ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011045
After considering all the evidences and witness statements presented before it, the board of officers recommended the applicant be discharged from military service under the provisions of Army Regulation 615-368 for unfitness. Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separation), paragraph 3-7, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. The evidence of record does show that the applicant was 17 years old at the time of his initial enlistment into...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011050
The verification from the Social Security Administration does not list the applicant's name or SSN. According to Army Regulation 601-210, verification of the applicant's SSN was required at the time of his enlistment. Although the applicant's social security card, VA Form 29-8286, and an order contained in his records show his SSN as XXX-XX-6528, he has provided no evidence or explanation as to why his records contain two different SSN.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011051
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant contends that his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show the rank and pay grade SPC/E-4 and all of his authorized awards. Thus, considering all the evidence, it is concluded the applicant's DD Form 214 shows his correct rank, pay grade, and effective date of pay grade.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011054
On 3 August 2006, a mental status evaluation was conducted on the applicant who was being considered for discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), chapter 14, because of misconduct. The DD Form 214 also shows that his character of service was general, under honorable conditions; the separation authority was Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12c (2); the separation code was "JKK"; his RE code was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011059
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 nonpayment of ACF benefits in the amount of $33,000.00 over the amount of the MGIB benefits, the Army may pay said benefits in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011064
The Recommendation for Award of the Army Achievement Medal that the applicant submitted shows the Army Achievement Medal was approved in Permanent Orders Number 001-002, on 5 March 1991. While his records show that he was assigned to the Scout Platoon in the Sinai Peninsula of the Arab Republic of Egypt from 20 November 1990 through 25 February 1991, Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that members of the Armed Forces of the United States serving in Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria and Jordan...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011065
The applicant requests his records be corrected to show award of the Purple Heart. The applicant's service record reveals the following: a. there are no orders awarding him the Purple Heart; b. his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) contains no entry in item 40 (Wounds) and no Purple Heart entry in item 41 (Awards and Decorations); and c. his DD Form 214 does not list the Purple Heart as an authorized award. The applicant is not listed on the Vietnam casualty roster, there are no...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011066
The applicant's military service records are not available to the Board for review. There is no evidence the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. The applicant contends that his undesirable discharge should be upgraded because he had prior honorable service from September 1948 to March 1950, he was young when his personal life fell apart, and he has been alcohol-free and a model citizen for the past 30 years.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011067
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 12 January 1973 to show his service in the Republic of Vietnam. Item 11d (Effective Date) shows the entry "26 Aug 69"; c. Item 22 (Statement of Service) shows the following entries: (1) Item 22a(1) (Net Service This Period) shows "3 1 0"; (2) Item 22a(2) (Other Service) shows "0 6 15"; (3) Item 22a(3) (Total) shows "3 7 15"; (4) Item 22b...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011071
The applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows the applicant served in the RVN from 14 May 1966 through 13 August 1967. Therefore, it would be appropriate to award him the AGCM for his qualifying period of honorable active duty service from 21 September 1964 through 14 August 1967 and to add this award to his record and DD Form 214 at this time. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011072
Item 5 (Date of Birth) of his induction record shows he was born on 29 May 1948. The evidence of record shows the applicant was inducted into the Army of the United States and his induction record shows his authorized prefix is "US" which is properly shown in item 2 of his DD Form 214. His military records show he was born on 29 May 1948.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011077
The applicant's records show that after being charged with 20 unexcused absences from scheduled unit training assemblies which were acknowledged by the applicant, several attempts were made to notify him by mail that he was being recommended for separation from the NJARNG under the provisions of Army Regulation 135-178 (Army National Guard and Army Reserve Enlisted Administrative Separations) and Army Regulation135-91 (Army National Guard and Army Reserve Service Obligations, Methods of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011080
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to show he is eligible for award of the Aviation Badge. There is no evidence in the applicant's records that shows he was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011081
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011086
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, that the Bronze Star Medal (BSM) be added to the list of awards on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). The applicant states, in effect, he was awarded the BSM while serving in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) and this award is not listed on his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011089
The applicant's military records show he enlisted in the Regular Army on 16 December 1970. The applicant's DD Form 214, item 30, contains the entry, "4 Years High School (70)." _______ _ 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 | 20090011090
However, while there is no basis upon which to authorize an adjustment of the applicants DOR at this time, the evidence of record confirms the applicant was erroneously omitted from promotion consideration by the FY 1994, 1995, and 1996 RCSBs, as confirmed in the HRC-St. Louis advisory opinion. If the SSB selects the applicant for promotion to CPT under an earlier criteria, her CPT promotion effective date and DOR should be adjusted accordingly. As a result, the Board recommends that all...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011095
On 15 August 1983, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be issued a UOTHC discharge certificate. He had completed a total of 1 year, 3 months, and 9 days of creditable active military service and had accrued a total of 165 days of time lost due to AWOL and confinement. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011101
