ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010773
The applicant provides a copy of web orders from the U.S. Marine Corps, dated 7 January 2008; a memorandum, subject: Disenrollment from the U.S. Army ROTC Program, dated 29 July 2005; his U.S. Army Advanced Education Financial Assistance Record; his Addendum to Part I Scholarship Contractual Agreement; his DA Form 597-3 (Army Senior ROTC Scholarship Cadet Contract); his DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States); a memorandum, subject: Scholarship...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010774
The applicant states that despite the fact that his orders were not issued until November 2005, he was informed by his commander that he would relocate to Fort Campbell immediately upon re-deployment in October 2005, and he was in agreement that his family should relocate prior to that time so that his children could begin the school year at Fort Campbell. DFAS stated that based on the information provided by his office and the applicant that reimbursement for shipment of HHG and the travel...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010775
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his Enlisted Records and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge (WD AGO Form 53-55) to show his unit as Battery C, 397th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion (397th AAA Bn); and that he was awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, and five bronze service stars on his European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. The applicants WD AGO...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010776
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 18 March 1988 be corrected to show he enlisted on 15 October 1986 and was discharged on 1 April 1990. The applicant states, in effect, that he enlisted in the Army on 15 October 1986 and was discharged on 1 April 1990; however, his DD Form 214 only shows four months of service. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant served in the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010782
The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review. There is no evidence in the available records that shows the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action during World War II. Regrettably, there is insufficient evidence on which to base award of the Purple Heart in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010784
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 8 September 1992 to show award of the Overseas Service Ribbon and the Good Conduct Medal. The applicant provides three applications; two award certificates for the Purple Heart for wounds received on 13 October 2003 and on 22 December 2004; an award certificate for the Bronze Star Medal with V Device; orders for the Army Achievement Medal; Honorable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010787
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Documentation in the applicants records show that he was to be processed for discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 10. As such, there is insufficient basis in which to grant the applicants request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010790
Incurring disabilities while in a theater of operations or in training exercises is not, in and of itself, sufficient to grant a military retiree CRSC. There is no evidence in the available record and the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence which shows that his medical conditions were sustained during combat action or simulation of war. Without evidence to establish a direct, causal relationship between the applicants VA rated disabilities and war or the simulation of war,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010791
Records show the applicant served in five campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam. There are no orders for the Combat Infantryman Badge and there is no evidence of record which shows the applicant served in active ground combat while an assigned member of an infantry unit of brigade or smaller size in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the first award of the Good Conduct Medal...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010793
The applicant essentially states that Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides that enlisted men serving in military occupational specialty (MOS) 11B (Light Weapons Infantryman) who served in ground combat while assigned or attached to an infantry unit are entitled to award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. In the previous ABCMR proceedings, the applicant's request for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge was denied because although he possessed an infantry MOS and was wounded in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010796
He also states he was in a coma for 30 days in a hospital in Paris, France. By regulation, in order to award the Purple Heart it is necessary to establish that a Soldier was wounded in action, that the wound required treatment by medical personnel, and the treatment record must have been made a matter of official record. Unfortunately, there is no evidence of record available which verifies the applicant was injured as a result of hostile action in Germany or France.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010805
The applicant requests that his Federal Recognition date be backdated to 29 September 2004 and that his Federal Recognition date as a Medical Service Corps (MS) officer be back dated to 23 February 2006. It appears, had the original Federal Recognition paperwork been processed to completion when he was appointed as an MS 2LT, on 22 February 2006, he would have been granted Federal Recognition effective 22 February 2006, with a DOR of 21 May 2005, based on his prior commissioned service. As...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010807
The applicant requests that he be awarded the Purple Heart and the Army Good Conduct Medal and requests that the Combat Infantryman Badge be added to his WD AGO Form 53 (Report of Separation). Normally, the newsletter articles provided by the applicant would be insufficient evidence on which to correct his records to show he 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....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010808
The applicants records further show that, while attending the FA Basic Officer Course at the U.S. Army FA School, the applicant was appointed as a second lieutenant in the FA Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) and executed an oath office on 14 August 1999. Several facts are stated which he does not question, such as [Applicant] submitted a CSRB contract requesting Tier III ($35,000) incentive as a FA officer; he is a branch detailed officer, and accessed as a SC officer as presented in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010816
He contends the Army has no record of his service in France on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). The applicant contends that his DD Form 214 did not show any of his service in France. Contrary to his contentions, his DD Form 214, with an effective date of 3 January 1966, correctly shows that he served in USAREUR for a period of 1 year, 10 months, and 20 days.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010819
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant states that the Army separated him because of the direct results of the events he sustained in Iraq. The TSGLI program was established by Congress to provide relief to Soldiers and their families after suffering a traumatic injury.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010821
