ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013409
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his date of entry as 23 September 1976 and his net active service as 3 years. The evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 23 September 1976 and was released from active duty 3 years later on 22 September 1979.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013411
There are no orders which indicate the applicant was awarded the ARCOM. However, there are no orders, certificate, or any other evidence available which indicate he was awarded the ARCOM. Regrettably, there is insufficient evidence on which to base correction of his DD Form 214 to show award of the ARCOM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013415
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 26 January 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090013415 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. These documents were not previously reviewed by the ABCMR and are considered new evidence warranting consideration by the Board. Soldiers who served during the Vietnam War, but never served in Vietnam, are awarded Vietnam-era service status; they are not combat veterans.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013418
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his date of entry on active duty as 27 December 2002 instead of 27 December 2003. The evidence of record shows the applicant was ordered to active duty on 27 December 2002 for a period of 365 days that was later changed to 470 days. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013420
The applicant requests that his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded. The applicant states, in effect, that he served 16 years in the military, that he was a highly devoted career Soldier, and that during a time of extreme circumstances he made some poor decisions resulting in his discharge from the military. He believes the applicant was treated unfairly when he was discharged from the service with a less than honorable discharge and he does not think the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013422
In support of his request for reconsideration, the applicant provides copies of his 1998 and 2003 DD Forms 2648; his request for reconsideration for selection in the AGR, a letter from the Director, Full-Time Support Management Directorate, USAR Personnel Center; notes from a telephone call to Accessions Branch, USAR Personnel Command, a letter of release; a DA Form 4187 (Personal Action); a REFRAD memorandum; a military personnel records jacket review memorandum; four exception to policy...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013425
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 23 February 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090013425 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. (6) Disease not directly caused by enemy agents. The applicant's 2004 medical evidence from a VA doctor gives faint support to the applicant's claim, saying his headaches today are just as likely as not to be due to combat-related injuries some 60 years ago.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013427
General Orders Number 839, U.S. Army Support Command, Vietnam, dated 11 December 1964, awarded the applicant the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service during the period from 30 October 1963 to 30 October 1964. The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 effective 31 March 1974 to show award of the Meritorious Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013428
The applicant provides, in support of his application, a self-authored statement, PEB and Medical Evaluation Board (MEBD) Proceedings, deployment orders, separation orders, his discharge document, and VA medical records and rating decision. c. Based on a review of the medical evidence of record the PEB found the applicant physically unfit, recommended a combined rating of 20%, and separation with severance pay, if otherwise qualified. c. On 14 August 2007 an informal PEB found the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013430
The profiling officer and approving authority stated that the applicant required a Medical Evaluation Board (MEBD)/Physical Evaluation Board (PEB). On 21 August 2008, the initial physician directed MEBD shows that after consideration of all clinical records, laboratory findings, and physical evaluations it found the following medical conditions/defects: cervical spine pain, low back pain, and bilateral planter fasciitis. The PEB determined that the applicants disabling conditions were...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013433
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant states the FSM had several bullet wounds but his discharge examination only lists the wound to his left leg. Although there are no medical records available to the Board related to the FSMs treatment of any wounds sustained as a result hostile action during World War II, the entries on his separation physical examination are sufficiently compelling to conclude the FSM was in fact...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013434
The applicant requests, in effect, through his Member of Congress, an active duty extension to his separation orders because on the final day of his transition leave he was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him hospitalized and temporarily disabled. Orders 020-0264, dated 20 January 2004, issued by Headquarters, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC; c. a Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Accident Report, Number 7302573, dated 27 July 2004; d. a Medical Report to Determine Unemployment...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013435
The applicant requests reconsideration of his earlier request for correction of his military records to show award of the Purple Heart for an injury received while in Panama. While a physical lesion is not required, the wound for which the award is made must have required treatment by medical personnel and a record of the medical treatment for the wound must have been made a matter of official record. The applicant contends that he sustained a concussion injury when an enemy grenade...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013438
The applicant requests reconsideration of his earlier request for correction of his military records to show that he was transferred to the Retired Reserve. In the original Board case, the applicant contended that his identification card showed him as a "Former Member" and he wanted it changed to show him as a "Retired Reservist." The applicant contends that he should be transferred to the Retired Reserve because people are not familiar with the "Former Member" military identification card.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013440
This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's 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's date of birth on his 17 September 1969 DD Form 214 is listed as 3 October 1947. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his 17 September...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013442
The applicant requests that the nonjudicial punishment (NJP) that was imposed on 10 January 1970 be removed from his records and that as a result he be awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal. On 10 January 1970, the applicant accepted nonjudicial punishment (NJP) under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), for being absent without leave (AWOL) from his unit, Overseas Replacement Station, U.S. Army Personnel Center, Oakland, CA, from on or about 7 January until on or about 9...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013445
The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), dated 25 March 2005; five character reference statements; two self-authored statements; and a copy of his college transcripts in support of his request. On 6 December 2006, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) granted the applicant relief in the form of an upgrade of the characterization of his service to fully honorable. The "JKQ" SPD code is the correct code for Soldiers separating...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013447
