ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002879
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his records to show award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The evidence of record shows the applicant served in Bosnia from 12 December 1995 to 1 May 1996 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor which is a qualifying period for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; therefore, he is entitled to award of the Armed Forces...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002881
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 Star Medal and the Air Medal and completion of the Engineer Officer Advanced Course. Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) shows Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Aviation Brigade, was awarded two awards of the Meritorious Unit Commendation from 1 May 1971 to 30 April 1972 and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002885
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant contends that his records should be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart because he received a shrapnel wound to his chin on 25 August 1966 during the Battle of Bong Trang while serving in the RVN. In his request the applicant claims he received a shrapnel wound to his chin on 25 August 1966 during the Battle of Bong Trang while serving in the RVN.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002886
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 10 September 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090002886 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The FSM's Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) contains an AGPZ Form 80 (Report of Casualty), dated 14 February 1968, which shows he died from a gunshot wound he received while in a building when engaged in a firefight against a hostile force. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002887
Appendix B of Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) shows that the applicant participated in two campaigns during his tour of duty in Vietnam. Therefore, his records should be corrected to delete the "Vietnam Commendation Medal" and add 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. awarding him the AGCM for the period of service from 23 March 1965 to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002888
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 provided a DA Form 638, dated 9 June 2005, for award of the Meritorious Service Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) for the period 1 October 1995 to 30 September 2005. However, evidence of record shows he received two awards of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002889
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests that her award of the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) be added to her records. The ARCOM Certificate provided by the applicant shows that she was awarded the ARCOM for the period October 1990 to April 1991 for meritorious service as a food service specialist in HHC, 1st Cavalry Division during Operation Desert Shield/Storm in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002890
The applicant provides copies of a DD Form 214, deployment orders (Afghanistan), redeployment orders (Iraq), and a Deployment History Report as documentary evidence in support of this application. Evidence shows the applicant served a qualifying period of service in a designated area of eligibility for award of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show his deployments to Kuwait and Afghanistan during the period...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002893
He completed 1 year, 8 months, and 2 days of active military service. On 11 February 1975 and 19 October 1982, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) denied the applicant's request for an upgrade of his discharge. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002897
The applicant requests, in effect, that the Record of Proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) Docket Number AR20080012371, boarded on 9 October 2008, be corrected to show: a. that his reason for requesting correction of his characterization of service, Separation Program Designator (SPD) code, and reentry (RE) code was for the purpose of entering the Army National Guard, and not for establishing eligibility for other programs or benefits; b. that he was a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002898
The applicant requests an upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) discharge issued on 22 June 1977. There is no indication in the applicants records that he applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that Boards 15-year statute of limitation. Although an honorable or general discharge is authorized, a UOTHC discharge is normally considered appropriate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002899
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in two separate applications and through a Member of Congress, that the Silver Star (SS) and Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM) be added to his official military personnel file (OMPF) and that he be awarded the Air Medal (AM). The evidence of record fails to show the applicant was ever recommended for or awarded the AM by proper authority while serving on active duty...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002901
BOARD DATE: 13 August 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090002901 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests reconsideration of his previous requests for an upgrade of his undesirable discharge. Army Regulation 635-200 sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002902
The applicant requests that the characterization of service on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be changed from "uncharacterized" to "honorable." On 6 October 1992, while undergoing training at Fort Benning, the applicants immediate commander notified the applicant of his intent to initiate separation action against him under the provisions of chapter 11 (Entry Level Status) of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel) by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002903
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002906
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). There is no authority to change the HOR as officially recorded at time of entry into the military service. However, there is no evidence of record or independent evidence provided by the applicant to indicate his HOR was in error at the time of entry into the Army in 1985, or at the time of his 1989 enlistment or 1993 reenlistment.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002908
The evidence shows that the applicant was AWOL for the period from 27 October 1969 through 4 November 1969. The record of nonjudicial punishment is a matter of record in his service record. As can clearly be seen, this erroneously reported period of absence was after the period for which the applicant received nonjudicial punishment and which is correctly recorded in his service records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002909
The applicant informed this official that PPTO authorized him to allow his family members to stay at his previous station of Washington, D.C., and his continued receipt of the BAH based on that rate through June 2006. f. On 17 November 2005, the Finance Officer informed the applicant that the BAH payment he was receiving at the Washington, D.C. rate was in error and that PPTO had no authority to grant permission and to annotate this on his orders. h. In January 2006, the applicant was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002917
