ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080015980
The applicant states, in effect, that his orders showed he was approved for COT free home travel; however, based on his follow-on assignments to Kuwait and Iraq, there was no availability to take the entitlement. This official recommended the applicant's PCS order to Fort Lee be amended to authorize COT free home travel in conjunction with COT under the provisions of Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR), Paragraph U7200 and Army Regulation 614-30 (Overseas Service), paragraph 4-1c, for a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080015987
The applicants military personnel records contain a DD Form 214 that confirms he entered active duty on 30 June 1992 and was separated from the Army on 25 November 1992 with an uncharacterized discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-40, chapter 5, based on a physical disability that existed prior to entry on active duty as determined by a medical board. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was administered the APFT on five separate occasions during the period of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080015994
The applicant requests correction of her Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) ending on 14 February 1991, to show her service during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The applicant states, in effect, that she served in support of Desert Shield/Desert Storm from 27 August to November 1990; however, her DD Form 214 does not contain a record of this service. Item 12 (Record of Service) of the applicant's DD Form 214 ending on 14 February 1991 shows her foreign service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080015995
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 2 December 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080015995 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Army Regulation 635-209 set forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel for unsuitability. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to show that the applicant was improperly separated administratively under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-209 rather than medically under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-40.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080015997
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show the award of the Purple Heart. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his military records to show the award of the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding to his DD Form 214 the Purple Heart and the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080015998
Accordingly, the applicant was discharged on 16 December 1991 with a general discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14, paragraph 14-12c, for misconduct (commission of a serious offense). The applicants record of service during his last enlistment included two nonjudicial punishments. Therefore, the applicant's record of service is insufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016000
c. Retiree Account Statement, as of 2 September 2008, that shows the applicants retiree pay account has been corrected to implement SBP former spouse coverage and an annuity base amount of $5,431.55, an SBP monthly premium of $353.05, and an annuity payable at 55 percent of the applicants base amount, which would be $2,987.35. Public Law 99-661, dated 14 November 1986, permitted divorce courts to order SBP coverage in those cases where the retiree had elected spouse coverage at retirement...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016002
Although the official dates of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm are 7 August 1990 through 17 March 1991, his unit deployed prior to 7 August 1990 and returned on 1 May 1991. Based on the dates listed on Gulf War Deployment Roster, it is appropriate to correct the applicant's records to show his deployment dates as from 19 October 1990 through 29 April 1991. The applicant has not provided, nor does the record contain, any official documentation to show that either he or his unit...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016003
The PEB determined that his disability should be rated as 10% disabling and recommended that he be discharged with severance pay with a 10% disability rating. The applicant was medically evaluated for left knee pain and was subsequently discharged by reason of disability with severance pay with a 10% disability rating. There is no evidence in the applicant's official records to show that he was ever evaluated for a shoulder injury or that he was ever awarded a 30% disability rating by the Army.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016005
The available evidence clearly shows that the applicant completed sufficient time on active duty to qualify for award of the Good Conduct Medal. Regrettably, in view of the above, there is insufficient evidence on which to grant the applicant's request for award of the Good Conduct Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding him the Good Conduct Medal for the period 11 February 1952 to 19 January 1954...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016007
The applicants records show he was issued three awards of the Good Conduct Medal, issued on miscellaneous dates, by various Headquarters, for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity, from 4 February 1967 through 3 February 1960 (1st Award); from 18 December 1961 through 17 December 1964 (2nd Award); and from 20 March 1965 through 19 March 1968 (3rd Award). Item 24 of the applicant's DD Form 214, dated 23 February 1972, shows he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016008
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his DD Form 2656-2 (Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) Termination Request) dated 1 August 2005 be accepted as the correct and official date he requested to terminate coverage and that all SBP and Reserve Component SBP (RCSBP) costs and overcharges as listed on his November 2005 and September 2007 Retiree Account Statements be refunded. Therefore, the applicant's 1 August 2005 DD Form 2656-2 is accepted as sufficient...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016016
His military records do not contain a DA Form 1059 or course completion certificate that show he successfully completed BNCOC in 1994. The director stated "Records at this Command do not reveal that [applicant] was ever scheduled for the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course. On 30 August 2001, the applicant successfully completed BNCOC, and he was promoted to SFC on 1 September 2003.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016019
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show his awards of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), the Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters (BSM 2OLC), the Air Medal and the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC). This conclusion is based on the fact that the record is void of any derogatory information which would preclude the applicant from being awarded the GCMDL and the lack of any specific action by the applicants unit commander to disqualify him from receiving the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016021
The applicant provides copies of 21 February 2006 reassignment orders, 13 July 2006 U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC) majors' promotion list memorandum, 21 August 2006 full-time National Guard duty orders, 3 July 2007 HRC promotion orders, and 22 April 2008 Federal recognition orders. The applicant was placed in a major's position at the time he entered the ARNG and as such met all criteria for promotion as of that date, 20 August 2006, except for having received Federal recognition...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016022
