ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015042
The applicant states that he was awarded the AFSM and the NATO Medal and they were omitted from his DD Form 214 at the time of his discharge. There is no evidence in those records to show that he was awarded the NATO Medal. Therefore, in the absence of a copy of the certificate awarding him the NATO Medal there appears to be no basis to award him the NATO Medal at this time.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015047
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show the Valorous Unit Award. The applicants request for correction of his DD Form 214 to show the Valorous Unit Award was carefully considered; however, it is not supported by the evidence of record. __________X___________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015050
He also requests his retirement orders, Certificate of Retirement, and military records be corrected to show his highest rank held was SFC. The applicant provides: * military pay voucher * active duty orders * DD Form 2656 (Data for Payment of Retired Personnel) * discharge orders, dated 25 January 1995 * reassignment orders, dated 29 January 2002 * Application for Retired Pay Benefits * Army National Guard Retirement Points History Statement * retirement orders, dated 8 November 2007 *...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015055
The applicant, the son of a former service member (FSM), requests that the FSM's WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation) be corrected to show he was a prisoner of war (POW) during World War II (WWII). Therefore, the FSM is entitled to posthumous award of the POW Medal and correction of his WD AGO Form 53-55 to show his POW status. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his WD AGO...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015056
His personnel service record does not contain special orders announcing award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant has not provided evidence nor is there evidence available in his service records to show how the enemy caused his injury. Therefore, without conclusive evidence showing the applicant was engaged in direct fire with enemy forces during combat operations, there is no conclusive evidence upon which to base award of the Combat Infantryman Badge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015060
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he was retired instead of medically discharged with entitlement to severance pay. With respect to his years of active service, the available evidence of record shows the applicant completed 15 years, 11 months, and 25 days of total active service and 17 years, 1 month, and 12 days of qualifying service toward non-regular retirement. With respect to the total active and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015061
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his rank and pay grade as sergeant first class (SFC)/E-7. Army Regulation 600-8-19 (Enlisted Promotions and Reductions), paragraph 1-19d, states that per Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1212, a Soldier on a promotion list at the time of separation for disability with entitlement to disability severance pay will be paid such compensation at the promotion list grade. In the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015064
The applicant requests correction of his records to show that he was honorably discharged due to medical reasons. Paragraph 3-7b of Army Regulation 635-200 provides that a general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. ___________X____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015065
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his records to show he served in Korea and to show any awards to which he is entitled. Item 29 (Foreign Service) on his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he served in the Armed Forces Far East (AFFE) from 30 August 1956 through 15 December 1957, a period of 1 year and 4 months.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015068
The applicant requests correction of his records to show the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant's military records are not available for review by the Board. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding to item 24 of his DD Form 214 the Purple Heart and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015070
The EO Complaint Form shows that on 13 July 2007 the applicant filed a complaint against three NCOs for racial discrimination and against her rater, SFC W____, for gender discrimination. It is noted that a copy of the memorandum from the ASG - Kuwait Commander, dated 13 August 2007, substantiating gender discrimination was not a part of the evidence provided to the ASRB. On 2 October 2010, the Commander, ASG - Kuwait responded to an inquiry regarding his signature on the EO Complaint Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015072
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The charge sheet and the facts and circumstances pertaining to the applicant's discharge proceedings under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10, in lieu of trial by court-martial are not contained in his available military records. His record of service included an NJP, conviction by a special court-martial, and 205 days of time lost due...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015075
The applicant requests, in effect, his discharge be voided and instead he be granted retirement by reason of physical disability. Even if the applicant had not been discharged for misconduct, there is no evidence to suggest that he would have been processed for a disability separation or retirement under the PDES had he remained on active duty. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015076
The applicant requests, in effect, removal of the DA Form 2627 (Record of Proceedings Under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), dated 11 July 2003, from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). The Military Justice regulation further stipulates that, with the exception of summarized proceedings, Article 15 proceedings are recorded on a DA Form 2627, which will be filed in either the performance or restricted section of the OMPF on those Soldiers in the rank of sergeant...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015081
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The SPD code JFV is the correct code for Soldiers separating under Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-17. His record confirms he was separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-17, by reason of other physical and/or mental medical conditions not compatible with military service after being diagnosed with an adjustment disorder by competent military medical authorities.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015108
The CG also noted: a. the GOMOR was imposed as an administrative measure and not as nonjudicial punishment; b. the GOMOR may be permanently filed in the applicants OMPF or unit Military Personnel File for up to 3 years or until the applicant's reassignment to another general court-martial jurisdiction; c. he intended to file the GOMOR in the applicants OMPF unless he submitted statements or documents that provided a valid excuse for his conduct; d. the documents that formed the basis for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015116
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his records to show his participation in Operations Uphold/Restore Democracy in 1994. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is awarded for qualifying service after 1 July 1958 in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, and U.S. operations of assistance for friendly...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015117
