ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012816
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 21 January 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090012816 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-KU), the Army Achievement Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. There are no orders for the Army Commendation Medal in the available records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012818
The evidence of record shows the applicant completed training and he was awarded MOS 12A. Therefore, it would be appropriate to award him the Army Good Conduct Medal (1st award) and correct his records to show this award. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting from item 24 of his DD Form 214 the Vietnam Service Medal; b. awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal (1st award) for the period 21 June...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012819
Records also show that this period of foreign service is recorded in item 12 (block f) of his DD Form 214. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct: a. item 12 (block f) of the applicant's DD Form 214 to show this total foreign service; and b. item 18 to show he served in Southwest Asia from 9 January through 20 May 1991. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the current entry in item 12,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012820
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the PUC is awarded for extraordinary heroism in action. This same regulation states that a bronze service star will be awarded for wear on the Vietnam Service Medal for participation in each campaign. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing in addition to the awards already shown on his DD Form 214 he is also authorized the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012821
The applicant requests that he be issued a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty)) to show the appropriate awards he received during active duty service in Vietnam, to include the Bronze Star Medal, the Air Medal with 12 oak leaf clusters, the Vietnam Service Medal with the appropriate number of campaign stars, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214 for the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012822
The evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. The evidence of record shows the applicant served a qualifying period of service in Vietnam for award of the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting from item 26 of his DD Form 214 the Vietnam Service Medal; b. adding to item 26 of his DD Form 214 the Purple Heart,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012823
Additionally, there are no orders in the applicant's records that show he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. Additionally, appendix V of U.S. Army Vietnam Regulation 672-1 (Decorations and Awards) provides that during the Vietnam era the Combat Infantryman Badge was awarded only to enlisted individuals who held and served in MOS 11B, 11C, 11D, 11F, 11G, or 11H. In the absence of evidence that he actively participated in ground combat while assigned to an infantry unit, there is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012826
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 5 January 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090012826 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) as follows: a. to show award of the "Purple Heart" instead of the "Purple Heat"; b. to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge; and c. to show he completed 2 years, 9 months, and 9 days instead of 1 year, 9 months, and 9 days of total active...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012827
He states he only spent 7 months in the Republic of Vietnam and then he was sent to Hawaii until his discharge on 1 July 1970. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Based on the evidence of record, the applicant's service in the Republic of Vietnam was from 14 January 1969 to 30 July 1969. Therefore, he is entitled to have his DD Form 214 corrected to show this service period as stated below.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012828
An advisory opinion from the U.S. Army Human Resources Command states that the applicant was not selected for promotion to LTC by the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Reserve Components Selection Board (RCSB) because she had not completed the military education requirement. However, the Chief, Special Actions Branch, for Department of the Army Promotions recommended that she be granted a waiver of the military education requirement and be reconsidered for promotion by a special selection board. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012829
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his home of record as Euless, Texas; and to add awards of the Army Achievement Medal with 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster and the Army Good Conduct Medal (3rd Award). Item 9 (Awards, Decorations, and Campaigns) of the applicant's DA Form 2-1 shows that as of 28 August 1991 he had been awarded three Army Achievement Medals and two Army Good Conduct Medals. The applicant contends that his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012832
The applicant requests correction of his records to show all the conditions that were listed on his Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) are rated. The reflux disease was rated at 10 percent and his psychiatric conditions were also rated. Army Regulation 635-40 establishes the Army PDES and sets forth policies, responsibilities, and procedures that apply in determining whether a Soldier is unfit because of physical disability to reasonably perform the duties of his or her office, grade, rank, or...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012834
c. A 7-week post injury X-ray of the right toe revealed no evidence of healing of the fracture. Item 10 of the DA Form 199 PEB Proceedings shows the following entry: If retired because of disability, the Board makes the recommended finding that: a. "Hallux" refers to the big toe, while "rigidus" indicates that the toe is rigid and cannot move.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012836
In addition, he requests that his military records be corrected to show he elected RCSBP former spouse coverage. The applicant's military records show that he was honorably separated from the New Mexico ARNG on 31 January 2008 and he was transferred to the Retired Reserve. If he is requesting only that his RCSBP coverage be changed from insurable interest to former spouse, based on the evidence of record he has already been refunded the difference in premiums between insurable interest...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012841
Item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period) shows the entry "2000 02 19"; b. Item 12 shows the Record of Service. He completed 5 months and 8 days of creditable active service and he was issued a DD Form 214 that captured this period of ADT.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012842
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. The applicant's record of service included two nonjudicial punishments, one general court-martial conviction for serious offenses, and 565 days of lost time.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012843
