General determined that due to an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017149C080407
In support of his reconsideration request, the applicant provides a self-authored letter in which he indicates, in effect, that he received a wound to his hand while engaged in combat with enemy forces in the RVN, and that he was treated for this wound by military medical personnel. The applicant's Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) is void of any orders or other documents that indicate the applicant was ever recommended for or awarded the PH by proper authority while serving on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017150
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. 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 AR20070007344, on 27 September 2007. The applicant's signed DA Form 3082 (Statement of Medical Condition) dated 21 June 1979, the date of his discharge, shows that since his last separation examination there have been no change in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017156
The applicants service personnel records contain a Statement of Medical Examination and Duty Status, dated 30 July 2000. In a 7 January 2007 memorandum, the applicant was informed that her ETS date had occurred on 30 November 2006 and that she was not eligible for any additional extensions of her enlistment. The evidence of record shows the applicant was discharged from the USAR on 30 November 2006 at her ETS.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017159
The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 1 July 1970; a letter, dated 14 September 2007, from the Chief, Congressional and Special Actions, Army Review Boards Agency; instructions for applying to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records; and Army Regulation 15-185, dated 31 March 2006. On 10 June 1977, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) upgraded the applicants undesirable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017167
The applicant questions how the Board arrived at the conclusion that the injury was incurred while traveling to a field training exercise and offers the following: (1) The ABCMR, Record of Proceedings, The Applicants Request, Statement, and Evidence, paragraph 2, indicates, [t]he applicant states, in effect, that his injury was incurred while on [emphasis added] a 30 day field training exercise, Operation Gold Star, simulating operational conditions in a wartime environment. (2) The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017170
NGB, Personnel Readiness and Policy Division memorandum, dated 1 September 2004, states that ARNG officers recommended for promotion to the grades of captain through lieutenant colonel mobilized under the provisions of Title 10, United States Code, sections 12301(a), 12302 and 12304 and who are on an approved mandatory selection board promotion list who reach their maximum time in grade, will be promoted without regard to a position vacancy unless that officer has voluntarily delayed or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017171
The Chief, Compensation and Entitlements Division opined that based on the Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance, Soldiers/units who are involuntarily extended by the Secretary of Defense for extension beyond 12 consecutive months BOG or 12 out of 15 months (365 days out of 450 days) and are deployed to Iraq (to include staging time in Kuwait) or Afghanistan are eligible for Involuntary AIP. Department of the Army Office of the Inspector General determined that due to an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017175C080213
The applicant stated that after being told that he could not be returned to active duty and not yet being cleared by his doctors to return to work, he applied for incapacitation pay. As a result, the Board recommends that that the State Army National Guard records and all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing he was retained on active duty in an ADME status from 10 October 2004 through 30 September 2005 and from 15 January 2007 through 7 May...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017177
Therefore, there is sufficient evidence to show that he is entitled to award of the Purple Heart and correction of his records to show this award. 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 Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 29 April 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam; and b. showing award of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017194
The applicant states, in effect, that he was discharged from the Army for alcohol rehabilitation failure. The regulation shows that the separation program designator (SPD) "JPD", as shown on the applicants DD Form 214, specifies the narrative reason for discharge as "Alcohol Rehabilitation Failure" and that the authority for discharge under this SPD is "Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 9." The evidence shows that the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017201
The applicant continues he is currently going through a second medical board and provided a copy of that documentation. The TSGLI appeals summary shows the applicant's second TSGLI claim was sent on 25 September 2006, in which he claimed an injury to his neck (cervical paralysis) with no loss of ADLs. Neither the available records nor the medical documentation the applicant provided establish a basis to support his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017210
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 18 March 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070017210 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 DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) he was issued at the time of his discharge shows he was discharged on 27 September 1974, in accordance with chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200, with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017218
c. U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Center, St. Louis, Missouri, Orders C-06-02539, dated 20 June 1986 (Relief from the USAR Control Group-Reinforcement). He is currently a retired USAR SGT/E-5. In light of the applicants over four years of satisfactory service as a SSG/E-6, and in light of the fact that he was not reduced for misconduct or inefficiency, he should have been placed on the Retired List in that rank and pay grade at the time of his retirement.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017220
Counsel states that service medical records verify the applicant was wounded in action. 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: a. awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds received on 29 November 1950 and the Purple Heart with First Oak Leaf Cluster for wounds received on 30 November 1950; b. adding the Purple Heart with First Oak Leaf...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017224C080407
Rowland C. Heflin | |Member | The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant's Enlisted Qualification Record (DA Form 20) shows that he served in the RVN from 14 February through 14 April 1968. The evidence of record is void of any orders or other documents that indicate the applicant was ever recommended for or awarded the CIB while serving on active duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017229
The evidence of record shows the applicant served honorably on active duty during one of the recognized periods for award of the National Defense Service Medal. The applicant's service record contains conflicting information, which he introduced, about the country in which he served; therefore, in the absence of reliable evidence that can be corroborated about the country in which he served, the applicant is not entitled to any service award for which he might have qualified, including the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017242
Counsel also states that the SCARNG properly notified the applicant of his military options in reference to Army Regulation 600-110, paragraph 5-17. Medical Review Board (MRB) Transmittal, dated 9 December 2005; c. Memorandum, Subject: Record of MRB Proceedings, dated 12 December 2005; d. Letter, dated 1 December 2005, from the Deputy State Surgeon, SCARNG; e. Letter, dated 25 July 2006, from the Department of Veterans Affairs; f. Memorandum, Subject: Administrative Separation [applicants...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017243
The MEB determined that the applicant was unfit for further military service and the applicant indicated that he did not desire to continue on active duty. On 16 May 1968, an informal PEB was conducted at Fitzsimmons General Hospital which determined that the applicants diagnosis of Encephalopathy due to trauma and amputation of middle and distal phalanx, left 5th finger made the applicant unfit to perform the duties of his office, rank or grade. The evidence of record clearly shows that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017259