Army Regulation 624-100 (Promotion of Active Duty Officers) provided the Army's officer promotion policy in effect at the time. However, by regulation warrant officers who have had their voluntary retirement applications approved by DA are in a non-promotable status and will not be promoted in spite of the publication of orders. Therefore, given he was in a non-promotable status when his promotion orders were published, he was not eligible for promotion while in a terminal leave status...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015121
The email provided by the applicant with his application advised the applicant to apply to the Board to have his contract amended to reflect that he enlisted for his current unit in MOS 42A for a NPS Non-Critical Skill Enlistment Bonus. His contract also specified that if he could not qualify for training as a 15P he could select another MOS or request separation. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: *...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015126
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, that his under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) discharge be upgraded. On 8 March 1990, the separation authority approved the applicants request for discharge and directed that he be issued a UOTHC discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015127
On 12 December 1960, his immediate commander recommended his separation from the Army under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-208 (Personnel Separations - Discharge - Undesirable Habits and Traits of Character) by reason of unfitness. On 29 December 1960, the separation authority approved the applicant's discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-208 by reason of unfitness and directed that he be furnished an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. There is no indication he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015128
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests award of the Combat Medical Badge (CMB). The applicant's provided a letter from the U.S. Army & Joint Services Records Research Center seems to substantiate the incidents detailed by the applicant in his VA claim for PTSD; however, the letter does not substantiate the applicant's involvement in active ground combat or engagement with the enemy.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015129
The evidence of record shows he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. Notwithstanding his sincerity, in the absence of additional documentary evidence such as witness statements, operation orders, morning reports, after action reports, official orders awarding him the Purple Heart, or additional documentation that conclusively shows he was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action and treated for those wounds, there is insufficient evidence upon which to award him any awards of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015131
His DD Form 214 shows he had completed a total of 6 years, 10 months, and 6 days of creditable service with 388 days of lost time prior to his normal expiration term of service (ETS). The DA Form 20 lists the applicant's periods of lost time as: * 2 - 3 November 1965, 2 days AWOL * 2 - 20 February 1966, 19 day AWOL * 4 April - 17 August 1966, 136 days AWOL * 18 August - 15 December 1966, 120 days in confinement * 25 February 1971 - 29 June 1971, 125 days AWOL [the applicant was assigned to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015133
The applicant's records show he was inducted into the Army of the United States on 7 April 1966. The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 to show the award of the Combat Infantryman Badge. In the absence of official orders or other documentary evidence such as operation reports, after action reports, valor awards, witness statements, or any other evidence that conclusively shows he participated in active ground combat while assigned to an infantry unit, there is insufficient...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015139
The applicant provides: * Letter to the White House requesting award of the Presidential Service Badge * Letter from the White House denying his request * Welcome letter from the Defense Mobilization Systems Planning Activity (DMSPA) * A printout of the selection criteria for Product Manager - Physical Security Equipment (PM-PSE) * Letter of Resignation * Draft and final DA Form 67-8 (Officer Evaluation Report) for the period 27 May 1987 through 26 May 1988 * Referral letter from his senior...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015140
She provides her: * Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) proceedings * DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. With physical profile limitations that included the prohibition of lifting over 10 pounds and carrying her assigned weapon, it is difficult to see how she could have performed some of her duties. The applicants request for a personal appearance hearing was also carefully considered.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015150
c. The applicant qualified for award of the Vietnam Service Medal and he served in six campaigns during his service in Vietnam, which entitles him to the Vietnam Service Medial with one silver service star and one bronze service star; d. General orders awarded his unit the Valorous Unit Award and Meritorious Unit Commendation during the time he was assigned to the unit; e. During his service in Vietnam, general orders awarded the applicant's unit the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015153
Item 40 (Wounds) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) does not reflect a combat wound or injury and item 41 (Awards and Decorations) does not show awards of the Purple Heart or the Bronze Star Medal. His service record is void of any orders that show he was awarded the Purple Heart; his name is not shown on the Vietnam casualty roster; his DA Form 20 does not indicate any combat wounds; and his official medical records are not available for review. Notwithstanding his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015154
Item 29 (Foreign Service) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he served in Korea from 15 July 1963 to 4 August 1964. Therefore, it would be appropriate to award him the first award of the Army Good Conduct Medal for his period of qualifying honorable active service from 2 October 1961 to 4 August 1964 and to correct his DD Form 214 accordingly. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015160
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 30 June 1988 to show award of the Legion of Merit and the Korea Defense Service Medal. His DD Form 214 for the period ending 30 June 1988 does not show award of the Legion of Merit or the Korea Defense Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD Form 214 for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015164
BOARD DATE: 3 May 2011 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100015164 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. There are no orders or any other evidence in his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) showing he was awarded the Air Medal. This pamphlet shows the 162nd Aviation Company was cited for award of the RVN Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation for the period 19 December 1966 - 28 June 1969 by Department of the Army General Orders Number 59, dated 1969.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015166
Accordingly, it would be in the interest of justice to award him the AOM at this time and to correct his records accordingly. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding him the AOM (Korea) and correcting his records accordingly.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015181