The applicant states that the evaluations of his physical and mental condition during the medical evaluation board (MEBD) and the physical evaluation board (PEB) were not consistent with DOD directives and failed to properly determine the extent of his service-connected conditions. The evidence of record shows an MEBD was conducted as well as a PEB. The evidence of record further shows that the applicant underwent a psychiatric examination for compensation and pension from the VA shortly...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012847
The applicant requests that his disability rating be increased from 60 percent to 70 percent. The 4 February 2005 PEB rated the applicant's amputation and associated symptoms at 60 percent and his PTSD at 10 percent and found him unfit at a combined rating of 60 percent. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by rating his left arm condition at 20 percent, lumbosacral strain and chronic neck pain at 10 percent...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012849
This service equals 3 years, 9 months, and 18 days; b. service in the USNR Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) from 31 August 1956 through 17 September 1959 (not qualifying years for retirement); c. active service in the USAF from 19 September 1956 through 15 February 1963 (3 years, 4 months, and 29 days of active duty); d. a break in service from 16 February 1963 through 15 November 1966. (4 years, 5 months, and 5 days); i. USNR service from 14 April 1973 through 1 April 1976 (2 years, 11...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012851
Counsel states that the applicant attempted to enlist in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) when the 2006 Defense Authorization Act changed the maximum allowable enlistment age to 42. Title 10, U.S. Code (USC), section 12102 confers the authority to the service secretaries to set age qualifications for enlistment, and Title 32, USC, section 313(a), states that "to be eligible for original enlistment in the ARNG, a person must be at least age 17 and under age 45." This section sets the upper age...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012852
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 earned awards entered in item 41 (Awards and Decorations). By regulation, in order to support award of the PH there must be evidence that the wound for which the award is being made was received as a result of enemy action, that it required treatment by military medical personnel, and a record of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012857
The applicant requests upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) discharge to an honorable discharge. The applicant's military records clearly show that he was discharged with a characterization of service of under other than honorable conditions. 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 | CY2009 | 20090012862
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 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. There is evidence that the 4 months confinement the applicant was sentenced to was reduced to confinement for 37 days.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012863
If the Soldier had been provided a complete dental examination, and all appropriate dental services and treatment had been completed within 90 days prior to separation, the DD Form 214, item 17, Member was provided complete dental examination and all appropriate dental services and treatment within 90 days prior to separation will be marked Yes. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. Since the applicant's medical records were not provided to the Board, the original copy of this form and the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012865
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. The applicant served as a member of the NYARNG in Germany for approximately 21 days and thus is qualified for award of the RCOTR. As a result, the Board recommends that all State Army National Guard and Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012870
General Orders Number 164, Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, dated 20 June 1968, show the applicant was awarded the Good Conduct Medal for the period of service from 21 June 1965 20 June 1968. Evidence of record shows the applicant was wounded in action on 6 July 1967, while serving in the RVN. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual be corrected by: a. deleting from item 24 of the applicant's DD Form 214 the Vietnam Service Medal;...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012871
On 11 February 1991, the separation authority waived further counseling and rehabilitative requirements and approved the applicant's separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 9, based on drug abuse rehabilitation failure. The applicant contends that his records should be corrected to show he was medically discharged or retired based on permanent disability because his service medical treatment records document that he had elevated glucose levels which was an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012876
The applicant served in Vietnam during one campaign period and is authorized to wear one bronze service star on his Vietnam Service Medal. To avoid confusion it would be appropriate to correct block 24 of the DD Form 214 by deleting the entries and replacing the entries with the following: "Bronze Star Medal with 'V' Device//Army Commendation Medal with 'V' Device and one Oak Leaf Cluster//the Purple Heart//Good Conduct Medal//National Defense Service Medal//Vietnam Service Medal with one...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012881
The applicant states that he served two combat tours in Vietnam and that he was wounded in action while he was in Vietnam. The evidence of record suggests that it would be appropriate to award the applicant the Purple Heart and to amend his records accordingly. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds received as a result of hostile action on 31 July 1965, while he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012882
The applicant requests, in effect, that his record be corrected to show his service in the Republic of Vietnam and that he served more than 2 months and 1 day of creditable active duty service. Item 22a(1) shows he completed a total of 2 months and 1 day of creditable active federal service during his period of enlistment. This regulation also provided that creditable active duty service would be determined by subtracting time lost from 2the separating Soldier's total period of service for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012884
The applicant's complete military personnel records for his first enlistment, from 4 April 1969 to 8 January 1972, are not available for review. There are no orders in the applicant's military service records awarding him the Purple Heart. In the absence of military records which show that the applicant's injuries documented in his service medical records were received as a result of hostile action, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Purple Heart in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012886
Records show the applicant participated in two campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam. It stated that the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded for each 3 years of continuous enlisted active Federal military service completed on or after 27 August 1940 and, for the first award only, upon termination of service on or after 27 June 1950 of less than 3 years but more than 1 year. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012888
There are no orders or other evidence in the applicant's military personnel records that shows he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. The evidence of record shows the applicant completed Basic Airborne training and that special orders awarded him the Parachutist Badge. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal for exemplary conduct, efficiency, and fidelity for the period...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012889
