ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013841
However, the applicants DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) shows that he was discharged under other than honorable conditions on 23 April 1985 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations), chapter 14, for misconduct (drug abuse). 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. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Evidence of record...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013846
Item 13 does not show award of the Combat Action Badge. The applicants records do not contain permanent orders awarding him the Combat Action Badge. XXX _______ _ _______ ___ 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 | 20080013851
The applicant requests that his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. Therefore, the applicant's record of service is insufficiently meritorious to warrant a general or honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013858
The applicant requests, in effect, that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to a general, under honorable conditions discharge. The applicant's DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) shows that he was discharged on 15 December 1972 under the provisions of chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations) in lieu of trial by court-martial with an undesirable discharge, with service characterized as under conditions other than honorable. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013859
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The DD Form 214 that the applicant was furnished at the time of his REFRAD shows his narrative reason for separation was due to a locally imposed bar to reenlistment. Once he received the bar to reenlistment, he submitted a request for early separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 16-5b, and his request was approved.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013861
The applicant's contentions that his records should be corrected to show award of the Korea Defense Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal-Kuwait were carefully considered and determined to have merit. Evidence shows the applicant served on active duty during a designated period of time to qualify for award of the Korea Defense Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding to item 13 of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013866
Evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded the Good Conduct Medal by Headquarters, U.S. Army Field Artillery Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma Permanent Orders 346-00008, dated 11 December 1996 for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active federal service during the period 10 November 1993 to 9 November 1996. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding the Good Conduct Medal for the period 10...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013867
The applicants complete military records are not available to the Board for review. In his statement, dated 12 January 2004, submitted with his previous application, the applicant states he was transferred in July 1950 to the 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, in Korea. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Silver Star is awarded for gallantry in action against the enemy.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013869
The applicant requests that her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show her service in Okinawa. This foreign service is properly annotated on her DD Form 214 in Item 12f (Foreign Service) as 6 years, 5 months, and 17 days. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013870
The applicant states that when he transferred from the Alabama Army National Guard (ALARNG) to accept a promotion to pay grade O-5 in the United States Army Reserve (USAR) he assumed that he would be promoted upon reaching age 60. Army Regulation 135-155 (Promotion of Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers other than General Officers), paragraph 4-8a of the version in effect at the time, stated a USAR officer who was mandatorily considered and then selected for promotion could be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013873
The applicant also understood that if his request for discharge was accepted, he may be discharged under other than honorable conditions and furnished an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge Certificate. This document also indicates that the applicant had 53 months of total active Federal military service (TAFMS) and that his characterization of service was honorable. Most importantly, the characterization of service shown on the document provided by the applicant is clearly in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013875
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. The applicants DD Form 214 does not show the Bronze Star Medal as an authorized award. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to base award of the Bronze Star Medal in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013878
He states that this ARCOM should be rescinded and he should instead be awarded the BSM. The DA Form 638 submitted by the applicant confirms his commander recommended him for and he was awarded the ARCOM for his service performed in support of OIF by the appropriate award approval authority. The evidence of record confirms the applicant was awarded the ARCOM, as recommended by his commander, and that this was the award the chain of command felt was appropriate to recognize the applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013879
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). A fire destroyed approximately 18 million service members records at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973. In the absence of evidence that the applicant was an active participant in combat while assigned to an infantry unit, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Combat Infantryman Badge in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013880
There is no evidence in the available records which shows that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart or was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. In support of his claim, the applicant provided a service medical treatment record for the period of 27January1968 through 24 March 1968 which shows he was treated a laceration between the knuckles of the second and third fingers of his left hand on 21 March 1968. In the absence of orders or other evidence of record showing that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013881
There are no orders for the Bronze Star Medal in the available records. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to base award of the Bronze Star Medal in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013886
The applicant's contention that his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and he was awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal was carefully considered. However, he did not provide any evidence which shows his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation or that he was awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal. Absent any evidence that he met the eligibility requirements for any of these awards, or that he or his unit was awarded them by proper authority while serving on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013888