BOARD DATE: 21 January 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090013447 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Army Regulation 635-5-1 (Separation Program Designator Codes) prescribes 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. Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013449
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 24 November 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090013449 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant states he was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for his service in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). The evidence of record fails to support the applicant's contention that he served 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days in the Dominican Republic during the authorized designated period from 28 April to 16 September 1965 (i.e., the date of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013451
The applicant's military personnel records show he enlisted in the Regular Army on 24 November 1969 for a period of 3 years. There are no official documents such as Leave and Earnings Statements (LES), leave forms, or travel vouchers available that would provide for a determination of how much leave the applicant took during his enlistment or how much leave he had accrued and had taken when he departed Vietnam. During the period of the applicant's enlistment, official leave records showing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013452
The Army rates only conditions determined to be physically unfitting at the time of discharge which disqualify the Soldier from further military service. His clinical records, laboratory findings, and physical examinations (his entire medical records) were subsequently considered by an MEBD which recommended he be given a PEB. It also provides for the physical disability separation of a member who has less than 20 years service and a disability rating at less than 30 percent.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013454
The applicant requests, in effect, upgrade of his undesirable discharge to a general, under honorable conditions discharge. Service medical records show that on 9 September 1975, while in an AWOL status, the applicant was admitted to a civilian hospital in Evansville, IN under an assumed name and it was not known that he was an active member of the U.S. Army until December 1975, at which time he was transferred to the Army Hospital at Fort Campbell. On 5 August 1976, after consulting with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013464
Public Law 99-661, dated 14 November 1986, permitted divorce courts to order SBP coverage (without the member's agreement) in those cases where the retiree had elected spouse coverage at retirement or was still on active duty and had not yet made an SBP election. The applicant contends that the records of her former spouse, a retired SM, should be corrected to show she timely filed a request for a deemed election for SBP former spouse coverage. Notwithstanding the August 2008 order by the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013465
The applicant, the father of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests, in effect, correction of the FSM's DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Kosovo Campaign Medal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Medal. Once the applicant secures the certificate he may then submit a new request to this Board to have the award added to the FSM's DD Form 214. However, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records does not issue...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013466
The applicant, the widow of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests, in effect, that the FSM's military records be corrected to show she applied for the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity in a timely manner. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. On 22 March 1994, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013468
Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separations - Separation Documents) prescribes the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army. Although the applicant contends that he was released from active duty on 5 December 1987, retirement orders show his effective date of retirement was 2 December 1987 which is properly shown in item 12b of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 2 December 1987. Evidence of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013470
The applicant requests that the Reenlistment Eligibility (RE) code of 3 on his 26 June 2008 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be changed so that he may be eligible to enlist in the Army. The applicant's DD Form 214 shows he was discharged on 26 June 2008 under the provisions of paragraph 5-11, Army Regulation 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administration Separations), for failing medical physical procurement standards with uncharacterized service. Although...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013474
The applicant states that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) does not show his eligibility for the Army Good Conduct Medal or the Korea Defense Service Medal. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013477
The FSM and the applicant were divorced on 12 August 2004. After their divorce in August 2004, the FSM continued to pay SBP spouse coverage premiums until his death even though he was not required to do so. Considering there is evidence to show it was the FSM's intent to provide SBP coverage for the applicant, his former spouse, it would be equitable to correct his records to show he changed his SBP spouse coverage to former spouse coverage within a timely manner and that she be paid the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013478
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, two awards of the Valorous Unit Award, one award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicants unit (2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013479
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show his correct pay grade and to receive back pay due as a result of the correction. The available records provided by the applicant show that he attained the rank of private first class, pay grade E-3, during his service in the Missouri Army National Guard. There is no available evidence for the period from 26 February 1957 to 30 April 1957 showing the applicant's rank and pay grade as a Reservist prior to being called to active duty.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013480
The applicant requests that item 12d (Total Prior Active Service) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), dated 9 July 2009, and his Chronological Statement of Retirement Points be corrected to show 4 years, 11 months, and 16 days of prior active United States Marine Corps (USMC) service. The applicant has provided no evidence to show that he completed 4 years, 11 months, and 16 days of active USMC service. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013484
The applicant requests correction of his DD Forms 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his foreign service for the periods of January 2004 to February 2005 and February 2008 to February 2009. As such, since the preponderance of evidence indicates he served in Kuwait/Iraq during the period 6 January 2004 to 1 February 2005, it would be appropriate to correct item 12 of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 4 May 2005 to show 1 year and 26 days of foreign...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013486
