ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016080
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The evidence of record shows that upon his induction and his subsequent enlistment in the Army, the applicant listed his name as "S___ E______, Jr." This full name is consistent with the full name on several documents in his service record throughout his entire military service. Therefore, lacking convincing independent and verifiable evidence to the contrary, it is presumed the applicant's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016083
Since she had 14 years of service and only needed 2 years of time in grade (TIG), she should have been promoted to CPT by the April 2009 Federal Recognition Board (FRB). National Guard Regulation 600-100 (Commissioned Officer Federal Recognition and Related Personnel Actions) provides procedures for processing all applications for Federal recognition. Had the applicant's initial Federal recognition date been timely, she would have been promoted to CPT effective 25 March 2009.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016086
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 17 June 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100016086 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 | 20100016096
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 17 June 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100016096 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 | 20100016110
He merely deferred his decision concerning call to active duty vice repayment of his ROTC scholarship debt until after he graduated * He never received the Cadet Command's September 2004 letter requiring him to elect a payment plan or agree to be called to active duty through ROTC channels based on the needs of the Army * When he sought to enlist in September 2006, he fully informed his recruiter concerning his prior disenrollment from ROTC 3. The applicant asserts he did not decline...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016111
The applicant states: * going to a hotel with a bunch of girls and getting drunk and noisy attracted a lot of attention * although this was the only discreditable incident, it led to her discharge for unfitness * up to that point, her conduct had been excellent * her work performance had always been excellent and she was about to be promoted to corporal * she was diagnosed as obsessive-compulsive, but doesn't really know what that means anyway, it's no longer in her record, perhaps it was...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016113
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's request was accepted by the approving authority on 6 June 1984 and he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, in lieu of trial by court-martial with an under other than honorable conditions discharge on 20 June 1984. Army Regulation 635-200, then in effect, states, in pertinent part, that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016115
Additionally, Appendix V of U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV) Regulation 672-1 states that during the Vietnam era the Combat Infantryman Badge was awarded only to enlisted individuals who held and served in MOS 11B, 11C, 11D, 11F, 11G, or 11H. There is no record of the applicant being awarded MOS 11B4O or any other infantry MOS. The applicant was awarded MOS 11E upon completion of his training and, according to his DA Form 20, he performed duty in that MOS during his assignment to Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016117
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Therefore, he is eligible for award of the POW Medal and correction of his DD Form 214 to show this award. 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 action on 30 November 1950; b. adding to item 27 of his DD Form 214 the Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal, and the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016118
The applicant requests upgrade of his bad conduct discharge (BCD) to an honorable discharge (HD). The DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) issued to the applicant on the date of his discharge shows that he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), section IV, as a result of court-martial. It stipulates, in pertinent part, that a Soldier will be given a BCD pursuant only to an approved sentence...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016120
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show award of the Combat Action Badge (CAB) and the Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM). The applicant provides: * DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 31 May 2005 * memorandum from the Military Awards Branch, U.S. Army Human Resources Command (USAHRC) * Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER) for the period ending June 2004 * Enlisted Record Brief * DA Form 4187 (Personnel...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016121
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he served in Korea for 24 months. The applicant states he completed 24 months of service in Korea from December 1980 to December 1982 and his DD Form 214 only shows he served in Korea for 1 year. His DA Form 2-1 shows the applicant completed 12 months of service in Korea from 8 December 1980 to 9 December 1981 in item 5 (Oversea Service).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016123
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, that his undesirable discharge as upgraded to a general discharge be affirmed. However, in the Army Discharge Review Board's (ADRB's) consideration of the applicant's case it was stated that the applicant was pending court-martial charges for being AWOL from 3 April to 24 July 1969.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016126
The applicant requests the records of her deceased husband, a retired former service member (FSM), be changed to show he elected spouse coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) on the DD Form 2656 (Data for Payment of Retired Personnel), dated 28 March 2000. She requests the Board change the record to show the FSM elected spouse coverage under the SBP. On 18 March 2010, the ABCMR sent a letter to the applicant in response to her request for correction of military records, in effect,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016128
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 17 June 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100016128 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant states she was released from active duty and not given the opportunity to use PDMRA days she 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 | 20100016129
The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. The applicant's DD Form 214 shows he was separated with an undesirable discharge on 15 May 1953 under the provisions of Army Regulation 615-366 (Enlisted Men Discharge Misconduct) for conviction by civil court. However, without having his service personnel records to consider or evidence to the contrary, it is presumed these items on his DD Form 214 are correct.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016130
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 29 July 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100016130 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 | 20100016135