The evidence of record further confirms the applicant submitted an application for remission or cancellation of indebtedness as soon as he was made aware of the debt based on hardship and injustice. Therefore, it would be appropriate and serve the interest of justice and equity to correct the applicant's record to show his application for cancellation or remission of debt was approved based on hardship and injustice, and to cancel his debt to the Government, to include reimbursing him for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010824
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Legion of Merit. Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Command Permanent Order Number 219-10, dated 6 August 1996, shows the applicant received the Legion of Merit for the period 1 November 1986 to 31 October 1996. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding the Legion of Merit to his DD...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010826
The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 12f (Foreign Service) of his final 31 May 1997 separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected. Item 22c (Foreign and/or Sea Service) of the DD Form 214 issued to him at that time shows he completed 1 year and 1 day of overseas service during the period covered by the separation document (29 January 1968-30 June 1972), and Item 30 (Remarks) contains an entry confirming he served in the RVN from 1 June 1969 through 31 May 1970. The evidence of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010830
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. ________xxxx_____________ 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 | 20080010836
Legal Power of Attorney, dated 28 December 2007. b. HRC-Alexandria, VA, letter, dated 4 October 2007, denying his TSGLI appeal. 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. Neither the available records nor the medical documentation the applicant provided establish a basis to support his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010840
When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge. 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. Therefore, the applicant's record of service is insufficiently meritorious to warrant a general discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010844
Accordingly, the applicant was discharged on 13 April 1970 with an undesirable discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-206 for conviction by civil court. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. _________xxxx_________ 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 | 20080010849
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 23 October 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080010849 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The convening authority directed that the applicant be credited with 250 days of confinement against the sentence to confinement and reprimanded the applicant for his misconduct. 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 | 20080010850
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) to show award of the Purple Heart and his foreign service in Vietnam. The applicant states, in effect, that there are no Vietnam records, Purple Heart records, or foreign service records. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant served in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010851
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge (WD AGO Form 53-55) to show award of the Army Commendation Medal. The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. __________ _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 | 20080010863
Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned reentry codes, based on their service records or the reason for discharge. Army Regulation 635-5-1, in effect at that time, prescribed 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. The applicant has...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010864
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 September 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080010864 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Records show the applicant participated in four campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the entry, Vietnam Service Medal w/2 Bronze Stars in item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010868
The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 12a, Date Entered Active Duty This Period, of his separation document (DD Form 214), be corrected from 10 April 1975 to 27 February 1973. The applicants military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 27 March 1973, was promoted to pay grade E-4, and was honorably discharged on 9 April 1975 and reenlisted the following day. The message noted that if otherwise qualified, a soldier could be separated under the voluntary incentive...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010869
The applicant requests award of the shoulder sleeve insignia for former wartime service for creditable combat operational deployment to the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility during February/March 1998 (Operations Northern Watch and Desert Thunder). The applicants military records are not available to the Board. In pertinent part, it states authorization to wear a shoulder sleeve insignia indicating former wartime service applies only to Soldiers who are assigned to U. S....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010870
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable. The applicant states, in effect, that he went absent without leave (AWOL) because he was young, his mother was very ill, and his request for leave was denied. 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 | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010872
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 16 September 2008 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080010872 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Paragraph 8-2d of this regulation states that a Soldier with the rank of staff sergeant must be a graduate of the BNCOC - Active Army, the BNCOC-RC; or the Special Forces Qualification Course; or one of the courses listed in 8-2c above. Since there is no evidence to show the applicant graduated from BNCOC, there is an insufficient basis for granting the applicants request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010875
A Memorandum for Record, Subject: Statement of Wartime Service, dated 31 October 2007, shows the applicant was deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom from 21 October 2007 to 6 January 2008. His DD Form 214 shows the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon as authorized awards. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states that individuals authorized the Iraq Campaign Medal must have served in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010876
The applicant provides, in support of his application, copies of his Officer Record Brief (ORB) (DA Form 4037); one page from a flight log; two DD Forms 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) with effective dates of 24 July 1969 and 31 May 1973; one page from a VA rating decision; and a Standard Form 180 (Request Pertaining to Military Records). The applicant's military service records do not contain a DA Form 759 (parts I and II) (Individual Flight Record...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010877