The applicant's DA Form 24 (Service Record), which would have shown his conduct and efficiency ratings throughout his military service, is not available for review. However, there is no documentary evidence in his reconstructed records that shows the applicant was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action or treated for such wounds or that his treatment was made a matter of official record. With respect to the Good Conduct Medal, the applicant's honorable service to our Nation is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013488
The available evidence shows that the applicant completed a qualifying period of service for award of the National Defense Service Medal and met the criteria for award of the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. Based on the available records and completion of a period of qualifying service, it would further be appropriate to correct his records to show award of the United Nations Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013490
The applicant requests, in effect, that his record and DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to reflect the dates of his service in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) and that he be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct item 30 of his DD Form 214 by deleting the current "VN Service: None" entry in item 30 and replacing it with the entry "Vietnam Service: 19690111-19700107" which documents...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013492
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 4 February 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090013492 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests his date of entry on active duty (AD) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with a separation date of 5 February 2001 be corrected. Therefore, the entry in item 12a should show 2000 02 17 (2000 February 17).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013497
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) for the period ending 30 June 1976 to show award of the Meritorious Service Medal. At the completion of 20 years of service, the applicant retired from active duty on 30 June 1976. The applicant's service personnel records show he served in Korea from 31 July 1968 through 30 August 1969.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013499
The applicant provided a copy of a DD Form 1351-2, dated 18 June 2003, which he submitted to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) for payment for his period of deployment in the area of eligibility [Kuwait/Iraq] from 31 March through 12 July 2003. The available evidence shows the applicant completed a qualifying period of service for award of the Good Conduct Medal from 30 September 1999 to 29 September 2002. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013500
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to change the date of his separation and the name and address of his nearest relative. The applicant contends that his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show the date of his removal from the TDRL as his separation date from active duty service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013501
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show a 5-point veterans' preference and award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals for Grenada and Lebanon. He was awarded the Army Achievement Medal for his service as proof that he was there during that period but the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was not added to his DD Form 214. With respect to the Armed Forces Service Medal, there is no evidence that the applicant was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013503
The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Army Commendation Medal. The applicant's military personnel records do not contain any orders or other evidence that shows he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal. 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 for exemplary conduct,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013504
This document shows that, during the time of the applicants assignment to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division the unit received the following awards: a. the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation for the period from 15 August 1968 - 14 May 1969, based on Department of the Army General Order (DAGO) Number 43, dated 1970; and b. the Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation for the period from 18 March...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013508
The evidence of record shows that at the time of his separation, the applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55 listed his unit of assignment as Company B, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. There is no documentary evidence in the applicant's reconstructed records and the applicant has provided none that shows Company F, 272nd Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division was his last unit of assignment during his service in WWII. In view of the foregoing, there is insufficient evidence to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013509
On 5 May 1992, the applicant's immediate commander initiated a Bar to Reenlistment Certificate against the applicant citing his wrongful use of marijuana, dishonored checks, and several other infractions. On 17 June 1992, the applicant's immediate commander notified the applicant of his intent to initiate separation action against him in accordance with chapter 14 of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations) for misconduct - commission of a serious offense. There is no evidence in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013510
In Part V (SBP Election) on this form, the FSM indicated that he was married and did not have dependent children. Public Law 95-397, the RCSBP, enacted 30 September 1978, provided a way for those who had qualified for reserve retirement but were not yet age 60 to provide an annuity for their survivors should they die before reaching age 60. Considering there is evidence to show it was the FSM's intent to provide SBP coverage for the applicant, it would be appropriate, as a matter of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013513
By memorandum on 2 September 1998, the NGB promoted the applicant to the rank of 1LT as a Reserve commissioned officer of the Army. Army Regulation 135-155 (Promotion of Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers other than General Officers), effective 1 February 1998, paragraph 4-17 stated a qualified 1LT would not be promoted before the date of completion of 3 years of promotion service with two specified exceptions (neither of which applied to the applicant). Therefore, it would...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013514
c. If the report of a special selection board convened under this section, as approved by the President, recommends for promotion to the next higher grade an officer not currently eligible for promotion or a former officer whose name was referred to it for consideration, the Secretary concerned may act under section 1552 of this title to correct the military record of the officer or former officer to correct an error or remove an injustice resulting from not being selected for promotion by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013517
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of appropriate military records to show a reentry eligibility (RE) code of 1, which would allow him to reenter the military. Army Regulation 635-5-1 (SPD Codes), table 2-3, indicates the SPD code of LBK denotes Completion of Required Active Service. The cross-reference list in effect at the time showed that an SPD code of LBK was assigned an RE code of 3.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013523
The applicant was informed that since he was on the TDRL, the PDA did not have the authority to correct his records. Specifically, it states that when a mental disorder that develops in service as a result of a highly stressful event is severe enough to bring about the veterans release from active military service, the rating agency shall assign an evaluation of not less than 50 percent and schedule an examination within the six-month period following the veterans discharge to determine...