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to reflect award of the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM). His DD Form 214 issued at the time of REFRAD did not include the award of the MSM. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD Form 214 to show that he was awarded the MSM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002918
The applicant requests that: a. he be awarded credit for qualifying years of service for non-regular retirement as a reinstated officer from the date of his voided discharge to the date of his return to the active Reserve (5 May 2005); and b. his discharge orders, Orders Number D-08-852440, dated 13 August 1998, be revoked and removed from his official records. The applicant's official records do not contain a copy of his honorable discharge orders (D-08-852440) from the USAR, dated 13...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002919
The evidence of record confirms that the applicant was wounded in action in the RVN on 25 February 1970 and that he was awarded the PH as evidenced by an entry in item 40 of his DA Form 20 and by PH orders on file in his record. The evidence of record also confirms the applicant received two awards of the ARCOM for meritorious achievement during two separate periods as evidenced by ARCOM award orders on file in his record. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002922
The applicant provides a DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document), DA Form 1506 (Statement of Service), and DD Form 214 in support of his application. The applicant's record shows that as of the date of his application to the Board, he was serving on active duty in a commissioned officer status, in the rank of first lieutenant (1LT). The evidence of record confirms the applicant enlisted in and entered the USAR on 24 March 2001 and he served in an inactive status until 21 October 2001,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002924
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's DD Form 47 (Record of Induction) shows his middle name typed as ---l. 4. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting from Item 1 of the applicant's DD Form 214 the middle name entry of "---ly" and replacing it with the entry "---l." ___________X___________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002927
The DD Form 214 he was issued shows he was discharged for the good of the service in lieu of a court-martial with an under other than honorable conditions discharge. Army Regulation 635-200 states, in pertinent part, that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned RE codes, based on their service records or the reason for discharge. The SPD code of "KFS" is the correct code for Soldiers separated under chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002928
The applicant requests, in effect, that his bad conduct discharge (BCD) be upgraded to a general, under honorable conditions discharge (GD). On 12 October 1983, the United States Army Court of Military Review examined the applicant's record of trial, found it to be legally sufficient to support the findings of guilty and the sentence, and affirmed the applicant's conviction. Conviction and discharge were effected in accordance with applicable law and regulations and the discharge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002938
On 8 September 1977, after consulting with counsel, the applicant submitted a request for discharge for the good of the service under the provisions of chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Enlisted Personnel). On 14 November 1977, the appropriate authority approved the applicant's request for discharge for the good of the service under the provisions of chapter 10 of Army Regulation 635-200 and directed that the applicant be issued an Under Other Than Honorable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002939
The applicant's record shows he fully understood the ramifications of his type of discharge and voluntarily waived his right to counsel, an administrative separation board, and his right to the 48-hour waiting period. On 23 November 1971, the applicant was discharged with a character of service of under conditions other than honorable and issued an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), paragraph...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002940
The applicant requests, in effect, that item 24 (Character of Service) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 11 January 1991 be changed to honorable. Evidence of record shows the applicant was ordered to active duty for training for a period of 4 months and 6 days. Since the applicant was in an entry level status when he was released from active duty in 1991, his character of service was uncharacterized which is properly reflected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002943
The applicant requests change of his separation program designator (SPD) code of JKK and reentry eligibility (RE) code of 3 to codes which would permit him to join the Army Reserve or Army National Guard. The applicant's military records show he enlisted in the Regular Army on 3 February 2000. On 23 September 2002, the appropriate authority approved his immediate separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), chapter 14,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002954
The applicant's military records show he enlisted in the Regular Army, in pay grade E-1, on 20 April 1972, for 2 years. There is no evidence the applicant requested a hardship discharge during his period of service. However, his records contain a copy of his DD Form 214 which shows he was discharged on 21 December 1973, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations), Chapter 10, for the good of the service in lieu of court-martial with an Undesirable Discharge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002956
The applicant requests, in effect, his record be corrected to show he was promoted to sergeant/pay grade E-5, that he was awarded weapons qualification badges, and that he is authorized to wear the Army Presidential Unit Citation and Meritorious Unit Commendation with Oak Leaf Cluster earned by the 82nd Airborne Division. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Military Awards), in effect at the time, provided that the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded to individuals who completed a qualified period of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002957
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests an upgrade of his undesirable discharge (UD). The evidence of record further shows the applicant voluntarily requested administrative discharge to avoid a court-martial that could have resulted in his receiving a punitive discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002960
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). On 1 May 2003, the applicant was accordingly discharged. The applicants record is void of the facts and circumstances that led to his discharge; however, his NGB Form 22 shows that he was discharged from the INARNG by reason of fraudulent enlistment with a general under honorable conditions discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002961
