ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008764
The applicant states that the GWOTSM was established after he retired from the Regular Army. 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. ___________X_____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008766
Block 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 shows the entry "DISABILITY SEVERANCE PAY -- $43,588.80." Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct his DD Form 214 to show he only received disability severance pay in the amount of $29,059.20. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting from block 18 of his DD Form 214 the entry "DISABILITY SEVERANCE PAY -- $43588.80" and replacing it with the entry "DISABILITY...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008770
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show authorization of denied Post Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence (PDMRA); correction of his 13 December 2008 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show additional active duty days as a result of additional PDMRA authorization; payment of pay and allowances and retirement credit due as a result of the active duty adjustment. The available evidence shows the applicant served a qualifying...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008774
The applicant requests award of the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and a marksmanship ribbon; authorization to wear a shoulder sleeve insignia, and his foreign service in Kuwait and Iraq added to the remarks section of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). To account for service in Kuwait and Iraq, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant's record to show he served in Kuwait/Iraq from 10 March 2003 to 19 September...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008775
After application to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), he was reinstated as a commissioned officer in the USAR in the rank and grade of major/pay grade O-4. Based on the evidence of record, the applicant executed an oath of office and was commissioned in the USAR on 15 January 1985 at the age of 28 years. Therefore, there is insufficient basis to grant him his requested relief to extend his MRD to 10 March 2016, the date he attains age 60.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008777
The death certificate shows the FSM had remarried and had a spouse other than the applicant at the time of his death. The evidence of record shows that when the FSM retired in 1984, he elected to participate in the SBP for spouse coverage. _______ _ __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 | CY2010 | 20100008779
The applicant requests correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show the Kosovo Campaign Medal. Evidence indicates the applicant served in Kosovo during a qualifying period of service authorizing the Kosovo Campaign Medal with one bronze service star. As a result, the Board recommends the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned be corrected by adding the Kosovo Campaign Medal with one bronze service star and the Army Commendation Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008780
BOARD DATE: 9 September 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100008780 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant states she meets the eligibility requirements for award of the Army Service Ribbon as she completed Army initial active duty for training and was on active duty when the ribbon was authorized in 1981. Orders 63-9 issued on 16 April 1979 by the NDARNG; b. a Department of the Army (DA) Certificate of Training, undated, showing completion of Phase 1 of one-station unit...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008782
The DD Form 214 he was issued shows he was released from initial ADT under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 4, by reason of completion of required active service, with an uncharacterized character of service. His record is void of any evidence and he has not provided any evidence showing he completed any other period of active service of more than 90 days between when he was released from initial ADT on 18 August 1994 and when...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008788
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). Additionally, there is no evidence in his records that show that he was awarded an infantry specialty. There is no indication that he served as a commander of an infantry unit while in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008789
The applicant's military records were not available for review by the Board. A discharge under other than honorable conditions was at that time and is still normally 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 | 20100008790
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's military service records are not available to the Board for review. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant's DD Form 214 to show he was wounded in action in Korea on 24 March 1953 and, accordingly, awarded the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008792
The applicant requests his undesirable discharge be upgraded to a general discharge under honorable conditions. His service record contains an Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB), Case Report and Directive which shows the following: * Charges were preferred against the applicant for being AWOL from 20 June 1975 to 14 January 1976 * The applicant consulted with legal counsel and voluntarily requested discharge for the good of the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008793
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 09 March 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100008793 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. On 22 February 2010, new information was received from LTC L------ S. C---------, Personnel Policy Integrator, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 in regard to the decision of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20080001962, dated 17 June 2008. The ABCMR's decision in Docket Number AR20080001962 failed to indicate the corrections that would...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008795
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. On an unknown date, the unit commander notified the applicant of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008800
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 14 October 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100008800 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded to honorable. Army Regulation 635-200 sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008801
When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge. 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 | CY2010 | 20100008803
The applicant states the FSM's discharge document does not show award of the Purple Heart. In addition, the applicant has not provided any medical evidence from the FSM's enlistment period that shows the FSM sustained combat wounds. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal from the FSM's WD AGO Form 53-55 and b. adding the European-African-Middle...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008804