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Item 25 (Separation Authority) of the applicant's DD Form 214 confirms he was separated under the provisions of paragraph 14-12c(2), Army Regulation 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), and item 28 (Narrative Reason for Separation) shows the reason for his separation was "misconduct." Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) prescribes the separation documents that must be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011106
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Grenada Campaign Badge [sic], and the Cold War Recognition Certificate. Based on this information, the applicants request for the Cold War Recognition Certificate will not be further discussed...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011108
There is no evidence that the FSM notified DFAS officials to change his SBP election to former spouse coverage within 1 year of the divorce. c. Thus, the evidence of record shows that neither the FSM nor the applicant (or the applicant's attorney) took the necessary action to change the FSM's SBP election from spouse to former spouse coverage within 1 year of the divorce. As a result, the Board recommends that: a. all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011111
The advisory opinion was provided to the applicant for comment and he responded to the effect that while the statutes governing USUHS students address service credit and promotion eligibility while in the USUHS Program, they do not address accrual of promotion eligibility once an individual is serving outside of the USUHS Program. Although the applicant is not entitled to service credit for the time he spent in the USUHS Program, the fact remains that he served on active duty and was paid...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011113
He was told that one of the many possible reasons for non-selection may have been that his record did not show he had completed the military education requirement for promotion as specified in Army Regulation 135-155 (Promotion of Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers Other Than General Officers), paragraph 2-6. Army Regulation 135-155 specifies that in order to be promoted to lieutenant colonel an individual must have completed 7 years of time in grade as a major and the required...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011117
BOARD DATE: 10 November 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090011117 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. In view of the foregoing, the applicants records should be corrected to show he executed MASP agreements for the periods 31 December 2007 to 30 December 2008 and 31 December 2008 to 30 December 2009 in the amount of $15,000.00 per year and paying him retroactive payments of MASP in accordance with his agreements. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011122
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's records show he was inducted into the Army of the United States and he entered active service on 10 December 1963. There is no evidence in the available records and the applicant did not submit sufficient evidence that shows he held an infantry MOS, was assigned and/or attached to an infantry unit, or that he was an active participant in combat while assigned to his infantry unit.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011124
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected as follows: Item 6, Date of birth, be corrected from 2 Sep 42 to 9 Feb 42; and Item 24, Net service this period, be corrected from 5 months and 28 days to 6 months. The applicant's active duty was properly recorded as 5 months and 28 days and there is no reason to change that service calculation. _______ _ _X______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011128
The applicant's record contains six formal counseling statements issued between 31 October 2006 and 14 December 2006. Army Regulation 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations) provides the Army's enlisted personnel separation policy. The applicant's request to upgrade her RE code in order to reenter active duty was carefully considered.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011131
The applicant requests that his general discharge be upgraded to honorable. Accordingly, on 21 July 1983, the applicant was discharged with a general under honorable conditions discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 13, for unsatisfactory performance. On 15 January 1997, the Army Discharge Review Board denied the applicant's request for an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011132
Although an honorable or general discharge is authorized, a discharge under other than honorable conditions is normally considered appropriate. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. Since the applicants record of service included one nonjudicial punishment, 81 days of lost time, and serious offenses for which special court-martial charges were preferred, his record of service was not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011133
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 4 February 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090011133 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. However, the ADRB did not change his RE code, because he did not ask for the correction. The applicant was reissued a DD Form 214 that shows his authority for discharge was changed to Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-3 and the narrative reason for his discharge was changed to Secretarial Authority.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011135
The applicant requests that his bad conduct discharge (BCD) be upgraded and that his name be corrected on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to reflect the name on his birth certificate. His DD Form 214 issued at the time of his discharge shows that he was discharged in the name of Smith, B---t---e K-u. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011136
Item 40 (Wounds) of his DA Form 20 lists no wounds. Based on the forgoing, there is insufficient evidence to grant the applicants request for award of the Purple Heart. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011141
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Overseas Service Ribbon and the Expert Infantryman Badge. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) shows that the Overseas Service Ribbon was established by the Secretary of the Army on 10 April 1981. 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 his DD Form 214 the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011144
The applicant requests upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions discharge to an honorable discharge or general under honorable conditions discharge. There is no evidence the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. Although an honorable or general discharge was authorized, a discharge under other than honorable conditions was normally considered appropriate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011147
