ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012009
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. However, Army policy requires PDMRA to be used during the active duty period in which it was earned and there are no provisions to carry over or be monetarily compensated for PDMRA outside of the legal authority provided by the 2010 NDAA which expired on 28 October 2010. The evidence of record and independent evidence provided by the applicant is void of any documentary evidence indicating the applicant requested and was denied PDMRA...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012013
The commander cited the applicant's continuous disciplinary problems, AWOL, and habitual misconduct as the bases for the recommendation and stated that repeated attempts to assist the applicant in his efforts to rehabilitate himself had failed completely. His immediate commander subsequently initiated separation action against him under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 by reason of unfitness. Consistent with the chain of command's recommendations, the separation authority approved...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012014
The evidence of record shows upon receipt of his 20-year letter, the applicant executed a DD Form 1883 on 2 November 1990, electing "children only" coverage under option C (immediate coverage). He married 3 years later on 19 March 1993. In this case, the applicant and his spouse were married on 19 March 1993.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012017
The Army must find that a service member is physically unfit to reasonably perform his or her duties and assign an appropriate disability rating before he or she can be medically retired or separated. AR 635-40, paragraph 4-3, states an enlisted member may not be referred for physical disability processing when action has been started that may result in an administrative separation with a characterization of service of under other than honorable conditions. Further: * LTC WAS had only seen...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012019
BOARD DATE: 10 January 2012 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20110012019 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests his lieutenant colonel (LTC) date of rank (DOR) be adjusted to 1 August 2010 to coincide with his entry into the Regular Army (RA). He claims to have been advised by his branch manager that his LTC DOR would be adjusted to 1 August 2010 upon his entry into the RA and that this was a material condition of his transferring to the Army because he likely would have...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012022
His records do not contain general orders authorizing him award of the Purple Heart and his name is not shown on the Vietnam casualty roster. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides that the Purple Heart is awarded for a wound sustained while in action against and enemy or as a result of hostile action. The applicant's service record is void of any orders that show he was awarded the Purple Heart or that he was wounded or injured as a result of combat.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012023
The applicant states that after serving a brief period of time he was discharged for alcohol abuse and since his discharge he has gone through treatment programs which he continues to this date. Accordingly, 21 March 1986, he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 9, due to alcohol abuse rehabilitation failure, with a general discharge. There is no evidence in the available records to show that he applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012025
Records show he was awarded the Army Achievement Medal as an end of tour award. Therefore, it would be appropriate at this time to award him the Army Good conduct Medal (1st Award) for the period 2 July 2002 through 1 July 2005 and to correct 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. deleting from item 12f of his DD Form 214 the entry "0000 00 00" and replacing it with the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012026
He further indicates the applicant was promoted to MAJ based on a unit vacancy and the effective date and DOR of this promotion is the date NGB extended Federal recognition. The applicant's contention that his promotion and Federal recognition as a MAJ should have been accomplished on 3 February 2008 and it was because of errors in the CPT DOR and PEBD recorded by the VAARNG at the time of his appointment has been carefully considered. In this case, given the applicant would not have...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012030
Requests received after 24 September 2010 will be processed in the order received but may not appear before the board; (8) paragraph 9b states, "In order to guarantee processing prior to board, all mandatory or optional NCOER's must be received, error free, in the Evaluation Reports Branch, HRC, not later than by close of business on 1 October 2010"; e. an undated ATRRS Request for Cancellation/Substitution Form showing his 1SG Course was cancelled because of his flag; f. an email from the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012034
The applicant requests correction of his records to show he elected to transfer his Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to his dependents. With his request, he submitted his DD Form 2648, a letter from the VA, dated 4 June 2009, subject: Eligibility under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and his DA Forms 31 for Permissive TDY, covering the period 17 December 2009 through 13 January 2010. Prior to retirement, while still on active duty, he did not apply for the transfer of educational benefits.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012035
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). His records also contain the following DD Forms 220 (Active Duty Report) dated: a. The available evidence shows the applicant was ordered to active duty under the provisions of Title 10, U.S.C.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012036
BOARD DATE: 7 February 2012 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20110012036 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests promotion consideration to chief warrant officer three (CW3) by a special selection board (SSB) under the 2010 year criteria. He states his promotion eligibility date for CW3 was 2 May 2011 and he should have been considered by the 2010 promotion board.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012041
An NGB Form 600-7-6-R-E (Annex X to DD Form 4, PSEB Addendum - ARNGUS) (Revised 10 August 2007) shows the applicant acknowledged he was not qualified in the primary MOS for which he was enlisting, he enlisted into a Modified Table of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) unit in critical skill [MOS] 21B, and agreed to attend formal training and become qualified in his contracted MOS within 24 months of the date of enlistment. They must: enlist for at least 3 years; enlist in an MTOE unit; be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012042
The applicant requests the 7 March 2008 record of nonjudicial punishment (NJP) under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice, either be removed from his official military personnel file (OMPF) or transferred to the restricted section. It states that applications for removal of an Article 15 from the OMPF based on an error or injustice will be made to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR). This paragraph also provides that documents in the restricted section of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012043
The applicant requests he be issued a manual bonus control number to be eligible to receive the first installment of his Officer Accession Bonus (OAB) in the amount of $10,000.00 in accordance with the terms of his enlistment in an authorized critical skill with the Kansas Army National Guard (KSARNG). National Guard Regulation 600-7 (Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP)), chapter 2, paragraph 2-5, states enlistment bonus contracts are valid only with bonus control numbers which will...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012047
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's DD Form 214 shows he was awarded the BSM with "V" Device, BSM (3rd Award), and the MSM (2nd Award). Because his records are classified, they contain no award orders, and he has not provided sufficient evidence such as official orders showing he was awarded the BSM with "V" Device (4th Award) and MSM (3rd Award).