The applicant requests correction of his Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) effective 18 August 1967 to show that he entered active duty on 19 August 1964 and served for three full years. On 18 August 1967, the applicant was released from active duty and transferred to the United States Army Reserve (USAR) Control Group (Annual Training). In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017262
The applicant served continuously on active duty as a warrant officer, being awarded the military occupational specialty of Army Aviator, and was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 2. The applicants DA Form 66, Officer Qualification Record, shows that he was awarded the Army Aviator Badge, the AGCM, the Expert Infantryman Badge, and the Air Medal. The Board further determined that the evidence presented is insufficient to warrant a portion of the requested relief.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017268
Director Analyst The following members, a quorum, were present: Chairperson Member Member The Board considered the following evidence: Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records. The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to show his service in Iraq and his prior active and inactive service. At the time of his application, the applicant was a member of the United States Army Reserve.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017277
The applicant requests correction of his Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) to show award of the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device, and marksmanship qualification badges. The evidence clearly shows that the applicant was awarded an infantryman military occupational specialty and was assigned to an infantry unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size while assigned in the Republic of Vietnam. As a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017279
BOARD DATE: 13 March 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070017279 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 8 February 1983, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be issued a discharge certificate under other than honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017281
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, and the Combat Action Badge. The applicant requests retroactive award of the Combat Action Badge; however, there are no orders or other evidence on file in his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) to show entitlement to this award. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017282
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. This regulation provides that when an individual's Narrative Reason for Separation is alcohol rehabilitation failure, an RE code of 4 will be assigned. The applicant was separated and assigned an RE code in accordance with the applicable regulation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017284
His DD Form 214 issued at the time of his discharge indicates that he was awarded the Purple Heart. A review of the available records fails to show any evidence, other than the handwritten entry on his DA Form 20, that the applicant was wounded on 13 August 1969. Evidence shows that the applicants records contain administrative error which does not require action by the Board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017285
The applicant's record further shows that he was selected for promotion to MAJ by a RCSB, and that the promotion list was approved on 7 June 2006. He further states that the applicant was promoted based on the date he was placed in the higher grade position as an IMA officer on 28 August 2006, and was given this date as a DOR. He states that had the form been submitted through the Special Forces Career Manager's Office, and that office had submitted the form to his office, the 180 day...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017287
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 16 April 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070017287 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, promotion reconsideration for chief warrant officer three (CW3) by a special selection board (SSB) under the 2007 year criteria. The applicant was considered and not selected for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017290
The applicant requests that Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to show the awards of the Kuwait Liberation Medal and the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal. The applicant's personnel record does not contain any orders awarding him the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal for the period of his active duty tour ending 29 July 1991. Therefore, he is not entitled to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017293
General Orders show the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge during his service in the Republic of Vietnam. Evidence of record shows that the applicant served a qualifying period in the Republic of Vietnam for award of two Overseas Service Bars. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. issuing an order awarding the applicant the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 27 October 1968 in the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017299
The applicant's DA Form-5074-R, dated 10 August 2006, shows that he was granted 13 years of appropriate CSC. Paragraph 6.1.2.2.1. states four years of CSC shall be granted for completion of first professional degrees that include medical (M.D. Paragraph 6.1.2.2.5. states credit of one-half year for each year of experience, up to a maximum of three years of constructive credit, may be granted for experience in a health profession, if such experience is directly used by the Military Service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017301
The Chief, Compensation and Entitlements Division opined that based on the Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance, Soldiers/units who are involuntarily extended by the Secretary of Defense for extension beyond 12 consecutive months BOG or 12 out of 15 months (365 days out of 450 days) and are deployed to Iraq (to include staging time in Kuwait) or Afghanistan are eligible for Involuntary AIP. Department of the Army Office of the Inspector General determined that due to an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017302
The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. There are no orders or other documents in the applicant's reconstructed NPRC file that show he was ever recommended for or awarded the PH by proper authority, or that he was ever treated for a combat related wound by military medical personnel while he was serving on active duty. However, by regulation, in order to support award of the PH, there must be evidence that the wound for which the award is being made was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017304
The Chief, Personnel Services Division recommended that the applicant's orders be amended to show that he was released from active duty on 30 September 2007 based on the fact that his active duty orders overlapped. The overlap of orders discussed in the advisory opinion occurs due to the amendment of the start date of mobilization orders which changed the start date to June 2006 which overlaps previous orders which end in July 2006. Notwithstanding the fact that National Guard officials...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017308
In accordance with Army regulations, he is entitled to award of the Korean Service Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars and the United Nations Service Medal. The applicant's service in Korea qualifies him for award of the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Good Conduct Medal for the period 17 September 1950 through 29 February 1952, the National Defense...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017312
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Purple Heart. On 28 October 1991, by letter, the U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Center, St. Louis, Missouri, informed the applicant that a review of his medical and clinical records showed he was hospitalized for frostbitten feet and that he met the criteria for entitlement to award of the Purple Heart. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017315
The applicant requests that his Social Security Account Number (SSAN) on his Honorable Discharge Certificate and discharge orders be corrected to reflect the number 0 in the fifth digit instead of the number 8 as currently reflected. He goes on to state that he was never issued a DD Form 214; however, years later he was discharged from the United States Army Reserve (USAR) with the incorrect digit of 8 in the fifth position of his SSAN. Accordingly, the applicants Honorable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2007 | 20070017316
There is no evidence in the applicants military service records that shows he was awarded the Purple Heart. There are no unit orders that show the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. 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 outstanding performance of duty as a combat infantryman against an active hostile ground force while serving with...