The applicant requests his discharge under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) be upgraded to a general discharge under honorable conditions. The applicant did not report for his IET, was carried as AWOL, was dropped from the rolls of the Army as a deserter, was returned to military control after he was apprehended by civil authorities, and was pending civil charges for burglary. Based on the seriousness of the applicant's offense and his failure to provide any reason for his absence,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008812
The PEB found the applicant to be physically unfit and recommended a combined physical disability rating of 0% and advised him that because his disability was less than 30 percent and he had less than 20 years of service, Army Regulation 635-40 (Physical Evaluation For Retention, Retirement, Or Separation) required his separation from service with severance pay. If the medical evaluation board determines the Soldier does not meet retention standards, the board will recommend referral of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008813
The applicant's DD Form 214 for this period shows he was discharged on 11 February 1971 in accordance with Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service, with service characterized as under other than honorable conditions. In further explanation of the original ABCMR Record of Proceedings with respect to the submission of an application to the ADRB, the evidence shows the applicant submitted an application for upgrade of his discharge in December 1981. Records further...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008816
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he served in Kuwait. The applicant states he was attached to Task Force 3-15, 3rd Infantry Division, Intrinsic Action 99-01, Camp Doha, Kuwait, from November 1998 to April 1999, but his DD Form 214 does not show this foreign service. Therefore, it would be appropriate to add this award to item 13 of his DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008819
On 5 April 1985, the separation authority waived counseling and rehabilitative requirements and directed the applicant's discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12c, for misconduct - drug abuse, with issuance of a General Discharge Certificate. It states, in pertinent part, that the SPD code of "JKK" (as shown on the applicant's DD Form 214) is the appropriate code to assign to Soldiers separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, by reason of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008828
The applicant requests reconsideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) decision denying the inclusion of the Purple Heart on his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) with an effective date of 1 July 1968. Item 41 (Awards and Decorations) of the applicant's DA Form 20 does not show the award of the Purple Heart. There are no orders in the applicant's military service records awarding him the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008829
The applicant requests an upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions discharge to a general discharge. The applicant was medically evaluated on 17 February 1978 and found qualified for separation consideration under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel). A punitive discharge (dishonorable discharge or bad conduct discharge) and total forfeiture of all pay and allowances is authorized for: * communicating a threat to kill with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008830
The applicant requests the entry "Distinguished Rifleman Badge" in Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized (All periods of service)) of his DD Form 214 with a separation date of 25 July 2002 be changed to show "U.S. Army Excellence in Competition Badge, Bronze, Rifle." 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008832
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's 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 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records) prescribes the policies and procedures for correction of military records by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008836
The applicant provides a self-authored fax/memorandum, dated 5 January 2010; a DD Form 398 (Statement of Personal History), dated 6 May 1982; DA Form 759 (Individual Flight Record & Flight Certificate Army), for the period 16 December 1984 - 31 May 1985; Orders 228-4, dated 26 November 1984, his previous DA Forms 149 (Application for Correction of Military Records Under the Provisions of Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 1552), and a Standard Form (SF) 180 (Request Pertaining to Military...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008838
Review the characterization of change of service to honorable conditions under full medical discharge under conditions by releasing me from Temporary Duty Retired List and properly placing me on the Permanent Retired List of 30 years of active duty service." The commander recommended the applicant's processing and separation through the U.S. Army Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES). Therefore, she could not have been placed on the TDRL or the Retired List in the grade of master sergeant.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008841
The applicant provides his DD Form 214, DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record), Standard Form 600 (Chronological Record of Medical Record), letter from his former company commander, and an email message in support of this application. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained while in action against an enemy or as a result of hostile action. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008843
The applicant was released from active duty on 23 October 2009 by reason of temporary physical disability. His DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) shows his rank and pay grade as SPC/E-4. The evidence of record shows the applicant's 31 August 2009 PEB proceedings were administratively corrected to show he had been selected for promotion to SGT/E-5 and was entitled to be retired in that grade.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008845
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests that the characterization of service on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be changed to something other than "uncharacterized." Orders 131-19, Headquarters, 77th U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort Totten, NY, dated 26 September 1994, show the applicant was discharged from the USAR effective 1 October 1994 with uncharacterized service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008850