b. Concurrent with separation from the ARNG and transfer to the Retired Reserve or placement on the Retired List, Soldiers will be promoted to the highest enlisted grade satisfactorily held, provided they were not reduced for misconduct or inefficiency. In fact, he states that there were no vacancies in his section of the band. _______ _ _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 | 20100016139
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. The applicants military records show that he was inducted into the Army of the United States on 19 January 1967. The medical record provided by the applicant shows that on 23 October 1967 he was examined primarily for a skin condition and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016141
10 There are no orders or other evidence in the applicant's military personnel records that shows he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. There are no orders or other evidence of record that shows the applicant was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. The evidence of record shows the applicant was authorized the Armed Forces Reserve Medal on 16 April 1984. a.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016150
Her senior brigade commander recommended that the GOMOR be filed in her OMPF and a show cause board be initiated. A memorandum of reprimand may be filed in a Soldier's OMPF only upon the order of a general officer-level authority and is to be filed in the performance section. However, the evidence shows both the applicant's chain of command and the Pathfinder School conducted investigations into this matter and concluded that she failed to achieve course standards and she should not have...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016151
His record contains a DA Form 4187 (Personnel Action), dated 25 February 1992, that shows he voluntarily requested separation from the Army under the provisions of the Fiscal Year 1992 VSI Program, with a separation date of 15 June 1992. Annex A (Certificate and Acknowledgement of Service Requirements for Individuals Enlisting or Reenlisting in the IRR), dated 17 June 1992, to DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document - Armed Forces of the United States), dated 23 June 1992, shows he...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016158
BOARD DATE: 25 January 2011 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100016158 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. A DA Form 199 (Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) Proceedings), dated 28 January 2008, shows an informal PEB found the applicant physically unfit due to dilated cardiomyopathy confirmed by echocardiogram in October 2007 with an ejection fraction between 30% and 35%, Department of Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) Code 7020, 60%. Once a Soldier is determined to be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016159
The applicant states he was discharged for a heart condition and asthma that were service-connected. On 22 July 1998, his medical service records show he received treatment for asthma. There is no evidence in the applicant's military service records showing he was medically disqualified and could not perform the duties of his rank and MOS.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016160
Item 18 (Record of Assignments) of the applicant's DA Form 66 shows he served as an ordnance officer in the USAR with the 357th Supply and Service Battalion from 1 July 1968 to on or about 31 December 1969. Records show that the applicant participated in two campaign periods during his service in the Republic of Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. deleting from his DD Form 214 the "VIETNAM...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016168
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the: * Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960) * Two Overseas Service Bars * Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-14) * Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-16) * Appropriate bronze service stars for campaign participation 2. The evidence of record shows the applicant served in Vietnam from 22...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016170
The applicant requests correction of item 3 (Social Security Number (SSN) of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show "xxx-xx-6xxx" instead of "xxx-xx-7xxx." However, his DA Form 41 (Record of Emergency Data), dated 15 May 1967, and USAR discharge orders show his SSN is "xxx-xx-7xxx." However, the evidence of record shows his SSN of "xxx-xx-7xxx" was used on his DA Form 41 in May 1967, upon his release from active duty in August 1967, and at the time of discharge from the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016171
The applicant requests the records of her late husband, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he was paid Concurrent Receipt Disability Pay (CRDP) from 1 November 2003. DFAS stated that the FSM was paid full CRDP from October 2004 until his death in July 2005. The applicant was provided the advisory opinion and responded, stating that Defense Retiree & Annuitant Pay System (DRAS) printouts show her husband did not receive CRDP.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016172
His record contains a Report of Psychiatric Examination, dated 23 April 1976, which shows he met the retention standards prescribed in Chapter 3, Army Regulation 40-501 (Standard of Medical Fitness). His records show he was given two psychiatric examinations by competent military medical authorities during his military service and was diagnosed with social maladjustment disorder and an adjustment reaction disorder. The evidence of record shows he was discharged on 12 July 1976 and issued...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016174
He provides: * Special Orders Number (unknown), Headquarters, 101st Airborne Division (Airborne) * letter, Chief of Military History and the Center of Military History * Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) Docket Number AR20080008577 * DD Form 214 * DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. Special orders awarded the applicant the Combat Infantryman Badge on 25 June 1968 which is not listed on his DD Form 214; therefore, he is entitled to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016175
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, completion of basic airborne training and a combat lifesaver course, and his service in Bosnia. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016177
On 10 July 2002, the applicant's commander notified the applicant that he was initiating action to discharge him under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), paragraph 14-12b, for a pattern of misconduct. d. The applicant acknowledged he understood that if he received a discharge certificate/character of service which was less than honorable he could make application to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) or this Board for an upgrade of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016180
His DD Form 214 for the period ending 2 February 1977 shows he was awarded the: * National Defense Service Medal * Vietnam Service Medal * Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960) * Parachutist Badge * two Overseas Service Bars Item 19 (Indochina or Korea Service Since August 5, 1964) of his DD Form 214 shows the entry "x YES" "5MAY68-5MAY69." There is no evidence of record that shows the applicant was awarded an infantry MOS and that he served in an infantryman position. As a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016181
