ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017960
The applicant requests upgrade of his undesirable discharge to a general under honorable conditions discharge. Accordingly, the applicant was discharged with an undesirable discharge on 16 August 1971 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017964
The rater rated his performance of duties as better than most officers and the endorser rated his performance of duties as equaled by very few officers. The VA, which has neither the authority, nor the responsibility for determining physical fitness for military service, awards disability ratings to veterans for conditions that it determines were incurred during military service and subsequently affect the individuals civilian employability. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017966
No orders in his records show he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. The evidence of record shows he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. However, the evidence of record does not show he served in active ground combat with his cavalry unit as an infantryman on or after 1 June 1968, the effective date of his award of his 11B primary MOS.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017967
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his retirement date as 24 May 1999 instead of 24 October 1994. There is no evidence of record and he has failed to show with the evidence submitted that he was improperly or erroneously placed and removed from the TDRL and permanently retired on 25 May 1999. He has provided no evidence that he was not mentally capable at the time of his placement on the TDRL in 1994 and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017969
Notwithstanding the ABCMR's original decision, the applicant appears to be entitled to constructive service for his advanced Masters Degree in Physical Therapy under the provisions of Paragraph 6.1.2.2.2 of DODI 6000.13, which authorizes constructive service credit for advanced degrees in a health profession other than medicine and dentistry, based on actual full-time equivalent education, up to two years for a masters degree and up to four years for a doctorate, if the additional degree...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017971
The applicant's military personnel records do not contain any orders or other evidence showing award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. However, the evidence shows the applicant was awarded MOS 11B, he served as an infantryman in duty MOS 11B while assigned to an infantry company, and he was cited for heroism in military operations against a hostile force in the RVN. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017979
The applicant requested correction of his records to show award of the BSM. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20090017979 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20090017979 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017983
The board found the applicant demonstrated evidence of traits of character which rendered retention in the service undesirable and recommended that the applicant be discharged from the service due to unfitness with an undesirable discharge. The applicant was discharged on 27 August 1954 with an undesirable discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 615-368 for unfitness. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017985
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 23 March 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090017985 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests approval of an Army National Guard (ARNG) accession bonus. The applicant provides, in support of his request, copies of a 16 February 2009 letter from a Tennessee ARNG Officer Strength Manager; a 17 September 2008 appointment order; a 24 July 1998 Academic Evaluation Report; a 25 March 1994 Academic Evaluation Report; a 26 March 1999 Academic...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017986
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests that a duty assignment in Panama be shown on his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017987
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 20 December 1984, the separation authority approved the applicant's voluntary request for discharge and directed that he be furnished an under other than honorable conditions discharge. Since the applicant's record of service included two NJP's and serious drug-related offenses for which court-martial charges were preferred, his record of service was not satisfactory and did not meet the standards of acceptable conduct and performance...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017994
The applicant requests that his undesirable discharge be upgraded to a general discharge. He departed Vietnam on 23 June 1969 and was transferred to Fort Bragg for assignment to the 82d Airborne Division. He applied to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) on 18 December 1975 for an upgrade of his discharge contending that he deserved an honorable discharge for good time served.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017995
The applicant requests his military records be corrected to show his rank as sergeant. The applicant's Honorable Discharge Certificate, dated 12 September 1971, shows he was discharged from the USAR in the rank of specialist four. There is no evidence of record and the applicant provided none which shows he was promoted to sergeant prior to his discharge from the Army National Guard or the USAR.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090017997
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests reconsideration of his earlier request for correction of his military records to show he was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 45J (Aircraft Armament Repairman) and that he was awarded the Air Crewman Badge [formerly known as the Aircraft Crew Member Badge and now known as the Basic Aviation Badge]. The applicant provides, in support of his application, copies of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018000
BOARD DATE: 4 May 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090018000 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. On 5 February 2009, she requested waiver of the 30 days and requested discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), paragraph 5-8 (involuntary separation due to parenthood). Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned RE codes based...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018001
The applicant requests his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded to an honorable discharge. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. The applicant contends that his discharge under other than honorable conditions should be upgraded because he did not receive a fair trial in the German court system and that he was told his discharge would be upgraded 3 years after he was separated.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018002
Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Military Awards), in effect at the time, provided that the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded to individuals who have completed a qualified period of active duty enlisted service. The evidence of record shows he served in Vietnam from on or about 23 September 1969 to 22 September 1970; therefore, he served a qualifying period for award of the Vietnam Service Medal and is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show this award. As a result, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018007
