ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016177
The applicant requests correction of the military records to show entitlement to separation pay. An advisory opinion received from the Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, recommends the records be corrected to show the applicant signed a valid service agreement prior to separating from active duty and approval of entitlement to separation pay. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016179
The applicant requests correction of the military records to show entitlement to separation pay. An advisory opinion received from the Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, recommends the records be corrected to show the applicant signed a valid service agreement prior to separating from active duty and approval of entitlement to separation pay. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016180
The applicant requests correction of the military records to show entitlement to separation pay. An advisory opinion received from the Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, recommends the records be corrected to show the applicant signed a valid service agreement prior to separating from active duty and approval of entitlement to separation pay. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016182
The applicant requests correction of the military records to show entitlement to separation pay. An advisory opinion received from the Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, recommends the records be corrected to show the applicant signed a valid service agreement prior to separating from active duty and approval of entitlement to separation pay. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016185
The PDBR SRP conducted a comprehensive review of the applicant's submissions and records for evidence of inappropriate changes in the diagnosis of an MH condition during processing through the military disability system. After a comprehensive review of the applicant's case, the SRP determined by unanimous vote that there should be no change of the applicant's Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL) entry disability determination. The SRP reviewed the records for evidence of inappropriate...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016186
On 5 April 2008, while in Iraq, he reenlisted in the RA for a period of 6 years, assignment to Fort Jackson, SC, and a reenlistment bonus. The DD Form 214 he was issued shows he entered active duty on 14 April 2005 and was separated on 30 September 2011 with a bad conduct characterization of service. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The evidence of record confirms the applicant served continuously on active duty from 14 April 2005 through 30 September 2011 and his DD Form 214 correctly reflects...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016190
The applicant states, in effect, the case file should be reviewed in accordance with the Secretary of Defense directive for a comprehensive review of members who were referred for a disability evaluation between 11 September 2001 and 30 April 2012, and whose MH diagnosis was changed during that process. The PDBR SRP conducted a comprehensive review of the applicant's submissions and records for evidence of inappropriate changes in the diagnosis of an MH condition during processing through...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016200
This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. Army Regulation 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records) prescribes the policies and procedures for correction of military records by the Secretary of the Army acting through the ABCMR. In the absence of Army records showing...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016201
The applicant requests correction of her record to show she is eligible for the Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP). The applicant states a noncommissioned officer with the 29th Aviation Brigade was with her when her recruiter promised her she would receive payment of her pre-existing student loans in an amount up to $50,000. The applicant's enlistment contract is void of any evidence that participation in the SLRP was included in the terms of her contract.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016204
In view of the foregoing, on 3 September 2014 the Secretary of Defense directed the Service Discharge Review Boards (DRBs) and Service Boards for Correction of Military/Naval Records (BCM/NRs) to carefully consider the revised PTSD criteria, detailed medical considerations and mitigating factors when taking action on applications from former service members administratively discharged UOTHC and who have been diagnosed with PTSD by a competent mental health professional representing a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016207
He had served 2 years of active service and his DD Form 214 issued at the time of his REFRAD shows he was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal and his marksmanship badges. Accordingly, he was not eligible for award of the AFEM for his service in Vietnam and there appears to be no basis for granting his request. 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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016215
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show he was awarded constructive service credit (CSC) for his Bachelor of Science degree and 4 years of experience as a nurse. b. Paragraph 6.1.2. states a person who begins commissioned service after obtaining the additional education, training, or experience required for appointment, designation, or assignment as an officer in a health profession, with a grade and date of rank comparable to that attained by officers who begin...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016220
The applicant states, in effect: * he was separated from the Army and the South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) in 1986 * he has since been evaluated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and, in 2009, was given a service-connected disability rating of 10 percent for the same medical conditions that led to his separation * the entry which states he did not meet procurement and fitness standards is wrong 3. Applicant provides: a. The ABCMR is not an investigative body and decides...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016222
The applicant requests, in effect, that her enlistment contract be corrected to show she enlisted in pay grade E-4 instead of pay grade E-3. She provides: * Self-authored statement * DA Form 1559 (IG Action Request) * University of Hawaii BA certificate with transcript * Email * Excerpts from Army Regulation 601-210 (Active and Reserve Components Enlistment Program) * DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document - Armed Forces of the United States) * USAREC Form 1137 (Future Soldier (FS)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016226
The applicant's wife states the applicant has been diagnosed with PTSD and clinical depression and she relates how his condition has affected both the applicant and herself. In view of the foregoing, on 3 September 2014 the Secretary of Defense directed the Service Discharge Review Boards (DRBs) and Service Boards for Correction of Military/Naval Records (BCM/NRs) to carefully consider the revised PTSD criteria, detailed medical considerations and mitigating factors when taking action on...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016227
The applicant requests his military records be corrected to show he is authorized the National Defense Service Medal. The applicant states he was assigned to the 8th Battalion, 40th Armor as an active Reservist from August 1991 to August 1993. His DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) does not show he is authorized the National Defense Service Medal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016228
The applicant states his DD Form 214 indicates overseas service but does not show he served in Vietnam. Although it was not until March 1972 that change number 15 to Army Regulation 635-5 authorized an entry on the DD Form 214 to indicate Indochina and Korea service on or after 5 August 1964, there is no harm in adding his service in the RVN during the period 7 May 1967 through 3 December 1968 to his DD Form 214. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016232