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding in block 18 of his DD Form 214 "SERVICE IN KOSOVO DEPLOYED FROM 19991001 19991130//SERVICE IN BOSNIA DEPLOYED FROM 20000511 20000531//." ___________X____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012890
Therefore, his records should be corrected to show this award. The applicant participated in four campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam which entitles him to award of the Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze service stars. 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 for the period 17 March 1969 thorough 16 March 1971; b. deleting the entry "Air Medal"...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012897
On 30 July 2009 new information was received from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) in regard to the decision of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20090000361, dated 25 June 2009. The ABCMR's decision in Docket Number AR20090000361 directed that the applicant's DOR for promotion to the rank of COL be adjusted to 1 June 2007 and that she be paid all back pay and allowances. BOARD VOTE: __x_____ ____x___ ___x____ GRANT FULL...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012900
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Bronze Start Medal and Army Commendation Medal. There are no orders in the applicant's records showing award of either the Bronze Star Medal or the Army Commendation Medal. Even though a search was conducted of ADCARS, no orders could be found to show the applicant's entitlement to either the Bronze Star Medal or the Army Commendation Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012902
The copy of the order awarding the applicant the Army Good Conduct Medal (General Orders Number 37, dated 5 August 1966, issued by the 39th Signal Battalion), which he provided in support of his request to the Board is also contained in his official military personnel file (OMPF) and reflected in item 41 (Awards and Decorations) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record). However, the copy of the order awarding the applicant the Purple Heart (General Orders Number 87, dated 8 January...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012917
The applicant requests his deceased father, a former service member (FSM), be awarded the Purple Heart (PH) and Bronze Star Medal (BSM) or Distinguished Service Cross (DSC). When the Certificate of Merit was disestablished by Act of Congress in 1918, the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) was issued to all enlisted men of the Army to whom the certificate of merit had been granted; and b. Therefore, the FSM should be awarded the BSM for meritorious service and correction of his records to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012919
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The unit commander indicated the action was based on the applicant's record of AWOL and advised the applicant of his rights. On 12 June 1972, the separation authority approved the separation action and directed that the applicant be discharged for unfitness under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212, and that he be furnished an UD.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012928
On an unknown date in July 1974, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge for the good of the service and directed that he be given an undesirable discharge. There is no evidence that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. The applicant was 19 years old when he enlisted in the RA, and 20 years old at the time of his first period of AWOL.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012931
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). It further shows she was discharged under the provisions of chapter 10, Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel) and that the reason for her discharge was for the good of the service in lieu of court-martial; and that she received a UOTHC discharge. Therefore, her overall record of service did not support the issue of an HD or GD by the separation authority at the time...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012934
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to reflect a Separation Code in block 26 and a Reentry (RE) Code in block 27. The applicants DD Form 214 issued at the time of his relief from active duty training (ADT) based on his self-terminating orders reflects the entries NA in blocks 26 and 27 under Separation Code and Reentry Code. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012939
On 3 August 1987, the applicant was notified of his pending separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Enlisted Personnel), chapter 14, paragraph 14-12c, for misconduct (commission of a serious offense). On 10 July 1989, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) denied the applicant's request for an honorable discharge. Therefore, the applicant's record of service is insufficiently meritorious to warrant a general, under honorable conditions or an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012941
Army Regulation 635-40 (Physical Evaluation for Retention, Separation, or Retirement for Physical Disability), then in effect, provided that when a medical examination indicated that hospitalization was necessary, the commanding officer would order the member to the nearest hospital for observation, treatment, and appropriate disposition. However, there is no evidence of record that would indicate the applicant was not able to perform the duties of his MOS and his rank. Therefore, there is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012945
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his time in Iraq and his awards. His DD Form 214 does not show any awards during this period of service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records be corrected by: a. awarding him the AGCM for the period 25 January 2000 to 24 January 2003; b. adding the AAM, AGCM, NDSM, GWOTSM, and GWOTEM to item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012948
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 21 January 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090012948 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. On 16 February 2000, while serving in the rank/grade of private first class (PFC)/E-3, he reenlisted for a period of 4 years, stabilization at Fort Hood for 12 months, and a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012949
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicants medical records show he was placed on convalescent leave on 2 December 1976 for serum Hepatitis. The applicant's record of service shows he received two NJP's for being AWOL, one AWOL period was extensive.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012954
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 9 January 1991, at a mental status evaluation the applicant's behavior was normal. The available evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant was discharged within 180 days of her enlistment and was accordingly processed for separation under the regulatory provisions for entry level status performance and conduct.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090012958
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to honorable. On 6 October 1969, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge and directed that he be furnished an undesirable discharge. ____________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.