ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000440
The applicant provides the following documents in support of this application which were previously seen by the board: a. a copy of his Report of Medical History dated 10 August 1981, b. multiple pages of Standard Forms (SF) 600 (Chronological Record of Medical Care) from February through April 1982, c. a copy of his medical evaluation board (MEB), dated 30 April 1982, CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The evidence of record shows that the applicant started seeking treatment for his feet within...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000442
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his last duty assignment as Service Battery, 6th Battalion, 32nd Artillery Regiment instead of the 30th Artillery Regiment. Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show his correct unit of assignment. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting Service Battery, 6th...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000443
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show he completed 18 years of total active service. The applicants military personnel records contain a DD Form 4 that shows he reenlisted in the U.S. Army for a period of 4 years on 10 March 1978. The applicants military personnel records contain a DD Form 214 that shows he entered active duty in the RA this period on 10 March 1978 and was honorably discharged based on physical disability with severance pay on 29 November 1990.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000444
The applicant requests correction of his NGB Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service), effective 12 December 2007, to show the reason for his separation as expiration of his term of service (ETS). The evidence of record shows that the administrative separation was initiated on 27 September 2007 and completed on 12 December 2007, when the separation authority approved the discharge. Notwithstanding the advisory opinion, which failed to fully address the ETS issue, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000446
Item 40 of the applicant's DA Form 20 is blank, which indicates he was never wounded in action, and his record is void of any orders or other documents that show he was ever recommended for or awarded the PH by proper authority while serving on active duty. There are no medical treatment records on file that indicate he was ever treated for a combat-related wound or injury while serving in the RVN and the PH is not included in the list of awards contained on his DA Form 20 and/or DD Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000447
This pamphlet shows the 35th Engineer Battalion was awarded the Valorous Unit Award from 8 February 1968 to 15 September 1968 based on Department of the Army General Orders 53, dated 1970, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation for service from 8 February 1962 to 28 March 1973 based on Department of the Army General Orders 8, dated 1974. The evidence of record shows the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000454
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Since the applicant served during a qualifying period for which award of the NDSM was authorized, it would be appropriate to correct his DD Form 214 to show this award. Unfortunately, without the applicant's military records and without any supporting evidence provided by the applicant, his conduct and efficiency ratings cannot be verified.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000457
The applicant requests that his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded to a fully honorable discharge. The appropriate authority (a major general) approved his request on 29 March 1984 and directed that he be discharged under other than honorable conditions. There is no evidence in the available records to show that he ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000459
The applicants military service records are not available to the Board for review. There are no orders or other evidence in the applicants available military service records that shows he was awarded the Purple Heart. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct his records to show award of this service medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000463
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 12 August 2008, the NGB advised the applicant, in effect, that his records indicated he was separated on 1 May 1993 with 18 years, 6 months, and 5 days of service and he needed 20 years of qualifying service to receive retirement at age 60. Therefore, it would be equitable to now show that the applicant met the eligibility requirements for completion of 15 years of qualifying service for eligibility for retired pay at age 60, based on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000471
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his record of service in items 12d (Total Prior Active Service) and 12f (Foreign Service) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). Item 12f of the applicant's DD Form 214 does not show evidence of foreign service. Absent such evidence, to show the specific dates of deployment, the applicant's request for amendment of his DD Form 214 to show his foreign service, either in item 12f or item 18, cannot be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000475
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The evidence of record shows the FSM was injured and his injury required that he be medically evacuated from Grenada thereby meeting the criteria for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal during his period of service in Grenada from 28 October through 2 November 1983. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the FSM concerned be corrected amending item...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000478
The applicant requests that he be paid $33,000.00 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 $33,000.00 (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 | 20090000481
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Item 22 (Military Occupational Specialties) of the applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he was trained in MOS 13E and shows the title of this MOS as Field Artillery Operations and Intelligence Assistant. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was trained in and awarded MOS 13E.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000482
The applicant requests that his Social Security Number (SSN) be corrected in item 3 (SSN) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 24 January 1992. All of the applicants service personnel records show his SSN as 5xx-6x-8xxx. Evidence of record shows the same SSN, 5xx-6x-8xxx, was used at the time of the applicants release from active duty on 1 May 1986 and on 24 January 1992, and his discharge from the Army National Guard on 24 May 1993.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000483
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Aircraft Crewman Badge, the Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with M-60 Machinegun Bar, the Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with M-79 Grenade Launcher Bar, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant performed the duties of a door gunner during his assignment in Vietnam. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000487
Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. The applicant's record of service included numerous adverse counseling statements, a bar to reenlistment, four nonjudicial punishments, and 3 days of lost time. Therefore, the applicant's record of service is insufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge or a general discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000492