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 26 August 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090002961 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant reiterates, in a February 2007 statement to the Board, her original argument that she did not breach her contract with the United States Army. There is no evidence that the applicant had an academic skills defect at the time of her disenrollment from ROTC in 2004 or at the time of her graduation from nursing school in 2006.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002962
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM), the Army Commendation Medal, and three awards of the Army Achievement Medal. Evidence of record shows the applicant received three awards of the Army Achievement Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding the SWASM, the Army Commendation Medal,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002963
The applicant states she deployed with the 30th Medical Brigade in support of Operation Joint Endeavor between January and October 1996 but her DD Form 214 does not reflect award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal awarded for that operation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The evidence available to the Board confirms the applicant deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor between January and October 1996 and as such is entitled to the Armed Forces Expeditionary...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002964
By regulation, colonel-level commanders may approve awards of the ARCOM and may disapprove or downgrade awards of the BSM and reconsideration, and request for reconsideration or the appeal of a disapproved or downgraded award recommendation must be placed in official channels within 1 year from the date of the awarding authority's decision and must contain new substantive and material information. There is no evidence of record that indicates the applicant or anyone in his chain of command...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002966
The applicant requests correction of his records to show a second award of the National Defense Service Medal, along with any other authorized awards based on his military service. The applicant's DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), along with two DD Forms 215 (Correction to DD Form 214), dated 22 October 1982 and 1 February 2005, show he entered active duty this period on 30 September 1974 and was honorably discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002968
A review of the applicants military personnel records revealed that there are no orders in the applicants records that show he was awarded the Purple Heart. This Army regulation, in pertinent part, states that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained as a result of hostile action. There is no evidence in the applicants military personnel records that shows he was wounded as a result of hostile action; his DA Form 20 does not list the Purple Heart in item 41; the applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002970
The applicant's military personnel records show that after having prior active duty service, he reenlisted in the Regular Army on 12 April 1979. It also contains Headquarters, United States Army Fort Dix, Orders 096-7, dated 6 April 1990, which directed the applicants release from active duty (REFRAD) for retirement on 30 November 1990 and his placement on the Retired List in the rank of MSG on 1 December 1990. In the event the applicant desired a correction be made to item 4a (Grade,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002971
The applicant requests, in effect, that his bad conduct discharge (BCD) be upgraded to a general, under honorable conditions discharge (GD). 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. On 21 January 1994, the applicant was discharged accordingly.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002972
The applicant requests, in effect, that his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded to honorable. On 25 November 1980, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be discharged under other than honorable conditions. _______ _ 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 | 20090002973
The applicant, the widow of the deceased former service member (FSM), requests, in effect, correction of the FSM's military records to show that he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960). The applicant provides, in support of her application, copies of the FSM's State of Arkansas Certificate of Death; DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge); and ABCMR Docket...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002975
The applicant's record contains a DD Form 47 (Record of Induction) which shows the correct spelling of his middle name is Ea____t. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant's DD Form 214 to show the correct spelling of his middle name as Ea____t. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. amending item 1 of his DD Form 214 by deleting the current middle name and replacing it with Ea____t; b....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002976
Constructive service credit provides an officer who begins commissioned service after obtaining the additional education, training, or experience required for appointment, designation, or assignment as an officer in a health profession, with a grade and date of rank comparable to that attained by officers who begin commissioned service after getting a baccalaureate degree and serve for the period of time it would take to obtain the additional education. Credit for master's and doctorate...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002978
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) to show his second award of the Army Commendation Medal and correction of his official military record to include the award of the Purple Heart. The DD Form 214 that he was furnished at the time of his discharge shows that he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with seven bronze service stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device 1960, the Republic...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002980
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. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7a, provides that an honorable discharge is a separation with honor and entitles the recipient to benefits provided by law. The applicant contends that he was told his discharge would be under honorable...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002981
The applicant requests, in effect, removal of the statements, "Medically unfit for retention per Army Regulation 40-501, Chapter 3" (Standards of Medical Fitness), and "Discharge and Transfer to the Retired Reserve for Soldiers are [sic] not yet age 60" from Item 23 (Authority and Reason) of his National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service). The documents that are required for waiver consideration are: (1) applicant's current Military Entrance Processing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002986
The applicant requests, in effect, that his records be corrected to show that he elected Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) former spouse coverage in a timely manner. Public Law 99-661, dated 14 November 1986, permitted divorce judgments to order SBP coverage 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. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090002992
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). He further requests that his DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect all military awards to which he is entitled. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20090002992 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20090002992 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1