The applicant provides the following documents in support of his application: * DA Form 8-275-3 (Clinical Record Cover Sheet) * DA Form 3349 (Medical Condition Physical Profile) * DA Form 137 (Installation Clearance Record) * General orders and certificate for the Army Commendation Medal * Certificate and citation for award of the Bronze Star Medal CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. His service record does not contain any orders which show he was awarded the Purple Heart. As a result, the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015199
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his entry date as 28 November 1978 instead of 30 November 1979. The applicant provides his DD Form 214. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show completion of 1 year, 6 months, and 14 days of active service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015207
He provided a letter from DFAS informing him on 23 December 2009 that he had a debt from his active duty military pay account for overpayment of military pay or allowances related to his BAH (VHA) entitlement for the period 30 May 2008 to 10 June 2009. This form would then allow DFAS to correct his active duty military pay account to show he was entitled to BAH (VHA) for Hawaii from 9 February to his date of separation. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015216
The applicant states that due to unclear guidance spelled out in Army Policy Guidance and Policy updates with regard to eligibility of Soldiers and his transfer from a Troop Program Unit (TPU) to the Individual Mobilization Augmentation (IMA) Program he had been unjustly denied the total payment of his warrant officer accession bonus which at the time of his application was $10,000. Accordingly, his payment was properly terminated and he has failed to show through the evidence submitted...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015219
The applicant requests removal of the DA Form 2627 (Record of Proceeding under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)), dated 27 August 1990, from his official military personnel file (OMPF). Army Regulation 600-8-104 (Military Personnel Information Management/ Records) establishes the responsibilities, policies, and procedures for maintaining and controlling the OMPF states that the restricted portion of the OMPF is for historical data that may normally be improper for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015228
On 20 July 1993, the applicant's unit commander initiated action to separate him under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations), paragraph14-12c, for misconduct (commission of a serious offense). Army Regulation 635-5-1 (Separation Program Designator Codes) prescribes the specific authorities (regulatory, statutory, or other directives), the reasons for the separation of members from active military service, and the separation program designators to be used for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015233
The applicant requests the two letters of his nonselection for promotion be expunged from his official military personnel file (OMPF). Expunging the record of his nonselections would allow the New York National Guard to grant him a new commission. The applicant requests the two letters of his nonselection for promotion to be expunged from his OMPF.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015241
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the "Paratrooper Badge/Jump Wings" (correctly known as the Parachutist Badge) and that he completed the Airborne Course. Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of the applicant's DD Form 214 does not show the Parachutist Badge as an authorized award. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015242
His DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) and Enlisted Record Brief (ERB) do not show any deployments or overseas service. Although the applicant contends he is entitled to the SWASM based on his deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Desert Fox and Operation Desert Thunder, the SWASM is awarded for participation in support of Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm during the period 2 August 1990 to 30 November 1995. His Veteran/Service Member Profile extracted from the VA...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015243
Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. He was recommended to be relieved from his recruiting duties and to be processed for administrative separation under the provisions of chapter 14, Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel). There is no evidence to show the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015244
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the Combat Infantryman Badge, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Parachutist Badge, and any other awards he may have earned during his active duty service. Orders show he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. There is no evidence in his available records that shows he was awarded or recommended for the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal or the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015248
Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Orders Number 028-0178, dated 28 January 2010, show his effective date of release from active duty as 28 February 2009. The evidence shows his separation date is incorrect on his separation orders and DD Form 214. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. amending Headquarters, Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Orders 028-0178, dated 28 January 2010, to show he was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015250
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). They must have served in active ground combat while assigned or attached to an infantry unit of brigade, regimental, or smaller size during such time as the unit was engaged in active ground combat and they must have been present with their qualifying infantry unit and have participated actively in such ground combat. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015252
Item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Commendations, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of the applicants DD Form 214 does not show he was awarded the Purple Heart. The applicant's military personnel records show he participated in four campaigns during his service in Vietnam. 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 on 19 January 1968 in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015253
The applicant requests correction of his military records to move a general officer memorandum of reprimand (GOMOR) from the performance section to the restricted section of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). The evidence clearly shows that the applicant received a GOMOR for misconduct and that it was filed in his OMPF. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by moving the GOMOR, dated in June 1993, from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015262
Item 4 (Department, Component and Branch or Class) of his DD Form 214 shows the entries "Army," "RA" [Regular Army], and "UNASG" [unassigned]. His service record does not include any evidence which shows he served in the National Guard. __________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 | 20100015268
The applicant's complete service medical records were not available for review. There are no orders in his military personnel records awarding him the Purple Heart. In the absence of military records which show the applicant was injured as a result of enemy action, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Purple Heart in this case.