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states that the Republic of Korea War Service Medal (ROKWSM) is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in Korea and adjacent waters between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953. The evidence of record clearly shows that the FSM was wounded in Korea on 6 February 1951, that he was evacuated for treatment, and that he was awarded the Purple Heart. Accordingly, the Purple Heart should be added to his records at this time.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010880
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 AR20070003301, on 4 December 2007. Paragraph 7 of the applicants DA Form 597-3 (Army Senior ROTC Scholarship Cadet Contract) states that if the cadet was disenrolled from the ROTC program for any reason, the Secretary of the Army could order the cadet to active duty as an enlisted...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010881
The applicant requests reconsideration for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge, which was previously denied by the Board in the above Docket Number. A review of the applicants records does not show that orders were ever published awarding him the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, or the Combat Infantryman Badge. On 12 December 2005, the applicant petitioned this Board requesting award of the Bronze Star Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and any...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010882
The opinion also states that the applicant received all contractual pays authorized with the exception of the one-year obligatory MASP agreement for $15,000/year effective 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. For Army Medical Corps Officers (Physicians), these special pays are: 1) Variable Special Pay (VSP) which is paid to all Medical Corps Officers monthly upon entry on active duty; 2) Board Certification Pay (BCP) which is paid monthly to all board certified Medical Corps Officers based upon...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010883
The applicant's DD Form 214 shows that he served in Iraq from "10 October 2005" through 7 November 2005. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting "SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20051010-20051107" from Item 18 of the applicant's DD Form 214 and adding "SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20041010-20051107." XXX _______ _ _______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010884
In the absence of orders or other evidence of record showing that the applicant received the Air Medal, the statement provided by the applicants Commanding Officer at the time in question is not sufficient as a basis for award of the Air Medal. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to base award of the Air Medal in this case. While the available evidence is insufficient for awarding the applicant an Air Medal, this in no way affects the applicants right to pursue his claim...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010888
The applicant requests correction of item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) on his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, the Soldiers Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. There is no evidence in the available records which show that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. As a result, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010890
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The period of meritorious achievement listed on the BSM Certificate provided by the applicant, which is 1 September 1968 through 30 April 1969, overlaps the period for which the applicant was awarded the ARCOM and therefore is a duplicate award, which is prohibited by the governing regulation. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010896
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show her dates of service in Bosnia. It states that, for block 12 (Record of Service) f (Foreign Service), from the Enlisted Record Brief, enter the total amount of foreign service completed during the period covered in block 12c (Net Active Service Period this Period). _______xxxx___________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010899
He further acknowledged that he understood that there is neither automatic upgrading nor review by any government agency of a less than honorable discharge and that he must apply to the Army Discharge Review Board or the Army Board of Corrections of Military Records if he wishes a review of his discharge. 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. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010901
The applicant's military records show that he was commissioned a Medical Corps CPT in the USAR and was ordered to active duty on 9 June 2005. Further, that office indicated that it appears that the applicant earned his MBA simultaneously with his Doctor of Osteopathy degree, and that in accordance with Army Regulation 135-101, a period of time will only be counted once when computing entry grade credit, and that the applicant was already given 4 years of constructive credit for his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010905
The applicant requests, in effect, his rank on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with a separation date of 15 February 2007 be corrected to show captain/pay grade O3. The applicant provides a copy of his promotion orders to the rank of captain and his DD Form 214. The promotion orders and records at HRC-ALEX are sufficient evidence to correct the applicant's DD Form 214 to show he was released from active duty on 15 February 2007 as a captain/pay grade...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010906
His unit, the 660th Transportation Company, was awarded an Exceptional Meritorious Citation. They should have gotten an Army Commendation Medal or a Meritorious Service Medal for their actions. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. While the available evidence is insufficient for awarding the applicant another Army Commendation Medal or a Bronze...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010907
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. Her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) shows she received a discharge under other than honorable conditions under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 10, with a Separation Program Designator (SPD) of KFS and an RE code of 4. The applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) for an upgrade of her record.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010909
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) for the period ending 10 January 1975 to show award of the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. There is no evidence in the available records which show that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. There is no evidence of record which shows that the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080010912
The applicant requests that his separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected to show the awards of the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, 2nd award, (correctly known as the Bronze Star Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster), Soldier's Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation. Headquarters, General Orders Number 943 dated 24 January 1970, shows that the applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious...