ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024453
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his record to show his medical condition was aggravated by active duty service. A DA Form 3947 (Medical Board Proceeding) shows a medical board found him medically unfit for further military service. The evidence of record does not support correcting the applicant's record to show his medical condition was aggravated by active duty service 2.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024458
The applicant requests, in effect, that her U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) discharge status be changed from uncharacterized to honorable. The applicant requests her USAR discharge status be changed from uncharacterized to honorable because she will receive a civilian position based on an honorable discharge. However, her record contains orders that show she was discharged from the USAR on 27 May 1996 with an uncharacterized discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024459
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 10 November 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100024459 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant states he was released from active duty and not given the opportunity to use PDMRA days he earned and was entitled to. The available evidence shows the applicant served a qualifying period of active duty service under 10 USC for award of PDMRA.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024460
BOARD DATE: 7 June 2011 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100024460 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The policy states any member of the Armed Forces on or after 1 August 2009 who, at the time of the approval of the individuals request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section, is eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill and: a. has at least 6 years of service in the Armed Forces on the date of election and agrees to serve 4 additional years in the Armed Forces from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024462
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 10 November 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100024462 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant states he was released from active duty and not given the opportunity to use PDMRA days he earned and was entitled to. The available evidence shows the applicant served a qualifying period of active duty service under 10 USC for award of PDMRA.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024463
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to change his home of record (HOR) from Georgia (GA) to Texas (TX). There is no authority to change the HOR as officially recorded at time of entry into the military service. However, he has not provided sufficient evidence to show he had a break in service of 1 full day and that his HOR was changed.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024466
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 10 November 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100024466 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant states he was released from active duty and not given the opportunity to use PDMRA days he earned and was entitled to. The available evidence shows the applicant served a qualifying period of active duty service under 10 USC for award of PDMRA.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024468
The applicant states he served two tours in Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry Division and he should have been awarded the CIB for the time he served as an infantryman. In the applicants case, there is no evidence of record and he did not provide sufficient evidence with his application to show that he actively engaged the enemy in Vietnam while assigned as an infantryman in an infantry unit. Therefore, absent such evidence, there appears to be no basis to award him the CIB at this time.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024470
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 10 November 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100024470 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant states he was released from active duty and not given the opportunity to use PDMRA days he earned and was entitled to. The available evidence shows the applicant served a qualifying period of active duty service under 10 USC for award of PDMRA.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024476
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 21 April 2005 to show the Korea Defense Service Medal and the Overseas Service Ribbon for his service with the 1st Battalion, 506th Air Assault Infantry Battalion, Camp Greaves, Korea, from August 2002 to June 2003. Item 5 (Overseas Service) of his DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) shows he did not complete an overseas tour in Korea. With...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024480
The applicant states he was awarded the AGCM while stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; however, it was not included on his DD Form 214. If the commanders decision remains the same, the commander will forward his or her statement, the individuals statement, and his or her consideration for permanent filing in the individuals Official Military Personnel File. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024487
He enlisted in the Regular Army on 20 March 1980 for a period of 3 years. Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations), then in effect, set 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 | CY2010 | 20100024491
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). On 10 July 1986, a proper separation authority approved a request for discharge for the good of the service, directed he receive an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions Discharge Certificate, and directed he be reduced to the lowest enlisted grade effective the date of his discharge as required by Army Regulation 600-200 (Enlisted Personnel Management System). Army Regulation 600-200, then in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024493
The applicant requests documents be added to her official military personnel file (OMPF). USAR Personnel Center Permanent Orders 52-2, dated 16 April 1993, awarded her the Army Good Conduct Medal (1st Award) for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity in active military service for the period 29 December 1986 through 28 December 1989. The following documents/forms are filed in her OMPF.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024494
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 Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Item 27 (Military Schools) shows he successfully completed the 8-week Cook course and he was awarded MOS 94B in 1967. c. Item 31 (Foreign Service) shows he served an overseas tour of duty in the Republic of Vietnam from 24 January 1968 through 23 January 1969. d. Item 38 (Record of Assignments) shows that...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024496
The applicant requests correction of item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty (AD) This Period) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 31 March 1997. His DD Form 214 shows the following in item 12 (Record of Service): a. The version of the regulation in effect at the time of the applicant's separation provided that a DD Form 214 would be issued at time of separation to each member of the RA, meaning each time an RA Soldier reenlisted, he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024500
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 Purple Heart. The evidence of record shows the applicant was wounded in Vietnam on 10 March 1970 during hostile action and was treated for those wounds. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Purple Heart for wounds received in hostile action in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024501
He underwent an MEB which recommended that he be considered by a PEB. For example, it is noted that the VA awarded him a disability rating (albeit zero) for a finger injury. The applicant was properly rated at 20 percent for his right dominant brachial plexus neurapraxia.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024502
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his record to show all awards and decorations to which he is entitled. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the VSM from his DD Form 214 and b. adding to item 24 of his DD Form 214 the: * VSM with 3 bronze service stars * Driver and Mechanic Badge with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024503
The applicant requests that his award of the Purple Heart be added to his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States). Army Regulation 600-8-22 states the Republic of Korea War Service Medal (ROKWSM) is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in Korea and adjacent waters between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024507
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 13 April 2011 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100024507 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The orders stated the effective date (pay) of promotion would be the date NGB extended Federal recognition of the State promotion. The regulation states ARNG officers will be considered for promotion by mandatory promotion boards, and promotion to CPT required completion of 4 years of maximum time in grade as a 1LT.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024508
He completed a total of 3 years, 8 months, and 14 days of active duty service. The separation authority may direct a general discharge if such is merited by the Soldier's overall record. The applicant's misconduct clearly diminished the overall quality of his service below that meriting an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024511
He was given the option to request: * reassignment to the Retired Reserve per Army Regulation 140-10 (Army Reserve Assignments, Attachments, Details, and Transfers), chapter 6 * an Honorable Discharge from the USAR * a review of his medical disqualification by a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) to determine fitness only 9. Army Regulation 635-40 (Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement, or Separation) governs the evaluation of physical fitness of Soldiers who may be unfit to perform...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024512
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show he is entitled to severance pay. The applicant's EER for the period June 1988 through July 1989, dated 14 August 1989, shows that in March 1989 the applicant passed the APFT and met weight standards. He was properly separated for the DA-imposed bar to reenlistment.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024513
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. Based on the applicant's excellent conduct and efficiency ratings and the absence of evidence showing disqualification, he completed a qualifying period of service from 9 August 1968 to 2 August 1971 for award of the Army Good Conduct...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024514
There is no evidence the applicant received the Army Good Conduct Medal. This pamphlet shows the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, was awarded the Valorous Unit Award for actions during the period 1 May 1970 to 29 June 1970 based on Department of the Army General Orders (DAGO) Number 43, dated 1972. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal (1st Award) for the period 25 June...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024523
There are no orders for the Bronze Star Medal in the available records. In support of his claim, he provided a citation for the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service for the period April 1969 to April 1970. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: There are no orders for the Bronze Star Medal in the available records and the applicant did not provide any orders for the Bronze Star Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024524
The applicant states he believes that misconduct is too harsh a reason for discharge since he only had minor offenses and has an honorable discharge. On 2 April 2004, the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) upgraded the applicant's general discharge to an honorable discharge based on a finding that his misconduct was mitigated by his service. While the ADRB upgraded the applicant's discharge to fully honorable, that board did not change the reason and authority for his discharge, finding...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024525
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Chapter 10 of the version in effect at the time provided that a member who committed an offense or offenses for which the authorized punishment included a punitive discharge, could submit a request for discharge for the good of the service at any time after court-martial charges were preferred,. His record documents no acts of valor and did not support the issuance of a general discharge by the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024526
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. The applicant provides: * DD Form 214 * Orders awarding him the Purple Heart * Letter from the national Personnel Records Center * DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. Department of the Army General Orders Number 51, dated 1971, awarded the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, the Republic of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024527
The applicant's DD Form 214 shows he was discharged under other than honorable conditions on 9 March 1984 in accordance with Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Separations), paragraph 14-12c, for misconduct commission of a serious offense. However, the separation authority may direct a general discharge if such is merited by the Soldier's overall record. Army Regulation 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records) prescribes the policies and procedures...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024528
His discharge documents do not show any service in Vietnam or Vietnam service awards. Item 31 (Foreign Service) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) does not show any service in Vietnam. Although the applicant contends the FSM served in Vietnam for a short time, there is no evidence of record and the applicant provided no evidence which shows the FSM served in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024531
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his service in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The applicant provides his DD Form 214. Based on his service in Southwest Asia there is no correction to be made to item 12f of his DD Form 214; however, correction is appropriate to item 18 of his DD Form 214 to show his deployed service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024535
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show: * Meritorious Unit Commendation * Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation * Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation 2. The applicant requests the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation, and Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024537
The psychiatrist opined he was unsuitable for military service, either on Reserve weekends, summer camp or active duty. There is no indication the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by issuing him an Honorable Discharge Certificate, dated 18 January 1972, in lieu of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024539
The applicant provides a copy of: * his DD Form 214 * a State of Texas, County of El Paso, court document ordering his name change * an Honorable Discharge Certificate, dated 15 March 1961 CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The applicants military records for the period of service covered by the DD Form 214 are not available for review. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20100012476 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024540
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. His record of service included a letter of reprimand for drunk driving, one general court-martial conviction for serious drug offenses (LSD and cocaine use and LSD distribution), and lost time. _______ _ __X_____ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024542
Service members also must have served on active duty in the Regular Army or as a Reserve member ordered to active duty under Title 10, U.S. Code, sections 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12302, and 12304 (orders in support of contingency operations, i.e., mobilization) and must have received an honorable discharge at the conclusion of active duty service. The applicant's request that his record be corrected to show he applied for and the Army approved transferring his educational...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024543
The applicant requests to be reinstated to the rank of sergeant major (SGM)/pay grade E-9 with an effective date of 15 October 2008. The promotion orders were processed on 29 January 2009; therefore, the promotion was erroneous. Furthermore, the applicant was not the first Soldier on the list.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024545
The applicant has provided no evidence to support her contention that she was nonselected for promotion to CPT because she did not meet the educational requirements for promotion. While it is unfortunate that the applicant was not selected by the boards in question, there does not appear to be any material error in her record at the time that would justify her receiving promotion reconsideration by those boards that did not select her at the time or to grant her request. Therefore, in the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024546
The applicant requests his discharge under other than honorable conditions (OUTHC) be upgraded to a general discharge (GD). When discharge is ordered under this authority, an UOTHC discharge is considered appropriate. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024550
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show: * The date he left Iraq as 26 July instead of 26 June 2004 * His prior active service 2. He also submitted a DD Form 220, dated 25 September 2008, that shows he entered active duty on 22 July 2007 and he departed active duty on 2 January 2008, a period of 71 days. The 71 days of active service he completed from 22 July 2007 to 2 January 2008 cannot be entered on his DD Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024553
The applicant requests correction of the DA Form 199 (Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) Proceedings) in her record to show her disability was the result of a combat-related injury. A DA Form 2173 completed in April 2010 for the injury she incurred on 15 July 1994 shows the injury was found to have been incurred in the line of duty and includes the following statement describing the incident: Soldier was performing military training during a field training exercise at an annual training event....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024555
The applicant requests the following awards be added to his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge): * the Bronze Star Medal * the Purple Heart * three Army Commendation Medals 2. A DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), dated 22 September 1999, amended item 24 to add the: * Purple Heart * Army Good Conduct Medal * Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars * Republic of Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024558
The applicant states he was under the assumption at the time of discharge that he had attained sufficient points from his service in the Regular Army (RA) and U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) to qualify for nonregular retirement at age 60. Army Regulation 135-180 (Army National Guard and Army Reserve Qualifying Service for Retired Pay Nonregular Service), paragraph 2-1a, (in effect at the time) stated that to be eligible for retired pay an individual does not need to have a military status at the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024560
The applicant requests, in effect, correction to Item 18 (Remarks) of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show she served in Iraq from 19 February 2006 through 7 June 2007. An Iraq Wartime Service Dates memorandum, dated 31 January 2008, verified her Iraq tour dates from 19 February 2006 through 7 June 2007, a period of 1 year, 3 months, and 19 days. The evidence of records shows the applicant was deployed to Iraq in support of OIF from 19 February...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024561
The applicant provides: * the FSM's DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) * the FSM's Last Will and Testament, dated 4 April 1969 * Divorce Complaint, dated 1 May 1991 * Divorce Decree, dated 28 June 1991 (middle name incorrect) * a letter, dated 16 April 1992, to the applicant from the FSM * the FSM's Death Certificate * the applicant's DD Form 2656-7 (Verification for Survivor Annuity) * a letter, dated 7 April 2010, to the applicant from the Defense Finance and Accounting...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024562
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). On 22 July 1970, his commander recommended he appeared before a board of officers to determine whether he should be discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 (Personnel Separations - Discharge - Unfitness and Unsuitability). Therefore, his service did not support the issuance of an honorable or general discharge by the separation authority at the time and it does not support an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024574
On 8 December 1976, court-martial charges were preferred against the applicant for one specification of being AWOL from 23 September to 26 November 1976. In his request for discharge he acknowledged he understood that by requesting discharge he was admitting guilt to the charges against him or of a lesser included offense that also authorized the imposition of a bad conduct discharge or a discharge under other honorable conditions. Although an honorable or general discharge is authorized,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024576
The documentation provided by the applicant showing award of the BSM shows it was awarded by the Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division for meritorious achievement during the period June 1970 to April 1971. The applicant did not provide orders, and there are no BSM orders in his records. The applicant's records and ADCARS contain orders awarding him two Army Commendation Medals during the same approximate period of time.