It further indicated that individuals who received an undesirable discharge during the Vietnam era would have their discharges upgraded if they met one of the following criteria: wounded in combat in Vietnam, received a military decoration other than a service medal, successfully completed an assignment in Southeast Asia (SEA) or in the Western Pacific in support of operations in SEA, completed alternate service or was excused from completion of alternate service under the clemency program...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013889
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests that his discharge under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) be upgraded to a general discharge. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013893
The applicant requests, in effect, amendment of his mobilization orders, issuance of Contingency Operations Temporary Tour of Active Duty (COTTAD) orders, and payment of retroactive entitlements associated with Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP). 12302 on or about 24 May 2006 for a period of 162 days. Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 778 days during the periods 18 January 2002 through 1 September 2002 and 6 December 2004 through 9 June 2006.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013897
Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance, in effect at the time of the applicant's mobilization, paragraph 10-3, provided that Reserve Component Soldiers who voluntarily requested to serve beyond their 24-month mobilization authorized under the provisions of Title 10, U.S. Code could request an extension under the policy guidance for COTTAD. Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance, in effect at the time of the applicant's mobilization, stated that the COTTAD policy applied...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013901
The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show he served in Southwest Asia and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. As an exception to policy, it would be appropriate to correct item 18 on his DD Form 214 to show his dates of service in Southwest Asia. There is no evidence of record, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows he served in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013902
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). However, the evidence confirms that the FSM held the rank of staff sergeant when he was killed in action on 31 March 1945, as evidenced by all the documents remaining on file. This is further confirmed by his unit commander in his 4 May 1945 letter, which confirms the FSM was not promoted to 2LT prior to his death.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013908
MO stating that, since the lost leave did not accrue as a result of mobilization or deployment, the applicant's request was denied. Also, Soldiers who maintain a 60-day leave balance, and wait until late in the fiscal year to take leave, will be informed that they risk loss of leave over 60 days if the operational situation requires their presence; c. Paragraph 3-1 states that the intent of special leave accrual is to provide relief to Soldiers who are not allowed leave when undergoing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013912
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show that he was transferred from the Retired Reserve to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). Army Regulation 15-185, provides the regulation that governs the operation of the Board, sets forth the procedures for processing requests to correct military records states, in pertinent part, that the Army Board for Correction of Military Records begins its consideration of each case with the presumption of administrative regularity and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013917
However, the evidence of record shows he was inducted into the Army of the United States (AUS) on 14 March 1968 for 2 years. The applicants service records contain a HQ, United States Army Vietnam letter, dated 26 August 1969 stating that the Government of the Republic of Vietnam awarded him the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star as an individual award. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013919
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected in item 12 (Record of Service). Thus, his Army DD Form 214 should reflect: 12a Date Entered AD This Period 2001 06 18 12b Separation Date This Period 2003 10 22 12c Net Active Service This Period 0002 04 05 12f Foreign Service 0000 05 23 Item 12f (Foreign Service) should reflect the time the applicant spent in Afghanistan from 19 December 2001 through 10 June 2002 (as stated in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013920
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 06 JANUARY 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080013920 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Therefore, he is entitled to award of the American Campaign Medal and correction of his military records to show the award of the American Campaign Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013924
This coordination confirmed that the FSM did not apply for former spouse SBP coverage for the applicant within 1 year of their divorce, and that the applicant did not make a deemed election within 1 year of their divorce. Although the applicant could have and should have made a written request that the FSMs SBP be converted from spouse coverage to former spouse coverage within 1 year of their divorce, the evidence shows that an injustice occurred in this case. In view of the facts of this...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013927
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. There is no evidence the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. _______ _ _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 | 20080013929
He completed a total of 1 year, 1 month and 6 days of creditable active military service and he accrued a total of 134 days of lost time due to being AWOL and in confinement. This program, known as the DOD Discharge Review Program (Special) (SDRP) required, in the absence of compelling reasons to the contrary, that a discharge upgrade to either honorable or general be issued in the case of any individual who had either completed a normal tour of duty in Southeast Asia, been wounded in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013931
The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214; two DD Forms 215 (Correction to DD Form 214); two U.S. Army Armor Center (USAARMC) Forms 120 (Statements of Training); orders for the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Pistol Bar; MOS orders which show he was awarded MOS 11E20 on 1 March 1968; promotion orders which show he was appointed to the temporary rank of specialist four effective 1 March 1968; and a letter, dated 31 March 1969, pertaining to the 1st Battalion...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013940