The applicant requests, in effect, that his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded to a general discharge. On 16 January 1979, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge and directed that he receive an under other than honorable conditions discharge. The applicant's record of service shows he was AWOL for 274 days.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008852
The applicant requests correction to his WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge) to show award of the Purple Heart and his unit of assignment as Company C, 264th Engineer Battalion. The applicant's WD AGO Form 53-55 shows that no combat wounds were recorded on his separation document. While the applicant did provide two military forms showing he had an authorized absence from Company C, 264th Engineer Battalion in September and October 1945, these...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008853
His DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) shows he was discharged on 10 June 1981 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 14, for misconduct, and issued an under other than honorable conditions discharge. The available evidence does not show the applicant ever applied to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008858
He had served 30 years and 9 days of total active service and his DD Form 214 issued at the time of his retirement reflects that he had 2 months and 21 days of total inactive service. Accordingly, it would be appropriate at this time to correct his DD Form 214 by adding his service in the DEP from 31 December 1976 to 21 March 1977 to the Remarks section of his DD Form 214. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008859
The applicant requests Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show he was awarded: * the Air Medal with "V" device * additional Air Medals * the Aircraft Crewman Badge (currently known as the Aviation Badge) 2. The applicant's military personnel records show he participated in three campaigns during his service in Vietnam....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008860
BOARD DATE: 21 September 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100008860 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that he be advanced on the Retired List to the rank and pay grade of sergeant first class/E-7. On 24 June 1976, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army for 3 years in pay grade E-1.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008862
The applicant states the following: a. he was separated from the Army by reason of completion of required service; b. he received an honorable discharge; and c. he cannot reenlist until Item 27 (Reentry Code) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate or Release or Discharge from Active Duty) is changed to an RE code of 1. The SPD/RE Code Cross Reference Table establishes that an RE code of 1 would be assigned to members separated under the provisions of this regulation except those who are ineligible...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008867
The applicant requests correction of his 30 September 2004 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his rank as Chief Warrant Officer Four (CW4)/W4 and his award of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing his grade and rank on his 30 September 2004 DD Form 214 as CW4/W4 and the effective date of pay grade as 24 August 2004. The Board further...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008870
The applicant requests correction of his records to show his foreign service in Iraq and award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Army Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency, and fidelity during a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008873
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his records to show credit for serving on Midway Island as a volunteer from 7 December 1941 through (the ending period is not clear). The applicants military records are not available to the Board for review.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008875
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 30 September 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100008875 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant has provided a notarized SBP Affidavit (Request for Disenrollment) in which he indicated he was improperly counseled about SBP prior to his retirement. He can request to terminate his participation in the SBP 1 year following the second anniversary of the date he began to receive retired pay (1 May 2011 through 30 April 2012), provided his spouse concurs...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008877
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence on which to amend his DD Form 214 for the period ending 21 June 1994 to show this unit citation. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008878
This DD Form 214 shows he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10. In the absence of evidence showing the record is in error or unjust, the applicant is not entitled to an upgrade of his discharge. _______ _ _x______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008879
The applicant requests that the records of her deceased husband, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he made an election under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) to provide her an annuity upon his death. The applicant states the FSM received his 20-year letter after he retired and he never received proper counseling on making an SBP election because he would have elected to provide her an annuity if he had. The evidence of record suggests that the FSM was provided the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008881
On 6 August 2009, the DASEB determined the GOMOR was filed in error and granted the applicant the following relief: a. removal of the GOMOR, dated August 2002, from the applicant's Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). The DASEB determined that based on the effective date of the filing (i.e., 2 April 2007) of the GOMOR in the appellant's OMPF, the (2006) promotion selection board did not view the GOMOR. Therefore, the applicant's records should be considered by an SSB under the FY06 COL...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008883
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show he is entitled to receive an affiliation bonus. Section III - Acknowledgement, of the accompanying Enlisted Affiliation Bonus Addendum, shows the applicant initialed the form indicating that he knew the eligibility requirement for receiving an affiliation bonus required him to have served for less than 20 years in the U.S. military service. The applicant states: a. he understands all of the reasons for the denial of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008884
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100008888
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The Korea Defense Service Medal is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have served on active duty in support of the defense of the Republic of Korea. There is insufficient evidence that shows he directly participated in the relief operations.