ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018463
His DD Form 214 shows award of the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Awards), 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. Evidence of record shows he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018465
The applicant requests, in effect, that he be awarded the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) and that his military records be corrected to show award of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOTSM). There is no evidence in the applicant's military records which shows that he was ever mobilized. The applicant contends that he should be awarded the NSDM and that his military records should be corrected to show the award of the GWOTSM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018469
The applicant requests that his award of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM) and three awards of the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) be added to his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). While the unit was awarded three PUCs during the Vietnam War, only two of the PUCs were awarded for the period in which the applicant served with the unit. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018472
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. Additionally, a check of the DCIPS only revealed that the applicant was seen by medical personnel for a possible torn rotator cuff which was not caused by hostile action, and there were no entries to corroborate that he sustained a fractured right shoulder and broken collar bone as a result of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018476
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's DA Form 20 shows he served in the RVN from 4 August 1970 through 15 March 1972. The applicant's record contains no orders awarding him either the BSM or the PH, and neither of these awards is included in the list of earned awards contained in Item 41 of his DA Form 20 or Item 24 of his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018477
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant's records contain a letter, dated 15 February 1983, from the applicant's spouse's medical doctor. On 25 February 1983, the appropriate authority approved the applicant's request for discharge for the good of the service and directed that an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge Certificate be issued and that the applicant be reduced to the lowest enlisted grade under the provisions of paragraph 8-11, Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018478
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show that he was commissioned in the rank of colonel, pay grade O-6. On 12 December 2008, the applicant's DA Form 5074 was reissued granting him the rank of colonel, pay grade O-6, with a date of rank and effective date of 11 January 2007. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing that he was commissioned as a colonel, pay grade O-6, with a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018481
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he completed his first full term of service. The applicant states, in effect, that his active duty service exceeded the period of his initial enlistment contract. As a result, the Board recommends that the applicant's DD Form 214 be corrected to show an entry of, "SOLDIER HAS COMPLETED FIRST FULL TERM OF SERVICE."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018483
The applicant requests, in effect, that his military records be corrected to show the award of the Bronze Star Medal. The applicant states that he has a Bronze Star Medal certificate and orders awarding him this medal, but that it does not appear on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). However, absent orders which officially awarded him this medal, there is insufficient basis upon which to correct his military records to show the award of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018488
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). While the record shows the applicant was an infantryman assigned to an infantry unit, there is no evidence he satisfactorily performed [his] duty or that he was personally present and under hostile fire while serving in an assigned infantry or special forces primary duty, in a unit actively engaged in ground combat with the enemy. 3. ________XXX________________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018493
The applicant further states that he filed an Inspector General complaint in theater, that the Puerto Rico Army National Guard was pressured by the National Guard Bureau to submit his Federal recognition and promotion package as soon as possible, and that due to the fact that they were not sent in a timely manner by the Officer Section his effective date for Federal recognition, warrant officer appointment, and promotion date is 15 November 2006. The recommendation to adjust the applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018495
This rating scheme shows her rater as Master Sergeant (MSG) B___s, her senior rater as CW4 D___s, and her reviewer as CPT W__t. Paragraphs 2-5, 2-7, and 2-8 of Army Regulation 623-3 provide the rules for designating the rater, senior rater, and reviewer in the rating scheme of an NCO. There is no evidence of who was in the applicant's rating scheme during the period of the contested NCOER.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018498
His DD Form 214 lists his authorized awards as the National Defense Service Medal, Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-16), Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Army Commendation Medal, and the [Republic of] Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 Device. Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Credit Register Vietnam) shows that, during the applicant's tour of duty, the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment was awarded the Republic of Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018499
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 13 JANUARY 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080018499 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant's records do not show any significant acts of valor during his military service. Conviction and discharge were effected in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and the discharge appropriately characterizes the misconduct for which the applicant was convicted.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018500
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The equipment was not inventoried at this time. In the advisory opinion, the DCS official recommended that the financial liability assessed against the applicant be upheld and that he be charged as indicated the amount of $644.91 for the lost OCIE.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018501
The applicant requests that his discharge from the United States Army Reserve (USAR) on 11 April 1994 be revoked and that he be transferred to the Retired Reserve. However, there is no evidence of record and he provides no evidence to show he requested transfer to the Retired Reserve. In addition, there is no evidence in the available records, nor has the applicant submitted any evidence, to show that he was misinformed regarding his discharge from the USAR.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018503
The applicant requests that his award of the Army Commendation Medal be upgraded to a Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service. The applicant requests that his award of the Army Commendation Medal be upgraded to a Bronze Star Medal. When the original recommendation was downgraded from a Bronze Star Medal to an Army Commendation Medal, the applicants brigade-level commander sought reconsideration.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018504
