ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014249
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he was placed on the Retired List in pay grade E-6. All of the applicants military records after being wounded show that he was a sergeant, pay grade E-5. 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 | 20080014250
However, the applicants records contain a properly constituted DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) that shows he was discharged on 15 December 1969 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 (Personnel Separations) with a character of service of under conditions other than honorable. There is no indication that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that Board's 15-year statute of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014251
The applicant requests, in effect, that her military records be corrected to show that she enlisted in the Regular Army on 22 June 2006 in the rank and pay grade of staff sergeant (SSG)/E-6. The applicant's military records show that after having prior service in the Regular Army and United States Army Reserve (USAR), she enlisted in the Regular Army on 4 October 1985 in the rank of private first class/E-3. The applicant's record is not clear regarding her service from 26 September 2002...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014252
The applicant's military records do not show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. The applicant contends that his military records should be corrected to show the award of the Purple Heart. While the sincerity of the applicant's claim to entitlement to award of the Purple Heart is not in question, regrettably, absent evidence which conclusively proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action, there is insufficient basis upon which...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014257
The evidence of record shows that the DA Form 20 and the Elimination Board Proceedings on file in the applicants record contain the same social security number he now claims to be correct. The evidence of record confirms the applicant's 8 February 1969 DD Form 214 contains an incorrect social security number in Item 3. __________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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014258
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 3 March 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080014258 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. At this time she appears to have been given credit for her prior service but no constructive credit for her civilian experience as a practicing nurse. Credit of one-half year for each year of experience, up to a maximum of three years of constructive credit, may be granted for experience in a health profession, if such experience is directly used by the Military Service concerned.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014260
The applicant states, in effect, that after being honorably released from active duty and being returned to his United States Army Reserve (USAR) unit in Glenview, Illinois, he attended drills for about 2 years before requesting of his first sergeant to be transferred to a unit in Chicago because he did not have transportation to get to his unit. There is no evidence in the available records to show that he ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014264
The Korea Defense Service Medal is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have served on active duty in support of the defense of the Republic of Korea. The evidence further shows the applicant completed a qualifying period of service in Korea from 13 March 1969 to 11 December 1969 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 showing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014269
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part for award of the Driver and Mechanic Badge. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his records to show 2 years, 4 months, and 10 days in Item 12f of his DD Form 214. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing the awards of the Army Commendation Medal (3rd Award) and Army Achievement Medal (2nd Award) in item 13; 2 years, 4...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014271
The applicant requests that his Reentry (RE) Code be changed from RE Code 4 to RE Code 3, for the purpose of his reenlistment. In support of his application, the applicant provides copies of his Enlisted Record Brief, his Record of Trial by Summary Court-Martial, a Memorandum For Record pertinent to the review of his summary court-martial, his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), and his separation orders. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014277
The applicant states that his hospital records should show his back injury on 7 July 1950 and that the folliculitis only showed up while he was at the 118th Hospital in Japan. The applicant submitted a copy of a Western Union message, dated 10 July 1950; a copy of the National Archives Korea War Casualty File, dated 24 October 2005; a compilation of the 21st Infantry Regiment Casualties from 3 to 7 July 1950, dated 28 December 2001; and a copy of the hospital admissions card, dated 3 July...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014278
The applicant requests constructive service credit (CSC) for the time she served on active duty (AD) as a Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. The entry grade credit to be awarded shall equal the sum of CSC and prior commissioned service credit (other than as a commissioned warrant officer), except in cases where the total exceeds the maximum credit allowed. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding her...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014282
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The separation document (DD Form 214) he was issued at the time contains an entry in Item 14 (Military Education) that confirms that during the period covered by the DD form 214 (6 January - 29 May 1989), he completed the 19-week SOBC in May 1989. The applicant's record also documents his successful completion of the 19-week SOBC with entries in Item 17 of his DA Form 2-1 and Item 14 of his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014284
The applicant states, in effect, that he was born in Middlebury, Vermont, not Middleburg; that the entry "USARPAC" [U.S. Army Pacific Command] in item 22c on his DD Form 214 should be Korea; and that he is eligible for the Korea Defense Service Medal (KDSM). The regulation, in effect at the time, provided that the total active duty outside the continental limits of the United States for the period covered by the DD Form 214 and the last overseas theater in which the service was performed...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014286
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. While the applicant contends that his military records should be corrected to show that his rank and pay grade at the time of his discharge was SPC/E-4, the evidence of record does not show that he was ever promoted to SPC/E-4. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014287
The applicant's records do not contain orders that show he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge or the Combat Action Badge. The regulation further state that award of the Combat Action Badge is authorized from 18 September 2001 to a date to be determined. With respect to award of the Combat Action Badge, the evidence of record shows that the applicant served on active duty from 7 January 1953 to 6 January 1956 and from 13 March 195t to 23 May 1958.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014289
