ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018507
BOARD DATE: 15 July 2014 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20130018507 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of the records of his deceased father, a former service member (FSM), by: * upgrading the FSM's character of service to honorable * showing the FSM was discharged due to a medical condition * restoring the FSM's 255 days of lost time * crediting the FSM with a full 6 years of service * showing the FSM's pes planus (flat feet) condition was in the line of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018509
He goes on to state that his records clearly show he had a traumatic event and suffered a loss of ADLs following his surgery in February 2009. The TSGLI program was established by Congress to provide relief to Soldiers and their families after suffering a traumatic injury. Soldiers who elect SGLI coverage and incur a qualifying traumatic injury after 1 December 2005 (with the exception of some specific circumstances under which a traumatic injury will not be covered), regardless of their...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018512
The applicant states she was ordered to active duty from North Carolina where she resided in December 2006 to perform a contingency operations temporary tour of active duty (COTTAD) in support of Operation Noble Eagle with duty at the Pentagon. DFAS's multiple letters stated her claim for per diem for meals was not authorized since she resided within commuting distance to the Pentagon. She maintained residency in both a local address her HOR in Maryland and the residence in North...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018513
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his social security number (SSN) as XXX-XX-XXX4 instead of XXX-XX-XXX9. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018514
The applicant requests removal of an Article 15, dated 3 October 2012, from his personnel records and restoration of his previous rank of staff sergeant (SSG), pay grade E-6. The applicant provides: * Enlisted Record Brief * DA Form 2627 (Record of Proceedings Under Article 15, UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice)) * Notification of Administrative Separation Hearing memorandum * Summary of Proceedings * Separation under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14, paragraph...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018515
The applicant requests award of the Purple Heart and correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device. Item 38 (Record of Assignments) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he received all "excellent" conduct and efficiency ratings throughout his military service. Although the applicant provided medical records that show he was treated in Vietnam for injuries...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018517
The applicant states his state promotion effective date was 31 July 2012 with his promotion packet being sent forward on 20 May 2012, however it still took until 6 November 2012 for his promotion to go through the process at the National Guard Bureau (NGB) and therefore his pay effective date (PED) and DOR was adjusted to 6 November 2012. With the change of statute the Army Board for Correction of Military Records no longer has the authority to correct the effective date of pay (PED). The...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018518
The applicant provides various medical records, pay records, AWOL documents, several self-authored statements, and internet articles. Included is a memorandum issued by the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, Fort Hood, TX, dated 2 April 2012, which states the applicant "would benefit from continuing a low sodium, no pork diet for her medical condition." a. Paragraph 14-27 states that commanders of active Army are responsible for initiating a FLIPL when property issued from a CIF...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018519
The applicant states: * his full name suffix was not entered on his DD Form 214 * he was awarded the CIB, two awards of the ARCOM, and the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, but they are not documented on his DD Form 214 * he is eligible for the AGCM, but it was not awarded * three bronze service stars are not listed on his DD Form 214 * the "60 Device" for the Vietnam Campaign Medal is not annotated * he is eligible for two awards of the Republic of Vietnam...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018520
Documentation of the applicant's request for discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations), chapter 10, for the good of the service (in lieu of trial by court-martial for an offense punishable by a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge), is not of record. The honorable characterization of service is appropriate when the quality of the Soldiers service generally has met the standards of acceptable conduct and performance of duty. The applicant has not...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018522
The applicant's record contains a letter from the Chief, Retirement Services, dated 1 July 1986, informing her that her records show she completed 14 years, 11 months, and 29 days of creditable service for retirement as of 15 February 1983. She further provides a DNG Form 61 (Statement of Service), issued by the Director, Personnel/Administration, DEARNG, dated 21 April 1981, that shows she had 22 years, 3 months, and 20 days of total creditable (not qualifying) service. Unfortunately,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018523
She states the FSM enlisted in the New York 5th Regiment for a 3-year term on 25 December 1776. The applicant provides a document showing the FSM's name appeared on a Description Roll of Deserters of the 5th New York Regiment dated 22 August 1782. _______ _ 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 | CY2013 | 20130018524
The applicant requests the records of her deceased son, a former service member (FSM), be corrected to show he remained on active duty on the date of death rather than placed on the temporary disability retired list (TDRL). In no case shall a Service member be retired after his or her death or before completion of a required line of duty determination. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 (Public Law 107-107), dated 28 December 2001, and codified at Title...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018526
The applicant states that in a prior application to the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), the board concurred that the FSM was assigned to the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional). The FSM's complete military service records are not available to the Board for review. The applicant contends the FSM's WD AGO Form 53-55 should be corrected to show the Ranger Tab and one Overseas Service Bar because he served with the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), was awarded the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018529
However, in the absence of orders or documentation that conclusively shows he was wounded or injured as a result of enemy action and treated for those wounds, in addition to a record of treatment and that the medical treatment was made a matter of official record, there is an insufficient evidentiary basis for adding award of the Purple Heart to his DD Form 214. He was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018530
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his discharge under other than honorable conditions be upgraded to an honorable or general discharge. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018531