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 7 MAY 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080018504 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show his current spouse is covered under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). It would also be appropriate to correct the applicant's records to show he elected to participate in the SBP for spouse coverage effective 1 June 2006, subsequent to the date he remarried.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018505
As such, the PEB did not rate those conditions. Army Regulation 635-40, paragraph 7-2, provides that an individual may be placed on the TDRL (for the maximum period of 5 years which is allowed by Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1210) when it is determined that the individuals physical disability is not stable and he or she may recover and be fit for duty, or the individuals disability is not stable and the degree of severity may change within the next 5 years so as to change the disability...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018512
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to include all of his military training, duty assignments, and military occupational specialties (MOS). The applicant states, in effect, the following: a. neither of his DD Forms 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) include notations of his military duties, assignments, or stations; b. he has no true 201 file (Official Military Personnel File [OMPF]) only a "dummy" file that was made to replace his original file and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018515
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for operations in Lebanon and Grenada. Area of eligibility is defined as the foreign territory on which troops have actually landed or are present and specifically deployed for the operation; adjacent water areas in which ships are operating, patrolling, or providing direct support of the operation; and the air space above and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018516
The applicant requests, in effect, award of the Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense Service Medal and their addition to his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). The evidence of record also shows that the applicant completed a qualifying period of service for award of the National Defense Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018517
The applicant's records show he was inducted into the Army of the United States on 10 June 1969. The applicant's contention that he was wounded in the Republic of Vietnam and the supporting witness statement he submitted were carefully considered; however, there is insufficient evidence to support award of the Purple Heart to the applicant in this case. There are no general orders that show the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart and there is no evidence in his service personnel records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018519
Counsel also requests, as new issues, that the applicant's rank be restored to specialist/E-4; that all counseling statements indicating the applicant lacked the required security clearance be removed from his military records; that his disability rating be increased to 30 percent (i.e., a medical retirement) or in the alternative, grant him a full and fair Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) hearing; that a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018520
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show his retired pay computed on the grade of chief warrant officer four (pay grade W4) rather than captain (pay grade O3). The applicant states, in effect, that he was transferred to the Retired Reserve in pay grade W4. Title 10, USC, section 1371 states that unless entitled to a higher retired grade under some other provision of law, a warrant officer retires, as determined by the Secretary concerned, in the permanent regular...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018521
Therefore, it would be appropriate at this time to award him the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 7 December 1967 to 5 December 1969 and correct his military records to show this award. The applicant participated in four campaigns during his tour in Vietnam; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his military records to show four bronze service stars to be affixed to his already-awarded Vietnam Service Medal instead of the two bronze service stars currently shown. As a result,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018522
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). It states, in pertinent part, that in order to support award of the PH there must be evidence that the wound for which the award is being made was received as a result of enemy action; that the wound required treatment by medical personnel; and a record of this medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record. However, by regulation, in order to support award of the PH there must...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018523
The NGB official subsequently provided a corrected copy of the advisory opinion recommending partial approval of the applicant's request in so much as adjustment of his promotion effective date and date of rank to 7 February 2008 which is the same as his peers on Senate List 23-07 and is the date he would have been promoted if it were not for the investigation. The applicant requests that his promotion effective date and date of rank for colonel be corrected to 9 August 2007. As a result,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018524
Item 40 (Wounds) is blank and the PH is not included in the list of awards contained in Item 41 (Awards and Decorations). The regulation stipulates that in order to support award of the PH, there must be evidence that the wound for which the award is being made was received as a result of enemy action, that it required treatment by military medical personnel, and a record of this medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record. Absent any evidence of record or independent...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018526
The applicant states that he was discharged from the Army in 2000 with an RE Code of "3" and he desires to rejoin the service. However, there are procedures whereby the applicant can apply to a local recruiter for a waiver of his RE Code if he is in fact physically qualified and the needs of the Army at the time justify his return to service. _________XXX_____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018527
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his correct date of entry as 1 September 1978 instead of 9 November 1979. The DD Form 214 he was issued shows the following entries: a. item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty (AD) This Period) shows the entry 79 11 09; b. item 12b (Separation Date This Period) shows the entry 85 08 08; c. item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) shows the entry 05 09 00; and d. item 12d...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018528
The applicant states he was wounded in combat and won a Purple Heart. There is no evidence in the available records which shows the applicant was ever wounded as the result of a hostile action or awarded the Purple Heart. There are no orders in the applicant's service personnel records which show that he was awarded the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018529
