ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005286
The applicant states, in effect, he believes his undesirable discharge (UD), characterized as under other than honorable conditions, should be upgraded due to the passage of time and because he was not in the right frame of mind at that time. On 9 December 1975, the appropriate authority approved the applicant's request for discharge for the good of the service and directed that an Undesirable Discharge Certificate be issued and that the applicant be reduced to pay grade E-1. The applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005287
The applicant requests, in effect, upgrade of his bad conduct discharge (BCD) to general, under honorable conditions. The applicants military records show he enlisted in the Regular Army, in pay grade E-1, on 10 August 1964, for 3 years. The Staff Judge Advocate recommended the finding of guilty be approved and found the sentence correct in law.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005291
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 15 July 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080005291 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 4a (Grade, Rate or Rank) of his separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to show his rank as corporal (CPL). _ _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 | 20080005292
The FSMs military records are not available to the Board for review. The applicant provided a copy of a certificate featuring the etching, Columbia Gives to Her Son the Accolade of the New Chivalry of Humanity. This certificate shows that the FSM served with Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry with honor during World War and was wounded in action. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The etching, Columbia Gives to Her Son the Accolade of the New Chivalry of Humanity provided by the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005296
She states that without further information of deployment status of her gaining unit, the orders issuing authority at Fort Lee, advised her to include her son on her orders and that if he did not travel with her to Germany, his concurrent travel orders would be null and void after 60 days and she would have to apply for command sponsorship in order to take him to Germany. The applicant provides in support of her application, a Memorandum for Record from her commander, dated 27 December...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005298
In paragraph 5a of the applicants ROTC contract, he acknowledged that, under the terms of this contract, the Secretary of the Army could order him to active duty as an enlisted Soldier, if he was qualified, for a period of not more than four years if he failed to complete the ROTC program. The opinion stated that his enlisted service in the U.S. Air Force is not an authorized remedy for debt repayment under the terms of the ROTC contract. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005299
The applicant requests, in effect, the first award of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM). Although a Pending BSM remark is annotated on his DA Form 20, there is no evidence and the applicant has not provided any evidence that shows a recommendation for award of the BSM on 19 October 1968 in fact submitted or processed through the appropriate command channels. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005300
However, the DD Form 214 he was issued at the time of his discharge shows he was discharged under honorable conditions, on 4 February 1994, for unsatisfactory performance, in accordance with chapter 13 of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations), and received an RE-3 code. 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. Furthermore, there is no...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005303
The applicant requests, in effect, reconsideration of his earlier request to be awarded the Purple Heart (PH), and to receive those awards the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) previously indicated he was entitled to. During its original deliberations in this case, the Board concluded that there was no evidence of record to show that the applicant was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action, or that he was ever treated for combat-related wounds by military...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005305
The applicant believes that an honorable discharge is more appropriate and more accurately characterizes his service record and being awarded a general discharge was grossly unjust. The unit commander further informed the applicant of the effects of a less than honorable discharge and the rights available to him. There is no indication in his military record that the applicant applied for an upgrade of his discharge to the Army Discharge Review Board within its 15 year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005307
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The evidence of record confirms the applicant completed an overseas tour in Thailand, which was an overseas area included in the USARPAC major command, and that this overseas service is properly documented on his DA Form 20, DA Form 24, and on the DD Form 214 he was issued upon his REFRAD. His record shows no service in Vietnam, Cambodia, or any other overseas area and as a result, there is an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005309
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 23 July 1980, after considering the applicants case, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) determined the applicants discharge was proper and equitable, and it voted to deny his request for an upgrade of his discharge. However, there...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005311
The applicant requests that he be awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in combat in Vietnam on 22 September 1969. His sutures were removed on 26 September 1969 and on 11 October 1969, the Division Flight Surgeon noted that the applicant had been injured on 22 September 1969 in a helicopter crash due to mechanical failure. While the sincerity of the applicants contention that he is entitled to award of the Purple Heart is not in doubt, there is no evidence in the applicants...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005313
On 3 September 2002, a subordinate officer (second lieutenant) submitted a Recommendation for Award (DA Form 638) recommending the applicant for award of the BSM for meritorious service during the period of 1 July to 1 October 2002. The company and battalion commanders recommended approval of the MSM; however, the group commander (colonel) downgraded the award to award of the ARCOM. Army Regulation 600-8-22 also states it is the responsibility of any individual having personal knowledge of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005315
The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. The applicants service medical records are not available. The Board wants the applicant and all others concerned to know that this action in no way diminishes the sacrifices made by him in service to our Nation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005316
The applicant, the son of the deceased former service member (FSM), requests correction of the FSMs military records to show that he was twice awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received during World War I. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The available evidence clearly shows that the FSM was wounded in action and was gassed by the enemy. Therefore, his Form 525 AGO should be corrected to show that he was awarded a Purple Heart for each of these wounds.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005322