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. The regulation stated that when separation for unsuitability was warranted an honorable or general discharge would be issued as warranted by his military record. Since the applicants record of service included two nonjudicial punishments and 61 days of lost time, his record of service did not meet the standards of acceptable conduct and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014290
On 9 January 2003, before a military judge at a General Court-Martial, the applicant pled guilty to all specifications and charges, in accordance with a pre-trial agreement stating that he would not be confined for a period of more than 19 months. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge. _______ _ X_______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014291
The applicant requests, in effect, that his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded to an honorable discharge. 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. Based on this record of indiscipline, the applicant's service clearly does not meet the standards of acceptable conduct and performance of duty for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014292
Item 26 (Separation Code) of his DD Form 214 shows "KFS and Item 27 shows "RE-4." An RE code of "4" was entered to his DD Form 214. The evidence of record also shows the applicant completed an honorable period of service from 10 July 1996 to 25 January 1999.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014293
He understood that if he received a discharge/character of service which was less than honorable, he could make application for an upgrade of his discharge to the Army Discharge Review Board or the Army Board for Correction of Military Records. 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. _______ _ X _______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014294
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). On 3 May 1978, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be issued a General Discharge Certificate. __________ _ 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 | 20080014295
The applicant was sentenced to a reduction to pay grade E-1, 90 days confinement and a bad conduct discharge. On 22 May 1985, the United States Army Court of Military Review held that the findings of guilty and the sentence as approved by the convening authority correct in law and fact. General Court-Martial Order Number 30, United States Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon, dated 19 November 1985, provided that the sentence to reduction to pay grade E-1, confinement of 90 days, and a bad...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014296
The applicant states that his discharge was too harsh for the misconduct for which he was discharged. There is no evidence in the available records to show that he ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that boards 15-year statute of limitations. The applicant's contentions have been noted by the Board; however, they are not supported by either the evidence submitted with his application or the evidence of record.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014297
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. He also states that two other Soldiers in the vehicle with him were injured and received Purple Hearts while he did not. In the absence of such evidence, there is insufficient basis to grant award of the Purple Heart in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014298
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his separation document to show he served in support of Operation Able Sentry III. Moreover, the applicant's records are absent a copy of his DD Form 214 for the period of service under review and the applicant also failed to provide a copy of his DD Form 214 in support of his application, or in response to two requests for the document.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014299
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. He further contends that he should be issued a DD Form 215 which shows that he served in the Persian Gulf War. There is no evidence in his military records, and the applicant provided no evidence which shows he qualified for any campaign...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014300
The applicant's Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) contains a Statement of Personnel History (DD Form 398) and Record of Induction (DD Form 47) prepared on him during his induction processing, and several orders and other documents that list the SSN he now claims is correct, which contains the number 0 in the fifth digit. The evidence of record shows the applicant entered military service using the SSN he now claims is correct using the number 0 as the fifth digit, as evidenced by the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014301
There is no evidence in the applicant's military personnel records that shows he was issued a DD Form 214 for active duty service from 5 January to 17 April 1953. k. Applicants letter to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records, dated 23 January 2001, subject: DD Form 149, that shows he previously presented his case to this Board requesting a DD Form 214. l. Applicants letter to the VA, Medical Administration Services, Regional Office Center, Wichita, Kansas, dated 27 September...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014303
On 16 September 2008, new information was received from the applicant and Human Resources Command, St. Louis, Missouri (HRC-St. Louis) retirement officials regarding the decision of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20070009174, dated 22 April 2008. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant amendment of the decision of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records set forth in Docket Number AR20070009174, dated...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014305
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). In this statement, the applicant requested that his leave to Guam be categorized as emergency leave for a family emergency, and that Becky M____ stood in loco parentis for more than 5 years (in place of parents 24 hours a day) before he became 21 years of age. As the validity of the applicant's claim that Becky M____ stood in loco parentis for more than 5 years before he became 21 cannot be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014306
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. There is no evidence of record which shows that the applicant was wounded as a result of hostile action in Vietnam. Since the applicant served in the Army National Guard after his release from active duty, there is no basis for amending his DD Form 214 to show this service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014308
The applicant requests, in effect, that his reduction Orders Number 004-001, dated 22 April 1994, and his reassignment Orders Numbers 025-008, for unsatisfactory participation, dated 10 May 1994, be removed from his OMPF (Official Military Personnel File). The applicant's military records show he enlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve (USAR) on 19 February 1992, for 8 years. Army Regulation 140-158 prescribes policies and procedures pertaining to the classification, promotion, reduction, and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014310