Item 38 (Record of Assignments) of the applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he received excellent conduct and efficiency ratings throughout his first period of military service. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Military Awards), 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. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018530
There is no evidence in the applicant's service personnel records that shows he was recommended for award of the Purple Heart. In the absence of evidence that the applicant was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action and treated for those wounds, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Purple Heart in this case. ___________X______________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018531
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Option B and C participants do not make a new SBP election at age 60. Based on the foregoing, there is insufficient evidence to grant the applicant's request for terminating his enrollment in the RCSBP in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018535
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded to honorable. On 20 July 1979, the appropriate authority approved the applicant's request for discharge for the good of the service and directed that an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge Certificate be issued and that the applicant be reduced to pay grade E-1.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018536
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. Evidence of record shows the applicant completed a period of honorable service during which he received all excellent conduct and efficiency ratings and had no convictions by a court-martial. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018541
The applicant requests a medical discharge. On 13 June 1979, the applicant consulted with counsel and requested discharge for the good of the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations), chapter 10. On 27 June 1979, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be furnished a discharge under other than honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018542
The applicant requests that item 27 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) on his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) be corrected to show the Combat Infantryman Badge. He also requests that item 28 (Most Significant Duty Assignment) on his DD Form 214 be corrected to show Company G, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division instead of the unit he served with after returning stateside....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018545
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant states that he completed 3 years and 6 months of foreign service in Germany and another 3 years and 6 months in the Republic of Vietnam. The applicant contends that he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show he completed 7 years of foreign service 2.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018546
The applicant states, in effect, that he should have been promoted to Brigadier General for the following reasons: (1) being fully qualified with exceptional Officer Evaluation Reports and recommendations; (2) that he had a Mobilization Designee, Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) officer assignment during a time period when such an assignment was seldom, if ever, selected for the 07 grade; (3) that he was recommended at least five times by the Reserve Components Personnel and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018547
The applicant requests upgrade of his general, under honorable conditions discharge to an honorable discharge. Records show that on 19 November 1981 the applicant was informed that his commander intended to recommend him for discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Enlisted Separations), chapter 13 due to unsuitability by reason of apathy and lack of appropriate interest. On the same date, his commander recommended he be separated from the service...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018551
The applicant's records show he was awarded the Iraq Campaign Medal. The evidence of record also shows that the applicant was awarded the Iraq Campaign Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting from item 13 of the applicant's DD Form 214 the Army Commendation Medal (3rd award) and the Iraq Campaign Medal; b. awarding the applicant the Purple Heart for wounds received as a result of hostile...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018552
The applicant states, in effect, that his periods of active duty time for the years of 1987-1990 are not shown on his DD Form 214. There is no available evidence nor did the applicant provide any evidence to show he performed continuous active duty for a period of 90 days or more, aside from the credited active duty he received for completion of MOS training for which he appropriately received a DD Form 214. _________X_____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018555
The applicant requests, in effect, that his bad conduct discharge be upgraded to a general under honorable conditions discharge and that the court-martial be expunged from his official military personnel file (OMPF). He states he was processed out of the service by way of force/choice of separation, to take excess leave, accept a bad conduct discharge, or go back to basic training and back to Korea. Therefore, there is no basis for granting the applicants request to expunge the special...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018556
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 21 January 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080018556 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show entitlement to two bronze service stars to be worn with his Iraq Campaign Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD Form 214 for the period...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018558
Item 12f (Foreign Service) of the applicant's DD Form 214 does not indicate that he served any overseas service during this period of active duty. The available evidence clearly shows the applicant was ordered to active duty in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and he served in Kuwait for a period of 2 months and 16 days. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing in Item 12f of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018560
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart. The DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) that he was furnished at the time of his retirement shows that among the awards listed, he was awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters while he was on active duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018562
The applicant requests an upgrade of his general discharge to an honorable discharge. 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. On an unknown date in August 1988, the separation authority approved the applicants discharge, under the provisions of AR 635-200 by reason of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018563
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 10 MARCH 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080018563 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-17, may now be used to separate enlisted Soldiers because of personality disorder when they have 24 months or more of active duty service. However, evidence of record shows he was properly diagnosed with a personality disorder by competent and appropriate military medical authorities.