The applicant requests upgrade of his general, under honorable conditions discharge to an honorable discharge. On or about 26 February 2004, the applicant's commanding officer informed him that she was initiating action to separate him under the provisions of chapter 13 (Separation for Unsatisfactory Performance), Army Regulation 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations) because he had shown unsatisfactory performance in his military duties and had failed to reform after...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000496
Further, my Army medical records clearly state, 'frag in tongue' more than once!" Records show that the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. Although evidence shows the applicant sustained a shrapnel injury to his tongue while serving in the Republic of Vietnam, that the injury was treated by military medical personnel, and the medical treatment was made a matter of official record, there is no corroborating evidence present in the available records which shows the applicant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000497
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 19 May 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090000497 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge) to show award of the Bronze Star Medal. _________X_____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000499
The applicant requests: a. correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 24 July 1968 to show his previously awarded Silver Star, Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal (with 3 bronze service stars), Meritorious Unit Commendation, and Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation; b. correction of his DD Form 214 to show the inclusive dates of his assignment in Vietnam; and c. award of the Army Good Conduct...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000503
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his military record to show his middle name as "Jhony" instead of "Hony." The applicants record contains various personnel documents including evaluation reports, permanent orders, certificates, citations, letters, and other documents that either show his middle name as "Hony" or his middle initial as "H." 6.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000508
The evidence of record shows that upon enlistment in the Regular Army, the applicant concealed a juvenile offense and/or a conviction by civil court. ___________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. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20090000508 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000510
The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 12a (Date Entered AD This Period) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) issued on 31 December 2008 be corrected. The evidence of record confirms the applicant entered active duty in the RA and began his last continuous period of active duty service on 24 July 1986, as evidence by the DD Form 4 on file. As a result, it would be appropriate to correct item 12a of the applicant's 31 December 2008 DD Form 214 to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000512
He claims he resigned his commission so he would not be a non-select by an Army board and have a break in service. Chapter 9, Table 9-1 provides the regulatory civilian education requirements and states, in pertinent part, that a commissioned officer who received an initial appointment after 30 September 1983, who has no commissioned officer service before that date, must obtain a baccalaureate degree in order to qualify for promotion to the rank of major. The evidence of record confirms...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000513
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 4 JUNE 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090000513 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Military Awards) provides that the National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 July 1950 through 27 July 1954, and 1 January 1961 through 14 August 1974, inclusive. The FSM had honorable active service between 30 May 1964 and 14 May 1966.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000514
The applicant states that he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal upon retirement; however, when he received the medal, he did not receive the orders. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Meritorious Service Medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign nation who distinguish themselves by outstanding meritorious achievement or service in a noncombat area. However, while the available evidence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000515
There is no evidence the applicant received the first award of the army Good Conduct Medal. Therefore, it appears the applicant met the eligibility criteria for the first award of the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 26 August 1969 through 29 April 1971 based on completion of a period of qualifying service ending with the termination of a period of Federal military service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000517
Since the Army Commendation Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal are already shown on the applicant's DD Form 214, these awards will not be discussed further in this Record of Proceedings. Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register), dated 29 January 1988, which lists unit awards received by units serving in Vietnam, shows that the units to which the applicant was assigned, the 221st Aviation Company and the 336th Aviation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000519
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Driver Badge (correctly known as the Driver and Mechanic Badge). However, although the applicant contends that he was assigned to this unit during his assignment in Iraq, there is no evidence of record to support this contention. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to amend his DD Form 214 to show award of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000520
There is no evidence that the USAFS-Berlin was ever awarded the MUC. Therefore, he is entitled to wear the ASUA and to have this unit award added to his records at this time. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding to item 13 of the applicant's DD Form 214 for the period ending 12 January 1987 the ASUA and to show he is eligible to wear two bronze service stars on his Vietnam Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000521
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant provides two applications, a Soldier Deployment History Outprocessing Report, two DA Forms 638 (Recommendation for Award), an Enlisted Record Brief, a diploma, a DA Form 1307 (Individual Jump Record) and a copy of his DD Form 214 in support of his applications. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct item 14 on his DD Form 214 to show this course.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000522
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Combat Infantryman, the Army Achievement Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. The applicant states that he received the Combat Infantryman Badge for his deployment to Iraq during the period 5 August 2003 to 10 April 2004 and that his DD Form 214 does not reflect the Army Achievement Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000523
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's request that his military records be changed to reflect the middle name Th___, as listed on his birth certificate, was carefully considered. There is no evidence showing the applicant ever attempted to change the middle name recorded in his military record while he was still serving in the military and as a result, it is presumed he voluntarily chose to serve using the middle name...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000526