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012056
The applicant requests correction of his records to show he is entitled to an additional $2,000.00 reenlistment bonus (REB). The applicant's record contains no evidence that he was required to execute a new reenlistment contract at the time he completed his first three-year period. The applicant's record contains no evidence that, upon completion of the first three years of his six-year extension, he was notified that he had to execute a second three-year contract to receive the second...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012060
The applicant states the following in response to a request for information from a staff member of the Board: * he was discharged on 10 June 2009 because he did not reenlist and could not continue in the Army in the grade of E-5 * he received $46,000.00 as severance pay * he was offered orders to Fort Riley, KS, which he refused * he would not have been promoted to E-6 because he had less than 1 year left on his enlistment * he was uncertain about his separation code but he was advised by a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012076
The applicant requests: * award of the Air Medal * correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the Air Medal and any other awards he may have earned * issuance of the: * Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze service stars * Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device (1960) * Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation 2. Furthermore, item 38 (Record of Assignments) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012078
A review of the applicant's military personnel records failed to reveal any evidence that he was recommended for, authorized, or awarded the Bronze Star Medal with or without the "V" Device or the Air Medal. However, there are no orders or any other Army records that show the applicant was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device or the Air Medal, or that he was recommended for either of these awards. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to support the applicant's claim to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012083
The applicant requests Board Certification Pay (BCP) for the period 16 October 2007 through 2 May 2010. For Army Medical Corps Officers (Physicians), these special pays include BCP, which is paid monthly to all board certified Medical Corps Officers based upon their date of board certification and their creditable service used to establish the HPPED. Evidence shows he received board certification by the American Board of Pediatrics in 2007.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012086
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The evidence of record does not show and the applicant has not provided evidence showing he received wounds as a result of hostile action that required treatment by medical personnel. In the absence of such evidence, there is no basis for awarding him the Purple Heart. ___________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 | CY2011 | 20110012088
Pertinent Army regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned RE codes, based on their service records or the reason for discharge. The applicant was separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14; therefore, he was properly assigned an RE code of RE-3 in accordance with the applicable regulations. The applicant has failed to show through the evidence submitted or the evidence of record that he was assigned the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012089
The applicant requests his general discharge be upgraded to an honorable discharge. On 24 April 1990, the applicants unit commander initiated action to separate the applicant under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Enlisted Separations), paragraph 14-12(c), Commission of Serious Offenses, with a general discharge. He was discharged from active duty in pay grade E-1 on 14 May 1990, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12(c), for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012091
The applicant states: a. the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) awarded him in January 1999 should be added to item 13 of his DD Form 214; b. the following entries should be added to item 14 of his DD Form 214: * Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Training (December 1997) * Advanced Techniques in Evidence and Property Management (April 1997) * Interview and Interrogations (August 1997) * Military Police Advanced Noncommissioned Officer's Course (ANCOC) (June 1996) * Managing Criminal...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012092
The applicant states that the OER contains derogatory comments and was not referred to him as required by Army regulations. The OER should have been referred to him for his comments and those comments posted to his OMPF with the report. While these do indicate that in the opinion of the personnel manager the OER should have been referred the applicant, they do not provide specific details sufficient to justify removal of the OER from the applicant's records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012094
There are no orders or citations in his records awarding him the Air Medal with 43 OLC's or evidence of record that supports his request for those awards during his period of service. U.S. Army Vietnam Regulation 672-1 (Decorations and Awards) provided guidelines for award of the Air Medal. There is no evidence of record and no sufficient evidence was provided by the applicant to show he completed a minimum of 25 category I missions, 50 category II missions, or 100 category III missions...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012097
The available evidence clearly shows the applicant served as a medical specialist in Iraq with the Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon. The DA Form 638, referred to by the applicant as having awarded him the ARCOM, is not filed in his military records. Should he have this document, or be able to obtain it; and if it provides specific evidence showing he served under fire in combat as a medical specialist; he may submit another application for consideration.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012107
The applicant requests his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded to an honorable discharge. d. A general discharge is a separation from the Army under honorable conditions. He received an honorable discharge for his first period of service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012110
His DA Form 137 (Installation Clearance Record) shows the applicant received "excellent" conduct and efficiency rating and he was recommended for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal by his unit commander. Army Regulation 672-5-2 (Decorations, Awards, and Honors), in effect at the time, stated the Army Good Conduct Medal was awarded for each 3 years of continuous enlisted active Federal military service completed on or after 27 August 1940; for first award only, 1 year served entirely...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012114
The applicant requests that he be awarded a second award of the Combat Medical Badge (CMB) and that all of his authorized awards be added to his DD Form 214 ( Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge). He had served 4 years, 1 month, and 14 days of total active service and his DD Form 214 issued at the time of his REFRAD shows that he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze service stars, the National Defense Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012115