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending on 7 July 1972 to show his service in Vietnam and all appropriate awards associated with this service. The applicant states that he served in Vietnam from June 1969 to June 1970, but there is no indication of this service on his DD Form 214 or any awards associated with this service. The applicant contends that his DD Form 214 should be corrected to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018008
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). A Selective Service System letter in the record shows the applicant was terminated from the program based on his failure to complete the required alternate service. As a result, given the applicant's short and undistinguished record of service, even had he completed his alternate service and received a clemency discharge, it would not support an upgrade of his discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018009
The court document is new evidence which requires his case be reconsidered by the ABCMR. The applicant contends he should be medically retired from the USAR based on his civilian work-related injury. Therefore, the applicant was not a member of the Selected Reserve at the time of his injury.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018013
The applicant requests his general under honorable conditions discharge (GD) be upgraded to an honorable discharge (HD). On 16 April 2008, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) voted to upgrade the applicant's discharge from UOTHC to a GD based on his overall record of service. There is no evidence of record or independent evidence submitted by the applicant that would support his assertion his chain of command acted improperly in preferring court-martial charges against him for his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018015
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The available records do not show the applicant ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. There is no evidence in the available record and the applicant has not submitted any evidence to show that he had an alcohol problem while he was in the Army and/or that he sought counseling that was not provided for him.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018016
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he declined participation in the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP). His spouse provided a notarized statement on 18 June 2010, indicating she concurred with the applicant's election not to participate in the SBP. As a result, the Board recommends that the DD Form 2656 of the individual concerned be amended to show he and his spouse signed the form in a timely manner declining to participate in the SBP and it was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018017
The applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) also shows additional periods of AWOL from 12 to 14 November 1973, 3 to 11 December 1972, 5 to 30 March 1974, 30 July 1974 to 8 August 1974, 3 September 1974 to 24 October 1974, and a period of confinement from 11 to 19 December 1973. He acknowledged that, if the request was accepted, he could receive a discharge under other than honorable conditions and be furnished a UD Certificate. The character of the discharge is commensurate...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018019
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 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 AR20080010587 on 15 October 2008. The fact that the applicant produced an amendment order that indicates he was extended on active duty until 2 July 2007 is not sufficient evidence to grant relief.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018020
The applicant requests correction of her military records to show she was promoted to the rank/grade of Chief Warrant Officer Two (CW2)/W-2, with an effective date and date of rank of 26 November 2008 instead of 5 May 2009. The advisory official recommended approval of the applicant's request to correct her effective date and date of rank for CW2 to 26 November 2008. c. The applicant met the eligibility for promotion to CW2 under the provisions of NGR 600-101 and NGB Policy Memorandum...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018021
The applicant requests that he be paid $26,500.00 in Army College Fund (ACF) benefits as outlined in his enlistment contract. The applicants military records may be corrected to show his DA Form 3286-66 was amended to include the sentence, "If ACF benefits in the amount of $26,500.00 (exclusive of MGIB benefits) were authorized by the official processing you for enlistment and the Government fails to pay the full amount under the appropriate provisions and such failure results in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018022
The version of this regulation in effect at the time directs that the service members "blood group" from the Immunization Record or the DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) will be entered in item 30 of the DD Form 214. The regulation applicable at the time directed that only the members blood group would be recorded in item 30 of the DD Form 214, not the Rh factor (negative or positive). The evidence of record shows the applicant was found to be pregnant in June 1970.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018023
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests award of the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp. He is therefore not entitled to correction of his records to show award of the Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp or its addition to his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018024
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. His service record does shows he served honorably during his first enlistment.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018026
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. Upon separation the applicant did in fact receive an honorable discharge, therefore the applicant's record is correct as currently constituted and no corrective action is needed. _______ _ __x_____ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018027
The applicant requests his rank on his Honorable Discharge Certificate from the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) be corrected to show specialist four (SP4) instead of private first class (PFC). There are no USAR service personnel records or USAR discharge orders in the available records. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to amend his rank on his Honorable Discharge Certificate from the USAR.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018033
The applicant's records do not show indiscipline or lost time, he received "excellent" conduct and efficiency ratings throughout his military service, there is no record of a commander's disqualification, and he was promoted to SP5 in less than 2 years. Therefore, the preponderance of evidence shows the applicant is entitled to the first award of the Army Good Conduct Medal based on completion of qualifying service from 4 October 1966 to 3 August 1968, ending with termination of a period of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018034
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded. The DD Form 214 he was issued confirms he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 10, for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial with a discharge under other than honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018035