She stated that at the time of deployment she signed for 3 printers but no STE phone, that it was her understanding that the STE phone would have been accounted for by the S2 shop, and that no one from the S2 shop ever approached her about signing for the phone. However, in one of the sworn statements provided by the applicant, a Soldier stated that he turned his office and the STE phone over to the applicant on 25 October 2006 and that the applicant, as the rear detachment noncommissioned...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016024
The applicant provides the following documents in support of his application: self-authored statement; grandmother's statement; mother's statement; birth certificate (daughter); court custody order; finance battalion pay manager's memorandum for record (MFR), dated 7 March 2005; Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigation packet; Iraq deployment orders; and U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC) memorandum, dated 12 September 2007. In May 2005, while serving in Germany and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016028
The Board further determined that the applicant was not awarded SMOS 11F until 13 October 1969, subsequent to his RVN service, and that his record failed to show he was ever recommended for or awarded the CIB or BSM with V Device for Valor. The applicant's record is void of any orders or other documents that indicate he was ever recommended for or awarded the CIB or BSM by proper authority while serving on active duty. The evidence of record is void of any orders or other documents that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016032
The applicant states, in effect, that he was wounded three separate times during an engagement with enemy forces in Korea on 17 October 1951. The applicants record contains a Casualty Report that shows the applicant was wounded in action in Korea on 17 October 1951. Absent any evidence of record to corroborate the applicants claim of entitlement to two additional awards of the PH and/or the information contained in his self-authored statement and the third-party statement provided, or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016033
The FSM's military records are not available for review. Based on award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, the FSM qualifies for award of the Bronze Star Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the FSM the Combat Infantryman Badge for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy on 22 July 1944 and the Bronze Star Medal based upon award of the Combat Infantryman Badge; b. amending his WD AGO...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016043
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 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 AR20080010486 on 7 October 2008. Inasmuch as the applicant has provided a certificate for award of his MSM that matches the orders obtained by the Board, it is clear that he is entitled to have...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016046
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests award of the Air Medal (AM). In that request the applicant stated that he participated in all 13 airmobile artillery raids conducted by his unit.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016052
On 14 December 1987, the applicant was arrested by civil authorities for disorderly conduct/criminal mischief (2nd Degree). On 1 July 1988, the separation authority approved the waiver of the counseling and rehabilitative requirements and the applicants discharge under the provisions of chapter 14 of Army Regulation 635-200 by reason of misconduct, and directed the applicant be furnished a general (under honorable conditions) discharge. The evidence of record shows that the applicants...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016053
Headquarters, 1st Armored Division, General Orders Number 94, dated 4 September 1968, awarding him the Good Conduct Medal (1st Award); c. witness statement, dated 9 June 2008; d. Headquarters, 25th Infantry Division, General Orders Number 4694, dated 4 December 1967, awarding the witness the Purple Heart; e. Headquarters, 25th Infantry Division, General Orders Number 502, dated 4 February 1968, awarding the witness the bronze Star Medal; f. photographs of individuals marked with the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016054
There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was a victim of racial discrimination.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016055
He states he had no personal or family problems at the time of his discharge. 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 AR20080004943, on 3 July 2008. There is no evidence of record and the applicant has not submitted any evidence that he had a medical condition which would have warranted him being considered by a MEBD.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016058
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, and the Iraq Campaign Medal. Service members qualified for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal by reasons of service between 19 March 2003 and 28 February 2005 in an area for which the Iraq Campaign Medal was subsequently authorized will remain qualified for that medal. Therefore, he is entitled to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016059
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). ________X______________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20080016059 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20080016059 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016060
Evidence shows the applicant completed a qualifying period of service for award of the Korean Service Medal. Evidence shows the applicant completed a qualifying period of service for award of the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. There is no evidence in the available records and the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence which shows that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016061
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 be in the interest of justice to do so. The regulation in effect at the time specified that item 9c of the DD Form 214 (Authority and Reason) would reference the appropriate regulation, circular, bulletin, special separation directive, statute, etc., followed by the SPD code. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016062
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and all awards and decorations to which he may be entitled. Although the evidence of record shows the applicant served as an infantryman during his assignment in Southwest Asia, there is no evidence of record which shows his unit was engaged in active ground combat or that he was personally present and under hostile fire in Southwest Asia....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016063
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. 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. __________X_______________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016068
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show his first name as John. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20080016068 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20080016068 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016069