The applicant requests an upgrade of his general discharge to an honorable discharge. His DD Form 214 issued at the time of his discharge shows he was discharged on 10 May 1974 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 13-5a(1), and issued an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. voiding his DD Form 214 dated 10 May 1974 and issuing a new DD Form 214 of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012126
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of the last name on her military records. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20110012126 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20110012126 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012129
The applicant requests that her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected by deleting the Army Staff Identification Badge and adding the Department of Defense Staff Identification Badge and Defense Meritorious Service Medal. The applicant states her DD Form 214 incorrectly reflects that she was awarded the Army Staff Identification Badge and does not show she was awarded the Department of Defense Staff Identification Badge and Defense Meritorious...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012137
The applicant requests, in effect, upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions discharge to an honorable discharge. On 20 April 1971, the applicant was notified of initiation of separation action under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-206 (Personnel Separations Discharge Misconduct) for conviction by a civil court. Army Regulation 635-206, in effect at that time, set forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel due to misconduct (fraudulent entry,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012139
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 15 December 2011 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20110012139 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. There is no evidence in his reconstructed records and he did not provide any evidence that shows he was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action or treated for such wounds or that his treatment was made a matter of official record or that he was awarded the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012140
This regulation states for item 22c, enter total active duty outside the continental limits of the United States for the period covered by the DD Form 214. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The available evidence shows the applicant performed TDY outside the continental limits of the United States at sea escorting dangerous material from 20 November through 13 December 1967, a period of 24 days. ___________X____________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012141
On 22 July 1982, the commander notified the applicant of his intent to initiate separation action against him under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Enlisted Personnel), chapter 9, for ADAPCP rehabilitation failure. Accordingly, on 7 September 1982, the applicant was discharged with a general discharge under honorable conditions. At the time of the applicants separation an honorable or general discharge was authorized.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012145
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the: * Driver and Mechanic Badge * Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation * Cold War Recognition Certificate * three bronze service stars 2. Therefore, it would be appropriate to award the applicant the first award of the Army Good Conduct Medal for the period 23 January 1967 to 22 January 1970 and correct his DD Form 214...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012147
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the decorations and unit citations for service in the Republic of Vietnam with the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from July 1965 to June 1966. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012148
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. However, having listed the correct SSN at the time of enlistment, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show that same SSN at the time of separation. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012152
There is no evidence in the available record showing he was awarded the Purple Heart. Substantiating evidence must be provided to verify the wound was the result of hostile action, the wound must have been treated by medical personnel, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of official records. Therefore, the evidence is insufficient to support his request for award of the Purple Heart.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012157
The applicant requests her discharge under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) be upgraded. The applicant requests a discharge upgrade. Upon returning to military control, she was charged with AWOL and she requested discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012161
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show award of the following: * Army Commendation Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster * Expert Marksman Qualification Badge with Grenade Bar 2. Item 31 (Foreign Service) of the applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he served in the Republic of Vietnam during the period 3 September 1971 through 12 August 1972. As a result, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012162
The applicant requests that his tuberculosis be approved for Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC). The applicant states his medical records prove conclusively that his tuberculosis was caused, or aggravated, by his participation in armed conflict in Vietnam. In the NARSUM it was stated that the applicant had been in Vietnam for 16 months prior to his admission to the hospital.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012163
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. U.S. Army Vietnam Regulation 672-1 (Awards and Decorations) governed award of the Combat Infantryman Badge to Army forces operating in South Vietnam. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence upon which to base award of the Combat Infantryman Badge in this case.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012172
The applicant provides: * Statement from the OHARNG Officer Personnel Manager * Recommendation for promotion memorandum * NGB Form 89 (Proceedings of a Federal Recognition Examining Board) * Request for promotion by the AGR manager * Email exchange * Orders 286-951 (State promotion orders) * Local tracking system of her Federal recognition packet * Officer Log Action * Army Board for Correction of Military Records Information Packet CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant provides an...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012177
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). His request to add the AAM to his DD Form 214 was carefully considered; however, it is not supported by the evidence of record. His record is void of evidence and he has not provided sufficient evidence, such as official orders, which show he was awarded the AAM.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110012205
The applicant, the former spouse of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests entitlement to Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) benefits and restoration of her military identification (ID) card. The available records do not show the FSM ever made a voluntary election to change his SBP election from spouse to former spouse coverage within 1 year after their divorce. The evidence of record shows at the time of the FSM's retirement in 1977 while married to the applicant, the FSM elected to...