His DD Form 214 shows he was awarded the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960- Device, the Parachutist Badge, the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, and the Bayonet Badge. The Awards Branch, Total Army Personnel Command (currently known as the Human Recourses Command) has advised, in similar cases, that during the Vietnam era the Combat Infantryman Badge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005325
The applicant states that he was discharged upon his own request in 1969. On 1 October 1969, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be issued an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. However, at the time of the applicants separation, an undesirable discharge was normally considered appropriate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005326
The applicant requests an upgrade of his bad conduct discharge to an honorable discharge. On 9 August 1990, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records denied the applicants request for an upgrade of his bad conduct discharge to general. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was 18 years of age at the time of his enlistment and nearly 19 years of age at the time of his offense.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005329
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 24 November 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080005329 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. On the date the applicant submitted his request to the Board, he was serving on active duty in the rank of second lieutenant. He would not have been given the Loan Repayment Program incentive if he had been expeditiously called to active duty to fulfill his ROTC scholarship debt.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005330
Counsel requests that a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR), dated 26 June 2002, and a DA Form 2627 (Record of Proceedings Under Article 15, UCMJ [Uniform Code of Military Justice]), dated 26 June 2002, issued to the applicant by Major General (MG) Paul D. E____, Commander, U.S. Army Infantry Center, Fort Benning, Georgia, and filed in the performance portion of the applicants OMPF, be transferred to the restricted portion of his OMPF. e. Exhibits 59 - 64 document the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005332
However, her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) shows that on 12 October 2007 she was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 5, paragraph 5-11 by reason of failure to meet procurement medical fitness standards with an entry level status uncharacterized discharge. Army Regulation 635-200 provides the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. Paragraph 5-11 specifically provides that Soldiers who were not medically...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005333
The record shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized during the periods 18 April 2004 through 28 January 2005 and 31 October 2005 through 22 April 2006, a total of 460 days. The applicant was involuntarily mobilized once again for the period 10 February 2007 through 10 April 2008 for an additional 426 days; bringing him to a grand total of 886 days of involuntary mobilization. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 886 days during the periods 18 April...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005334
Category 5: Applies to Soldiers currently on active duty under a COTTAD order and requests an extension of their current orders or is requesting to fill a new valid requirement. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 930 days during the periods from 17 October 2004 through 16 October 2005 and from 28 January 2007 through 14 August 2008 under 10 U.S.C. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005336
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his military records to show that he was medically retired; that he has 22 years of creditable military service; that he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. Consequently, due to the two concepts involved, an individual's medical condition, although not considered medically unfitting for military service at the time of processing for separation, discharge or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005338
The applicant requests that the records of her husband, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show that he was not retired, but on active duty at the time of his death, thereby entitling her to: a. receive $150,000 in additional Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI); b. receive extended TRICARE Prime health care eligibility at the active duty rate, for three years, at no cost for dependents of Soldiers who die on active duty; and c. receive reimbursement for the unused days of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005341
The applicant was discharged from the Army on 10 May 1989. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was 17 years of age at the time of his enlistment and nearly 20 years of age at the time of his offense. Conviction and discharge were effected in accordance with applicable law and regulations and the discharge appropriately characterizes the misconduct for which the applicant was convicted.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005343
The applicant requests, in effect, that the 19 March 2004 orders for her third award of the Good Conduct Medal be removed from her Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). A review of the applicants performance and Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) sections of her OMPF on the Personnel Electronic Records Management System revealed a copy of the 19 March 2004 Good Conduct Medal orders. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005344
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 23 October 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080005344 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant's records to show that he was appointed to WO1 and granted Federal recognition effective 3 May 2006. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing was appointed to WO1 and extend permanent Federal recognition effective 3 May...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005345
The applicant states in a letter written by her husband to a United States Senator that she was discharged in 1997 with the narrative reason for separation listed as "personality disorder." The applicant again tried to enlist. The applicant was evaluated by a medical doctor trained in psychiatry and was determined to have a "personality disorder not otherwise specified."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005350
COUNSEL'S REQUEST, STATEMENT AND EVIDENCE: 1. She was given 15 Soldiers under her command. A DA Form 2823, dated 13 September 2007, shows the applicant's 1SG stated that on 12 September 2007, while counseling the applicant, she became disrespectful in her mannerisms.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005351
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The DD Form 214 he was issued shows he completed 3 months and 15 days of active military service and that he received a general, under honorable conditions discharge (GD) for this period of active duty service. Although an honorable discharge (HD) or a GD may be issued by the separation authority if warranted by the member's overall record of service, an UOTHC discharge is normally appropriate for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005352
The applicant requests, in effect, that the records of her deceased husband, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show that he was not retired but was on active duty at the time of his death, thereby entitling her to receive $150,000 in additional Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI). The applicant also states that there was no need to medically retire her husband under the Imminent Death Policy on 7 December 2003 because the law was changed two years earlier, with an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005353