The applicant, the spouse of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests that the DD Form 1300 (Report of Casualty), dated 9 May 2008, be corrected to show the FSM's home of record (HOR) as San Angelo, Texas. The applicant provides: * FSM's driver's license * DD Form 1300 * 62nd Ordnance Company salute to the FSM CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. As a result, the Board recommends that the applicant be issued the proper documentation to correct the DD Form 1300 to show the FSM's HOR as San...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016183
Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any). On 2 February 2009, the applicants unit commander initiated action to separate him under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations), chapter 11, for entry level performance and conduct. Since the applicant was in an entry level status when he was discharged on 17 February 2009, his character of service (uncharacterized) is properly reflected in item 24 on his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016185
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his foreign service in Kuwait. The evidence of record shows the applicant completed 1 year, 3 months, and 4 days of foreign service in Kuwait from 3 December 2007 to 6 March 2009, but his DD Form 214 inadvertently omitted this period of foreign service. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: *...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016186
A review of the applicants official records and a search of the Awards and Decorations Computer-Assisted Retrieval System (ADCARS), an index of general orders issued during the Vietnam era between 1965 and 1973 maintained by the Military Awards Branch of the United States Army Human Resources Command, failed to reveal any orders for the award of the ARCOM for meritorious service or the Air Medal. Army Regulation 600-8-22 states the ARCOM may be awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016188
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The evidence of record shows the applicant was inducted in the Army of the United States for 2 years and entered active duty on 7 December 1954. He was released from active duty and transferred to the USAR at the completion of 2 years of service on 6 December 1956.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016189
A disability rating of 30% or higher as determined by the Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES) entitles a Soldier to retirement benefits. The PEB thus determined she was physically unfit for further military service and recommended separation with entitlement to severance pay. Her narrative reason for separation and her separation code were assigned based on the fact that she was retired under the provisions of chapter 12 of Army Regulation 635-200 under the TERA program subsequent...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016192
The applicant requests correction of Item 12h (Effective Date of Pay Grade) and Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). The applicant states: * The effective date of pay grade should be 10 May 1971 * The Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation and Meritorious Unit Commendation to should be added to item 13 of his DD Form 214 3. The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016193
The applicant requests correction of his records to show he was awarded a disability rating of at least 30 percent and that he was medically retired. The applicant's medical records were not available for review and all medical evidence was provided by the applicant. The applicant requests correction of his records to show he was awarded a disability rating of at least 30 percent and that he was medically retired.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016194
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). There is no evidence in the available record and he has not provided any to show he held the MOS 11D as his primary MOS after January 1970. The evidence shows he served in MOS 64B during his tours in Korea and in Vietnam.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016195
The applicant requests his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his service was characterized as honorable versus "uncharacterized" and his separated station be listed as Kingsbridge Armory, Bronx, NY. This form also shows he was released from IADT under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 4, by reason of completion of IADT with an uncharacterized character of service. His record...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016196
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the AGCM is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency, and fidelity during a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service. The first award of the AGCM must be for a period of at least 1 year but may be for a period of less than 3 years for the first award only. The applicable regulation allows only the first award to be issued for a period of service less than 3 years.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016197
The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart for injuries sustained to his shoulder and back while serving in the Republic of Vietnam. Item 41 (Awards and Decorations) of his DA Form 20 does not show award of the Purple Heart. Although his record indicates he was hospitalized there is no evidence of record and he has not provided sufficient evidence to show he was wounded as a result of hostile action.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016199
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. The applicants official military record does not contain orders awarding him the Purple Heart. As previously stated, ADCARS does not contain orders awarding him the Purple Heart and his name is not shown on the Vietnam Casualty Listing as...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016204
The commander stated the applicant had been evaluated by CMHS and deemed emotionally unfit for military service. It states that SPD code JFV is the appropriate code to assign to Soldiers separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-17, by reason of "physical condition, not a disability." Army Regulation 635-200 further states that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned RE codes based on their service records or the reason for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016205
The applicant states he was medically unfit for retention and separated from active duty. The PEB recommended that the applicant be granted a combined rating of 10 percent and separated with severance pay if otherwise qualified. His percentage of disability was 10 percent and he was authorized severance pay in the grade of specialist/pay grade E-4 based on 2 years, 1 month, and 10 days of active service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016206
The applicant requests, in effect, correction to 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) to add any and all medals he earned while he was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne (Air Mobile) Division, to include the: * Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM) * Bronze Star Medal (BSM) * Republic of Vietnam (RVN)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100016207
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, an upgrade of his undesirable discharge to an honorable discharge. His records show he had nonjudicial punishment imposed against him for being AWOL and he had approximately 101 days of lost time due to AWOL and confinement.