The applicant was discharged with a bad conduct discharge on 22 February 2006 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), chapter 3, as a result of a court-martial. The regulation states the reason for discharge based on separation code "JJD" is "Court-Martial, Other" and the regulatory authority is Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 3. However, there is no evidence of record which shows the applicant's misconduct...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011149
The applicant's record shows he enlisted in the Regular Army (RA) for a period of 3 years on 7 April 1981. However, there is insufficient evidence to support an upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions discharge. 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 | 20090011154
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to reflect award of the Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, and any unit awards to which he may be entitled. This same regulation states that a bronze service star will be awarded for wear on the Korean Service Medal to denote campaign participation. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011156
The applicant states, in effect, that his brother's WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge) does not reflect the award of the Purple Heart or wounds received in action. The WD AGO Form 38 provided by the applicant shows that on 22 July 1946 the medical examining officer indicated in the Statement and Medical History of Examinee section of the form that the FSM reported a shrapnel wound to the forehead incurred on March 1945 in Germany. A review of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011164
On 1 June 1981, nonjudicial punishment was imposed against the applicant for failing to go to his appointed place of duty. The 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. Therefore, the applicant's record of service is insufficiently meritorious to warrant a general discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011165
The applicant requests, in effect, that his general discharge under the provisions of the Special Discharge Review Program (SDRP) be upgraded to honorable. On 18 June 1971, the separation authority approved the recommendation for separation and directed that the applicant be furnished an undesirable discharge. Army Regulation 635-212, in effect at the time, set forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011166
The Army Regulation 15-6 (Procedures for Investigating Officers and Boards of Officers) investigation was concluded without his statements being considered by the investigating officer or the commanding general (CG). On 18 July 2007, the applicant requested that a commander's inquiry be conducted in regards to the contested OER and contended that his SR was essentially an unqualified rating official given the results of the Army Regulation 15-6 investigation. Army Regulation 15-185 (Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011172
The applicant states that item 31 (Foreign Service) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he had service in Vietnam. The regulation in effect at the time stated, in pertinent part, that the total active duty outside the continental limits of the United States for the period covered by the DD Form 214 and the last overseas theater (e.g., USAREUR for U.S. Army Europe) in which the service was performed would be entered in item 22c. The applicant contends that item 22c of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011173
The divorce decree states that the applicant is named beneficiary under the Armed Services SBP and that the FSM's election to provide the SBP benefits to the applicant should be continued and maintained in full force and effect and should not be altered or withdrawn by the FSM during his lifetime. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1450(f)(3)(A), permits a former spouse to make a written request that an SBP election of former spouse coverage be deemed to have been made when the former spouse is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011174
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides for award of the Korean Service Medal. The applicant contends that his DD Form 214 does not show his correct MOS's, overseas service, or awards for service in the Republic of Korea. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting all entries in Item 11 of his DD Form 214; b. adding in Item 11 of his DD Form 214: 12B4O (Combat Engineer): 20 years and 5...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011180
The applicant requests correction of his records to show an additional two years of constructive service credit for his Master's degree in Kinesiology. The applicant provides an extract from DODI 6000.13; an e-mail from J---- J---- (Army Graduate Medical Education [GME] Program Manager); six Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) Records of Proceedings; a Master of Science diploma and thesis abstract from Simon Fraser University; second lieutenant orders and associated DA...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011181
In his 2 March 2009 appeal to the Commander, HRC, St. Louis, Missouri, the applicant states that there is an administrative discrepancy on the second contested OER, Lieutenant Colonel M appears as Colonel M. He contends that he was still a Lieutenant Colonel during his 15 months with the 399th Combat Support Hospital. A DA Form 67-9 (OER) for the period 24 February 2004 through 11 July 2004 shows the applicant was rated Outstanding Performance, Must Promote in Part Va (Evaluate the Rated...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011183
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). All the documents on file in her Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) also list the name recorded on her DD Form 4 and DA Form 2-1. The applicant' s request to correct her record to reflect the legal name change she obtained on 21 June 2005 was carefully considered.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011185
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 3 December 2009 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090011185 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant was discharged on 13 October 1971 with an undesirable discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 for unfitness due to an established pattern for shirking. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7b, provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011189
The term "Axis" refers to the use of the multiaxial system of evaluation outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMMD). On 6 November 2007, a medical evaluation board (MEBD) convened at IACH, Fort Knox, and after consideration of the clinical records, laboratory findings, and physical examinations, the MEBD found the applicant had the medical conditions of OCD and ADHD and recommended his referral to a physical evaluation board (PEB). Based on these new...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090011195
If the member meets the qualifications and requirements for Federal recognition, the Chief, NGB extends permanent Federal recognition to the member in the grade and branch in which the member is qualified. The applicant contends that his records should be corrected to show he was extended Federal recognition for initial appointment as a 2LT on 11 August 2007 and promotion to 1LT on 11 February 2009. The evidence of record shows that the applicant was granted temporary Federal recognition,...