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 JULY 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080005353 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant essentially states that she served in Southwest Asia during a qualifying period for award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal, but that her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) does not show this award. Additionally, as the applicant served in Southwest Asia from 13 February 1991 to 15 May 1991, she is entitled to award of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005354
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show he was honorably separated with a medical discharge. The applicant's military service records are not available to the Board for review. The applicant contends, in effect, that his records should be corrected to show he was medically separated from the Army with an honorable discharge because he served honorably in the U.S. Army from 5 January 1949 to 4 January 1950.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005355
Counsel argues that the GOMOR was not about the applicant being a doctor; rather it was about the applicant being the commander of a miniscule NATO Health Clinic which contained eight uniformed service members and six civilians with no executive officer. Counsel continues that although the GOMOR questioned the applicant's fitness for service on 14 February 2007; by 8 June 2007, the rater states that the applicant has the potential to continue providing exemplary medical care in unit under...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005360
The applicant requests that the DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be removed from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). The applicant provided orders that show he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal prior to being released from active duty on 16 August 2003. Those orders are accepted as sufficient evidence to show that the DD Form 215 erroneously deleted the Army Commendation Medal from his DD Form 214 for the period...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005361
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The Combatant Commander has the authority to approve award of the medal for units and personnel deployed within his or her theater. Service members must be assigned, attached or mobilized to a unit participating in designated operations for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days in the AOE, or meet one of the following criteria: (1) be engaged in actual combat against the enemy and under...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005366
The evidence of record shows the applicants name on his Birth Certificate is recorded as Luis Angel V___-C_______. The evidence of record also shows that, at the time of his enlistment in the U.S. Army, the applicant acknowledged and certified that his legal name was Luis A. V___. The evidence of record further shows that the applicant voluntarily elected to use the preferred name of Angel V___ for his official military records. Considering all the evidence and information presented...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005367
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Item 40 (Wounds) of the applicant's DA Form 20 is blank, and the PH is not included in the list of awards contained in Item 41 (Awards and Decorations). 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005370
His date of rank for first lieutenant was previously corrected by the Board to 19 July 2005, making him eligible for promotion to captain effective 19 July 2007. The advisory opinion recommended that the applicants promotion effective date and date of rank for captain be adjusted to 19 July 2007 and that he receive all back pay and allowances. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. adjusting his date of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005373
The applicant's military records show that after having prior service in the Regular Army from 5 July 1971 to 1 July 1974, he reenlisted on 25 October 1974 in the rank of SP4/E-4. The applicant's military records contained a DA Form 2627-2, which, based upon the applicant's date of rank to SP4/E-4, shows that on 22 July 1983, the applicant's suspended reduction from SGT/E-5 to SP4/E-4 and a forfeiture of $100.00 pay per month for 2 months was vacated, and the unexecuted portions of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005374
Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) shows that, at the time of the applicants assignment to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, this unit was cited for award of the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation by Department of the Army General Orders Number 21, dated 1969. Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 shows that, at the time of the applicants assignment to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, this unit was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005375
On 10 July 1986, the applicant accepted NJP for using cocaine. On 30 August 2004, the applicant accepted NJP for being AWOL from 31 July to 3 August 2004, and for using cocaine between 30 July to 3 August 2004. The applicant requests removal of a record of proceeding under Article 15, UCMJ dated 30 August 2004.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005377
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 | CY2008 | 20080005378
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. DA Form 2627-2 (Record of Appellate or Other Supplementary Actions Under Article 15, UCMJ), dated 12 February 1973, shows that the punishment in excess of 5 days of correctional custody was remitted. DD Form 458 (Charge Sheet), dated 26 June 1973, shows that the applicant was charged with three specifications of violation of Article 86 of the UCMJ for unauthorized absence from his place of duty for the periods of on or about 2 April 1973...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005382
He requests that the reenlistment code and authority and reason on his National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service) for the period ending 13 December 2003 be corrected to match his DD Form 214. However, the applicants NGB Form 22 for the period ending 13 December 2003 shows that he was discharged from the Army National Guard and as a Reserve of the Army with a general discharge under the provisions of National Guard Regulation 600-200, paragraph...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005383
Therefore, there is sufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Purple Heart for a wound the applicant received on 17 May 1968 in the Republic of Vietnam. The applicant's military personnel records show he participated in four campaigns during his service in Vietnam. 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 to show he was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 17 May 1968...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005384
The applicant's records show he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. There is no evidence in the available records which show the applicant was disqualified for this award. 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 and correcting the record to show this award; b. adding the already-awarded BSM to the record; c. awarding the AGCM (First Award) for the qualifying period of 15 September...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080005385
The applicant requests that his Purple Heart be added to his separation document (DD Form 214). The applicants military records do not contain orders for the Purple Heart. There is no evidence of record to support the applicants contention that he was wounded by shrapnel while in Vietnam.