He was single at the time and he made an SBP election for children only coverage. Therefore, as a matter of equity, the applicant's records should be corrected to show he enrolled his spouse in the SBP within 1 year of his marriage. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. showing the applicant made a voluntary change in his SBP election from child only to spouse and child on 10 July 2008 and that the request...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018532
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant, the spouse of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests correction of her late husband's DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his social security number (SSN) as "xxx-xxx-4878" vice "xxx-xx-4578." _______ _ _X______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018533
The available record does not show which unit the applicant was assigned to during his service in Korea. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned. ___________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 | CY2013 | 20130018540
At the end of the duty day, all the medical platoon personnel were called to the platoon sergeant's (PSG) office and told of a surprise health and welfare inspection of the rooms of the personnel living in the barracks and their vehicles. He consulted with legal counsel and he was advised of the basis for the contemplated separation action for misconduct - abuse of illegal drugs, the type of discharge he could receive, its effect on further enlistment or reenlistment, the possible effects...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018541
d. Chapter 4 states that a member who is charged with an offense for which she could be dismissed or given a punitive discharge may not be referred for physical disability processing. The applicant was not discharged because of any medical condition. She was discharged because she chose to go AWOL, not once or twice but multiple times, and extensively.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018545
The applicant's complete military records are not available to the Board for review. The evidence of record confirms the applicant received an injury as the result of enemy action in the European theater on 12 October 1944 as annotated on his WD AGO Form 53-55. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: * awarding him the Purple Heart for injuries received due to hostile action in the European theater on 12 October...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018550
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant, the daughter of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests correction of the FSM's record to show the Purple Heart and any other medals or awards he earned. She provides: * the FSM's WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation - Honorable Discharge) * the FSM's Certificate of Death * e-mail correspondence * a letter from the National Personnel Records Center...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018552
On 28 December 1967, the separation authority directed the applicant be discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-212 with issuance of a General Discharge Certificate. His service record does not indicate he applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. A second memorandum, dated 8 February 1978, and better known as the Nelson Memorandum, expanded the review policy and specified that the presence of a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018555
The applicant requests change of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show an honorable character of service. In May 1991, the applicant enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) and entered Active Duty for Training (ADT) on 18 July 1991. Discharge or release from active duty upon termination of enlistment and other periods of active duty or ADT state the service of Soldiers specified in this paragraph who are in entry-level status will be...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018558
The evidence of record shows the applicant's name was officially changed subsequent to his discharge from military service. Considering all the evidence and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law, and regulations, the documents provided by the applicant offer insufficient evidence to warrant a change to the name in his official military service records. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct item 19 of his 29 November 1969 DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018560
(2) On 18 March 2008, the applicant submitted another voluntary retirement application requesting to retire 1 May 2008 in the grade of MG. On 18 March 2008, the applicant submitted another voluntary retirement application requesting to retire 1 May 2008 in the grade of MG. On 3 April 2008, in accordance with SecDef policy, the SecArmy made the required notification through the PDUSD (P&R) to the SecDef of the Army's intention to retire the applicant, who had served 32 months in the grade...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018562
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his military records to show award of the Purple Heart for injuries received in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). The applicant states he was wounded on 4 April 1967 in the RVN. The applicant departed with his unit for duty in the RVN where he performed duty as a personnel records specialist from 7 June 1965 to 18 April 1967.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018567
The applicant requests his correct social security number (SSN), as shown on his social security card, be entered on his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) with an effective date of 16 September 1974. 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. As a result, the Board...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018568
His Enlisted Record Brief, dated 27 March 2012, shows his physical profile was 121111. Army Regulation 635-40 (Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement, or Separation) governs the evaluation of physical fitness of Soldiers who may be unfit to perform their military duties because of physical disability. Army Regulation 40-501 (Standards of Medical fitness), chapter 7 (Physical Profiling) provides that the basic purpose of the physical profile serial system is to provide an index to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018570
The applicant requests his under other than honorable conditions discharge be upgraded to a general discharge. On 20 October 1995, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10 with an under other than honorable conditions discharge and directed the applicant be reduced to private (PV1)/E-1. The applicants request for an upgrade of his discharge was carefully considered and it was determined there is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018582
There is no evidence of record that shows he was injured or wounded as a result of hostile action or that he was awarded the Purple Heart. Item 40 (Wounds) of his contemporaneous DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) does not show a combat wound or injury. However, nowhere does it show his medical transfer was a result of a combat injury that was caused by the enemy.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018591
The applicant requests promotion to the rank/grade of sergeant (SGT)/E-5 with a date of rank (DOR) of 1 March 2012. This list contains her name and stated, "The following have been selected for promotion for 1 March 2012. The evidence of record confirms the applicant made the by-name promotion list to SGT on 1 March 2012 and, based on her own admission, she was not promoted at that time because she was flagged pending an investigation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018598