The applicant provides copies of special orders showing his grade as SGT and his DD Form 214 as documentary evidence in support of his application. Item 1 (Last Name-First Name-Middle Name) of the applicant's DD Form 214 shows his name as "L____, C____ E____." In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000530
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show all awards and decorations to which he may be entitled, his Vietnam service, and that he be paid for his accrued leave. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was not paid for this accrued leave. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. adding to item 24 of the applicant's DD Form 214 the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000532
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his periods of deployment to overseas combat zones. Evidence shows the applicant served on active duty during a designated period of time and place to qualify for award of the Kuwait Liberation Medal-Saudi Arabia. Evidence shows the applicant served on active duty during a designated period of time and place to qualify for award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000534
The applicant states, in effect, that the SSN is not the correct one in his records. Although the applicant's letter from the Social Security Administration shows the SSN of 4__-__-0263, it appears he did not have this information when he processed for induction or during his military service. The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional document along with his application and the supporting evidence he provided, which confirms his correct SSN, will be filed in his Official...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000535
The applicant's military record shows that after having prior active duty and Reserve Component service, the applicant enlisted in the Florida Army National Guard (FLARNG) for 6 years on 27 February 2004. The evidence of record confirms that subsequent to receiving an approved interstate transfer, the applicant failed to report to his new unit of assignment and State on 1 July 2005 and that he was discharged and transferred to the USAR Control Group on 14 October 2005, as evidenced by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000536
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, that his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable Discharge), dated 15 January 1946, be corrected to reflect his military occupational specialty (MOS) as machine gunner vice light truck driver and to include all awards he is entitled to based on his military service. The applicant's military record is not available to the Board for review.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000537
On 21 August 2008, a MEB convened at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and after consideration of clinical records, laboratory findings, and physical examinations, the MEB found the applicants medical conditions of cervical spine pain, low back pain, and bilateral planter fasciitis rendered him unable to fulfill the requirements of his grade and MOS. The PEB also determined that the applicants disability was not combat-related. The PEB determined that the applicant's disabling conditions were those...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000538
With respect to the first Army Commendation Medal, permanent orders awarded the applicant the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service from 10 June 1994 to 30 April 1997 which is not shown on his DD Form 214; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 31 May 1997 to show this award. With respect to the second award of the Army Commendation Medal, the evidence of record shows that the applicant was awarded his second Army Commendation Medal for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000542
The instructions in effect at the time of the applicants 25 May 1978 discharge were that the date entered in Item 18d will be the total amount of prior active military service less lost time, if any, from previously issued DD Forms 214. However, by regulation the DD Form 214 is prepared for individuals upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army and is a summary of the most recent period of continuous active duty service for which a DD Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000543
The applicant essentially states that her initial appointment as a 2LT was never processed and expired after 6 months, and that the North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG) did another Federal recognition board and appointed her as a 1LT on 22 September 2008 with a DOR of 1 August 2007 [she was granted 1 year, 1 month, and 21 days of constructive credit]. The applicant provides an explanation page showing the reasons behind her name changes; a judgment for divorce, dated 22 February...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000548
The applicant requests orders and certificates for the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOTSM), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (GWOTEM), Armed Forces Service Medal (AFSM), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM) and Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM). Army Regulation 600-8-22 states award of the Iraq Campaign Medal is authorized for service in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on or after 19 March 2003 to a future date to be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000555
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show award of the Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM), Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross (RVNGC) with Palm Unit Citation, and the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). The available records show the applicant was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000556
It denied his request to show award of the Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, and the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion as his most significant duty assignment on his DD Form 214. The applicant contends that his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show four awards of the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, the Army Good Conduct Medal, and his most significant duty assignment as the 8th Engineer Combat Battalion. Since the applicants service personnel records are not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000560
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 2 June 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090000560 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The evidence of record does not support the applicant's contention that she was not assigned to the NYARNG after she was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve. The applicant did not adequately address her personal request for membership in the NYARNG or provide supporting evidence to show she was never assigned to the NYARNG as she states in her request to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000561
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 17 March 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090000561 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) with the period ending on 23 March 1971 to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the applicant the Army Good Conduct...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090000564
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 $35,000.00 (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 nonpayment of ACF benefits in the amount of $35,000.00 over the amount of the MGIB benefits, the Army may pay said benefits in...