The applicant provided a self-authored statement that stated the following: * He fell in the gray area when he was medically retired from the Army and he was misinformed on what he was eligible to receive * He was a full-time Department of Defense (DOD) civilian technician working for the National Guard and he was called to active duty * He was injured in Iraq during combat operations * He was evaluated by the VA and given a 100% disability rating percentage * He was told he could receive a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018038
The applicant states that he served as an infantry Soldier in Vietnam but the Combat Infantryman Badge is not listed on his DD Form 214. However, there is no evidence in the available records and he did not submit substantiating evidence that shows he was an active participant in ground combat while assigned to an infantry unit. In the absence of evidence that he actively participated in ground combat while assigned to an infantry unit, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018042
The applicant has requested award of the Cold War Service Medal, which does not exist. Army Regulation 600-8-22 states the Southwest Asia Service Medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990 to 30 November 1995. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by correcting his DD Form 214 with a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018046
A Soldier must be an Army infantry or special forces officer (specialty skill identifier 11 or 18) in the grade of colonel or below, or an Army enlisted Soldier or warrant officer with an infantry or special forces MOS, who subsequent to 6 December 1941 has satisfactorily performed duty while assigned or attached as a member of an infantry, ranger, or special forces unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size during any period such unit was engaged in active ground combat. Retroactive...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018047
On 4 October 1984, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge for the good of the service and directed that he be discharged with an under other than honorable conditions discharge. Army Regulation 635-200 sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018050
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's military record is not available to the Board for review. By regulation, in order to support award of the PH there must be evidence the wound for which the award is being made was received as a result of enemy action; the wound required treatment by medical personnel; and a record of the medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018054
Headquarters, Department of the Army Special Orders Number 60, dated 28 March 1969, released the applicant from active duty on 30 June 1969 and, on the date following, placed him on the retired list and transferred him to the U.S. Army Reserve (Retired Reserve) in the rank of MSG. Army Regulation 635-200 (Enlisted Personnel, Personnel Separations), chapter 12, currently in effect, states that NCOs holding the rank of MSG at retirement, whose records show successful service as a 1SG, will be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018056
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 Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). Additionally, appendix V of U.S. Army Vietnam Regulation 672-1 (Decorations and Awards) states that during the Vietnam era the CIB was awarded only to enlisted individuals who held and served in MOS 11B, 11C, 11D, 11F, 11G, or 11H. The evidence of record does not show the applicant actively participated in ground...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018057
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 13 April 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090018057 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. CAARNG Orders Number 144-1108, dated 14 May 2006 show the applicant was administratively reduced in rank from SGT/E-5 to SPC/E-4 effective 4 April 2006 by authority of National Guard Regulation 600-200, paragraph 11-58. National Guard Regulation 600-200 (Enlisted Personnel Management), chapter 11, in effect at the time the applicant was promoted to sergeant/E-5 in 2004,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018060
On 25 August 1972, the applicant submitted a request for discharge for the good of the service. On 21 December 1972, after consulting with counsel, the applicant submitted a request for discharge for the good of the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10. The applicant's voluntary request for separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, in lieu of trial by court-martial was administratively...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018061
He advised the applicant that he was recommending a general under honorable conditions discharge and that he had the right to decline the discharge and to submit a statement in his own behalf. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust. The applicant was serving in the pay grade of E-1 when discharge proceedings were initiated against him and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018062
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). In pertinent part, it directs that when an active duty Soldier is deployed with his or her unit during the period covered by the DD Form 214, an entry will be made in item 18 (Remarks) to show "SERVICE IN (NAME OF COUNTRY DEPLOYED) FROM (inclusive dates for example, YYYYMMDD-YYYMMDD)." __________X__________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018064
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable Discharge) by adding the Purple Heart (PH), European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (EAME), Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM), and World War II Victory Medal; and by documenting his Prisoner of War (POW) status. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018065
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant states his unit did not record the awards on his DD Form 214. Although he received IDP/HFP from 27 September 1990 to 21 June 1991, his TCS/TDY orders that show his service from on or about 25 September 1990 to 17 April 1991 are consistent with the dates shown on the Gulf War roster which shows his service as 1 October 1990 to 15 April 1991.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018069
The applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) provides the following: a. promotion to specialist five, E-5, with no reductions; b. service in Vietnam from 2 March 1968 through 5 October 1969; c. assignment to the 335th Transportation Company, Vietnam; d. participation in six campaigns; e. his conduct and efficiency ratings are recorded as exclusively "excellent"; f. his awards are shown as the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Aircraft Crewmember Badge,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090018072
The regulation states the reason for discharge based on separation code RBE is voluntary early retirement and the regulatory authority is Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 12. Army Regulation 601-210 (Active and Reserve Components Enlistment Program) covers eligibility criteria, policies, and procedures for enlistment and processing into the RA and the U.S. Army Reserve and includes a list of the RA RE codes: a. RE-4R applies to Soldiers who retired for length of service with 15 or more...