However, his DD Form 214 shows: a. on 27 February 1981, he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Enlisted Personnel), paragraph 14-33b(1), by reason of misconduct for frequent incidents of a discreditable nature with civil or military authorities; b. he was discharged in the rank/grade of private (PVT)/E-1; and c. he was given an under other than honorable conditions discharge. There is no evidence the applicant applied to the Army Discharge...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018600
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). There is no evidence the applicant petitioned the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. Although an honorable or general discharge is authorized, a UOTHC discharge is normally considered appropriate.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018605
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Army Achievement Medal and his Kuwait Army Certificate of Thanks and Appreciation. The evidence of record shows orders awarded the applicant the Army Achievement Medal; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show this award. The applicant served a qualifying period of service for award of the Korea Defense Service Medal;...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018607
His DD Form 214 issued at the time of his REFRAD shows he was awarded the: * Aircraft Crewmans Badge * Combat Action Badge * Army Achievement Medal (2nd Award) * Army Good Conduct Medal * Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal * National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award) * Army Service Ribbon * Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award) * Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device * Global War on Terrorism Service Medal * Iraq Campaign Medal. The applicant has provided sufficient evidence to...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018609
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he retired in the rank of first sergeant (1SG). The applicant was serving in the rank of MSG when his DD Form 214 was prepared and he was placed on the Retired List the following day in the rank of 1SG. Accordingly, his DD Form 214 is properly prepared and there appears to be no basis to grant his request to change his DD Form 214 to reflect the rank of 1SG.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018610
The applicant requests, in effect, an upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) discharge to an honorable discharge (HD). On 13 November 1980, after having considered the applicant's request, the separation authority approved his request and directed that he receive a UOTHC discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10. Although an HD or general discharge (GD) is authorized, a UOTHC discharge is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018619
There are no orders in his Military Personnel Records Jacket (MPRJ) awarding him MOS 74D. The DA Form 2-1 was among those source documents to be used when preparing the DD Form 214. c. The following entries were prescribed on the DD Form 214: * Item 4a - enter the active duty grade or rank and pay grade at the time of separation * item 11 - enter MOS codes, titles, years, and months DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. Item 6 of his DA Form 2-1 does not show he was awarded MOS 74D, and there are...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018620
The applicant requests, correction of his DD Form 214 Amed Forces of the Unitd States Report of Transfer or Discharge to show his date of birth (DOB) as "10 June 1947" instead of "10 June 1946." _____________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. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20130018620 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018623
c. The commander states the NGB Incentive Support Team at the ARNG Professional Education Center denied the applicant's OAB payment on 8 September 2011 because he has an active SLRP contract. The ETP to retain the $20,000.00 SLRP was denied based on the following discrepancies: * the applicant's incentive addendum could not be found which violated Department of Defense Instruction 1205.21 * the applicant's DA Form 4836 (Oath of Extension of Enlistment or Reenlistment) lists Rule A which...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018625
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 10 April 2014 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20130018625 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. e. His active duty service obligation (ADSO) was 30 June 2013. f. In January 2013, he began the process of completing his packet for an unqualified resignation. The applicant provides: * Self-authored Memorandum for the Army Review Boards Agency * Request for Medical Additional Special Pay (MASP) * Request for approval of unqualified resignation from active...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018626
Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Awards), in effect at the time, provided that the Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM) was awarded to enlisted Soldiers who had completed a qualified period of active duty enlisted service. The available evidence clearly shows that the applicant participated in four campaign periods during his service in the RVN. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the Army Good Conduct...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018630
There is no evidence in the available records to show that he applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. Although an honorable or general discharge is authorized, an undesirable discharge was considered appropriate at the time. _______ _ 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 | CY2013 | 20130018632
This pamphlet shows that 2d Battalion (Airmobile), 501st Infantry Regiment, a unit to which the applicant was assigned, was awarded the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation for the period 18 April through 31 August 1971 by Department of the Army General Orders Number 6, dated 1974. Records show the applicant participated in two campaigns during his service in the Republic of Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018635
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his correct first name as "Sanyou" vice "San Y." He also states he was released from the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) after 8 years of service, but was not issued a DD Form 214. The applicant's first name when he enlisted in the USAR, throughout his service, and at the time he was released from active duty was "Sanyou" without a middle initial.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018644
The applicant states that his DD Form 214 only reflects two awards of the MSM because it was not presented until after his retirement. 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: * Deleting the award of the MSM (2nd award) from his DD Form 214 * Adding the award of the MSM (3rd award) to his DD Form 214 2.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018647
The applicant states his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) does not reflect his service in Panama during Operation Just Cause. The award to recognize service during Operation Just Cause is the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and this award is already listed on the applicant's DD Form 214. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. voiding the 29 October 1992 DD Form 215; b....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130018648
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. However, there is no available medical or personnel evidence to support his...