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, that his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded. On 18 December 1986, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be issued an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge Certificate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013942
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The evidence of record shows the total amount of foreign service completed during the period covered by the DD Form 214 will be entered in Item 12, Block f and, in pertinent part, the foreign service will be obtained from Item 5 of the DA Form 2-1 for enlisted Soldiers to compute this entry. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct Item 18 of the applicants DD Form 214 to show this period of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013943
The applicant requests that the Army Achievement Medal (AAM) and the Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver-W be added to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). The applicant states the awards were not added to his DD Form 214 at the time of his discharge. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding the AAM and the Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver-W to his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013946
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his social security number (SSN) and his date of birth (DOB) on his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing the entry "508-*2-02**" in item 3 (Social Security Number) on the applicants DD Form 214 , and b. showing the entry "9 Jul 51" in item 9 (Date of Birth) on the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013947
The applicant requests, in effect, that item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show that he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) and that item 25 (Education) of his DD Form 214 be corrected to show that he completed infantry advanced individual training (AIT). Evidence of record shows that he served in an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013949
On 3 March 1982, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge and directed that he be furnished a discharge under other than honorable conditions. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. _______ _XXX _______ ___ 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 | 20080013950
The applicant requests that his record be corrected to show entitlement to an $8,000.00 HIGRAD bonus based on his successful completion of Officer Candidate School (OCS) and commissioning as an officer. The evidence of record and the advisory opinion from the G-1 clearly show the Army intended that the applicants be authorized the $8,000.00 enlistment bonus. As a result, the Board recommends that the applicants enlistment contract be amended to include entitlement to an $8,000.00...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013955
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requested correction of his DD Form 214 to show his correct SSN and to add his Service Number. Therefore, there is sufficient evidence to show he was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show this award.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013956
The applicants records do not contain special orders that show he was awarded a Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Pistol Bar. Special orders show that the applicant was awarded the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-16) and the Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Machinegun Bar (M-60) which are not shown on his DD Form 214; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show these badges. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013957
The applicant contends that he is entitled to correction of his records to show award of the Army Service Ribbon, the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Machinegun Bar (M-60), and several other State ribbons/awards. 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 the applicant is entitled to the Army Service Ribbon. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013958
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. The applicant states, in effect, that he served in Vietnam with L Company (Ranger), 75th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile). Unfortunately, there is insufficient evidence to warrant awarding him the Bronze Star Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013959
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 21 April 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080013959 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The available evidence clearly shows that the applicant's Reserve unit was mobilized in support of Operation Desert Shield for a 180 days commencing on or about 6 January 1991. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the entry in Item 12f of his DD Form 214 and adding the entry 0000...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013960
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 AR20080005727 on 28 August 2008. Therefore, there is sufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Purple Heart. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the applicant the Purple Heart; b....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013961
The applicant requests, in effect, that General Court-Martial Order 13 be evaluated and placed in his restricted files. The DASEB informed him that the authority to transfer a general court-martial order to his restricted file rests with the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR). The applicant did not provide evidence of error or injustice in support of his request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013962
The applicant requests, in effect, that the DA Form 1059 (Service School Academic Evaluation Report), for the Warrior Leader Course, Class 007-08, be removed from her records. The applicants request that the DA Form 1059 for failure of the Warrior Leader Course be removed from her records was carefully considered and determined to be without merit. The applicant did not provide evidence of error or injustice in support of her request.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013966
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant's military records show he enlisted in the Regular Army, in pay grade E-1, on 10 November 1969, for 3 years. The applicant also submits a copy of a DA Form 2823, dated 3 January 1971, wherein a fellow Soldier stated in a sworn statement that on 9 December 1970, he and the applicant got into an argument and the applicant swung at him first, then hit him in the mouth.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013972
On 6 April 1990, the unit commander notified the applicant of initiation of separation action under the provisions of chapter 14-12b of Army Regulation 635-200 (Enlisted Personnel Separations) by reason of misconduct pattern of misconduct. On 5 July 1990, the applicant was discharged by reason of misconduct pattern of misconduct after completing 7 years and 28 days of active military service. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013979
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 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 sergeant not specialist five (SP5). There is no evidence that supports the applicant received a lateral appointment from SP5 to sergeant.