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The evidence of record shows the applicant was convicted by a special-martial and he received a BCD. The applicants service was not sufficiently meritorious to warrant granting clemency.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014314
The applicant requests that item 12b (Separation Date This Period) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show 27 February 2007 instead of 28 February 2006. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief. _______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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014317
The applicant's DD Form 214 shows his SSN as xxx-xx-x7xx. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by correcting the SSN on his DD Form 214 to xxx-xx-x2xx. _______ _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 | 20080014322
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 13 January 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080014322 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. His WD AGO Form 53-55 shows the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze service stars, the Army Good Conduct Medal, and the Purple Heart as authorized awards. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding award of the Bronze Star Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014324
Item 1 on the applicants DD Form 214 for the period ending 5 May 2002 shows his middle name is Darnell. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending item 11 on his DD Form 214 to show he held MOS 31R for 5 years and 9 months. ________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 | 20080014326
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 24 March 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20080014326 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Item 12a of the DD Form 214 he was issued at that time shows he entered active duty on 11 August 2007.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014328
On 17 March 1997, an informal PEB considered and found the applicant unfit based on his chronic leg and back pain with S1 radiculopathy and degenerative disk disease. The PEB rated the applicant as 20 percent disabled for these conditions; his hypertension was found to be not unfitting. There is no evidence and the applicant provided none to show his unfitting conditions were incurred as a direct result of armed conflict.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014329
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show all of his awards, to include the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, Army Commendation Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant contends that his DD Form 214 should show awards of the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device and the Combat Infantryman Badge. The available evidence of record shows that the applicant was awarded two Bronze Star Medals.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014330
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to reflect his correct date of birth (DOB). Item 4 (Date of Birth) of the applicant's DD Form 214 shows 20 October 1951 and all documents in his service records show his DOB as 20 October 1951, to include his DD Form 4 (Enlistment Contract-Armed Forces of the United States), dated 27 January 1969. This Record of Proceedings will be filed in his military records so a record of his 20 October 1952 DOB, as listed on the copy of the State of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014333
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). It states, in pertinent part, that a DD Form 214 will be prepared for Reserve component (RC) Soldiers after completing 90 days or more of continuous active duty for training, full-time training duty, or active duty support; and after completing initial active duty for training which resulted in the award of a MOS, even though the active duty was less than 90 days. Specifically, individuals of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014335
The applicant states, in effect, that he served in Kosovo from 24 May 2002 to 1 November 2002, but that his military records do not show that he was awarded the Kosovo Campaign Medal or the NATO Medal. The evidence of record shows that the applicant deployed to Kosovo in support of Operation JOINT GUARDIAN for more than 30 consecutive days during a qualifying period for award of the Kosovo Campaign Medal, and he provided a certificate which shows that he has already been awarded the Kosovo...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014336
The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. The evidence further shows that based on the applicant's service in Korea he is entitled to award of the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. __________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 | 20080014337
The applicant requests that his Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) be corrected to show that he was awarded the Purple Heart. The applicant has provided no evidence to support his contention that he was wounded as a result of hostile action in April 1968 and in the absence of evidence to the contrary, it must be presumed that what the Army did in his case was correct. _______ _XXX _______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014338
The applicant requests, in effect, his grade of rank of sergeant major (SGM)/pay grade E-9 be restored and that his retired pay records be corrected to show he was placed on the retired list as an SGM (the highest rank he held while on active duty) instead of master sergeant (MSG)/pay grade E-8. The applicant states, in effect, that he held the rank of SGM for almost four years prior to his retirement but his retired rank is listed as MSG. Evidence of record confirms the applicant held the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014339
This document shows a unit to which the applicant was assigned (57th Transportation Battalion (MT)) was cited for award of the MUC for the periods 28 December 1968 31 March 1970, by Department of the Army General Orders Number 52, dated 1974. 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. _______ _X _______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014342
The applicant's Military Personnel Record Jacket (MPRJ) is void of any derogatory information or a unit commander disqualification that would have precluded the applicant from receiving the Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM). As a result, it would be appropriate to award him the first award of the AGCM for his qualifying period of honorable active duty service from 10 January 1969 through 12 November 1970. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080014346
There are no general orders that show the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart and there is no evidence in his service personnel records which shows that he was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action or treated for such wounds. Absent evidence which conclusively shows that the applicant sustained wounds or injuries as a result of hostile action, that he was treated by medical personnel for those wounds or injuries, and that this treatment was made a matter of official record,...