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The record does contain a DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) that shows that on 10 November 2004 the applicant was separated under the provisions of Paragraph 14-12b, Army Regulation 635-200, by reason of pattern of misconduct, and that she received an UOTHC discharge. Absent any evidence of record or independent evidence provided by the applicant that confirms she...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016074
There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. Army Regulation 635-200 sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. There is no evidence of record to show he was given an Article 15 and reduced to private before he went AWOL.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016075
Although there are no orders available which show award of the Bronze Star Medal, the DA Form 20 in the applicant's official records verifies that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Additionally, the dates on the Bronze Star Medal certificate are for the period the applicant was serving in the Republic of Vietnam. Therefore, his records should be corrected to show award of the Bronze Star Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016076
Item 3 (Social Security Number) of the applicants DD Form 214 shows his social security number upon discharge as 2**-**-*2**7. The evidence of record confirms the applicant's 8 February 1969 DD Form 214 contains an incorrect social security number in Item 3. Therefore, it would be appropriate to now correct the applicant's separation document to show his correct social security number.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016078
It states, in pertinent part, that separation under this chapter applies to Soldiers who are in an entry level status and, before the date of the initiation of separation action, have completed no more than 180 days of continuous active duty and have demonstrated that they cannot or will not adapt socially or emotionally to military life. Evidence of record shows that the applicant was discharged from active duty on 22 February 2002 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016079
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his military records to change his separation program designator (SPD) code. 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 be in the interest of justice to do so. The applicants DD Form 214 shows that he had completed a total of 4 years, 5 months and 18 days of creditable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016082
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) contains the Army's awards policy. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the AGCM for his qualifying period of honorable service from 11 August 1999 to 10 August 2002; b. adding the AGCM, GWOTEM, and GWOTSM to Item 13 of his DD Form 214; and c. providing him a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016083
He served continuously until his death on 7 June 2006. He and another person left their location on motorcycles and were involved in an accident at approximately 2210 hours. Based on eyewitness statements showing the applicant had been drinking prior to the accident and his high level reading on the BAC, the LOD investigation determined that the amount of alcohol in the FSM's system impaired his judgment and slowed his reflexes, resulting in the motor vehicle accident that killed him.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016089
Item 27 (Reentry Code) on his DD Form 214 shows the entry, "4." Army Regulation 635-5-1 (Separation Program Designator Codes) prescribes the specific authorities (regulatory, statutory, or other directives), the reasons for the separation of members from active military service, and the separation program designators to be used for these stated reasons. Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned RE codes, based on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016094
This form also shows he completed 12 years of creditable military service. There is no evidence in the applicants records that he reenlisted after his removal from the TDRL. At the time of his separation, he received a separation code of SFK and an RE code of 4.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016096
The applicant states, in effect, that award orders issued by the 1st Cavalry Division in 1970, list his MOS as 11B, and he claims this is the MOS he worked in for the entire time he served in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). There are no entries on the DD Form 214 that indicate he completed training in MOS 11B or that he was ever awarded and/or held MOS 11B during his active duty tenure. Therefore, notwithstanding the orders provided by the applicant, absent any evidence of record showing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016099
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant, the father of the former service member (FSM), requests his late son be awarded the Purple Heart for injuries he sustained while serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The applicant submitted documents showing the FSM was injured in combat while in a combat zone and was ultimately evacuated from a combat zone for treatment of those injuries; however, these documents do not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016101
The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. His DD Form 214 issued at the time of his REFRAD indicates that he was awarded the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Service Ribbon and the National Defense Service Medal. It stated that the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded for each 3 years of continuous enlisted active Federal military service completed on or after 27 August 1940, for first award only, 1 year served entirely during the period 7 December...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016103
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to fully honorable. The applicant then states that he had distinguished service in combat in Vietnam, and that distinguished service should warrant Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits for his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, at the time of the applicant's separation the regulation provided for the issuance of an undesirable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016104
A Personnel Action (DA Form 4187), dated 22 March 2007, recommended that the applicant be awarded the Purple Heart. The question in this case is whether or not the applicant is entitled to the award of the Purple Heart. However, based on the available evidence of record and the applicable regulations, he is entitled to the award of the Purple Heart and his records should be corrected accordingly.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016107
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to reflect his award of the Bronze Star Medal with one oak leaf cluster (BSM 1OLC). The applicant was awarded the BSM 1OLC in General Orders Number 2042, dated 2 April 1970 and therefore is entitled to have that award entered on his DD Form 214 at this time. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016109
While the applicant has provided three BSM Certificates, orders for only two of those awards are in the applicant's records. The applicant's contention that his award of the Air Medal with 12 OLCs should be added to his records has been noted; however, he has failed to show through the evidence submitted with his application and the available evidence of record that he was awarded 13 awards of the Air Medal or that he was entitled to 13 awards of the Air Medal. As a result, the Board...