The applicant requests an upgrade of his general discharge under honorable conditions to honorable and correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show all awards and decorations he is authorized. The applicant states, in effect: * his characterization of service should be upgraded because, before the incident which led to his discharge under the provisions of chapter 13, Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016233
His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows: * he held MOS 91B as his primary MOS, and it was the only MOS he was ever awarded * he served on active duty from March 1966 through March 1969, and he served in MOS 91B during the entire period of active duty * he served in the Republic of Vietnam from 28 February 1967 through 15 May 1968; however, it does not list the unit he served with or indicate what his duty title was at that time 4. The evidence of record shows the applicant held...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016235
The applicant requests that he be provided copies of his medical records showing his frostbite and hearing loss and that all authorized awards be added to his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States). The Board does not have access to the applicants medical records so they cannot be provided to him. _______ _ _X_____ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016236
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his award of the Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), any other awards he is entitled to receive, and his second deployment to Afghanistan. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016238
The evidence of record shows he completed the Airborne Course on 11 May 1990 and Permanent Orders 85-15 awarded him the Parachutist Badge for successful completion of airborne training. 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 to show award of the Parachutist Badge. ______________X___________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016240
The applicant requests the removal of two DA Forms 67-9 (Officer Evaluation Report (OER)) from his official military personnel file (OMPF): * Relief for Cause (RFC) OER covering the rating period 12 July 2012 through 21 February 2013 (hereafter referred to as contested OER-1) * Senior Rater Option (SRO) OER covering the rating period 1 February 2013 through 22 August 2013 (hereafter referred to as contested OER-2) 2. e. The rating officials did not comment on the findings of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016240
The applicant requests the removal of two DA Forms 67-9 (Officer Evaluation Report (OER)) from his official military personnel file (OMPF): * Relief for Cause (RFC) OER covering the rating period 12 July 2012 through 21 February 2013 (hereafter referred to as contested OER-1) * Senior Rater Option (SRO) OER covering the rating period 1 February 2013 through 22 August 2013 (hereafter referred to as contested OER-2) 2. e. The rating officials did not comment on the findings of the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016241
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his foreign service. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214. It stated that from the Enlisted Record Brief, enter the total amount of foreign service completed during the period covered by the DD Form 214 in item 12f.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016251
The applicant requests reconsideration of his earlier request to correct his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active duty) for the period ending on 31 December 2008 to show his place of entry on active duty (EAD) as Fort Hood, Texas. He also requests, as a new issue, correction of this same document to show his home of record (HOR) as being in the state of Texas. The applicant's argument that all of the documents concerning his discharge as enlisted and appointment as...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016253
The applicant provides: * 5 DA Forms 2823 (Sworn Statement) * 2 Memoranda * DD Form 214 * Officer Record Brief * Narrative * Orders 095-005 * Orders 061-146 * Orders 070-002 CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The Chief, Plans and Operations Awards and Decorations Branch noted that Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards), paragraph 8-6 and Military Personnel (MILPER) Message 11-268 provides that in order to be eligible for award of the CIB: The Combat Infantryman Badge is awarded to Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016258
The applicant requests his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show: * his service in Iraq * his previously-awarded Combat Action Badge * any other awards and decorations not otherwise shown * those military schools which he completed 2. The applicant provides: a. The applicant requests his DD Form 214 be corrected to show: * his service in Iraq * his previously awarded Combat Action Badge * any other awards and decorations not otherwise...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016265
Her commander notified her that action was being initiated to discharge her for the commission of a serious offense under the provisions of paragraph 14-12c (1) of Army Regulation 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations) with an under other than honorable conditions character of service. Throughout basic training she occasionally contacted her mother to see how her was son doing and her mother told her numerous times that she was stressed and that she didn't know how much...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016268
The applicant requests his active duty obligation (ADO) date be corrected from 8 March 2014 to 15 June 2013 based on his participation in the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (ADHPLRP). He provides: * Statement for Commissioning U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Officer U.S. Army - Active Duty, dated 25 January 2010 * Emails * Officer Record Brief * Memorandum, subject: Request for Health Professions Officer Combined Incentive Pay and Retention Bonus, dated 6 March...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016275
The applicant provides copies of the following: * two Standard Forms (SF) 88 (Report of Medical Examination) * two SFs 89 (Report of Medical History) * medical history * International Certificates of Vaccination * five SFs 600 (Health Record Chronological Record of Medical Care) * SF 539 (Clinical Record Abbreviated Clinical Record) * dental record * letter of commendation * SF 602 (Health Record Dental Clinic) * DA Form 3082-R (Statement of Medical Condition) * DD Form 214 (Armed...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016278
The applicant's complete 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, treated for such wounds, or that his treatment was made a matter of official record. In the absence of documentary evidence that shows he was wounded or injured as a result of hostile action and treated for those wounds, regrettably, there is insufficient...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016282
The applicant requests the Army Good Conduct Medal be awarded to his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge). 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 recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016284
He was issued a general discharge because he fell asleep on the job. There is no indication he applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 3-7a, provides that an honorable discharge is a separation with honor and entitles the recipient to benefits provided by law.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016288
The applicant requests reconsideration of his earlier request for an upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions discharge. The applicant provides: * DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) * Statement regarding his absence * Letters to his next of kin * DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) * Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) decision * DA Forms 4187 (Personnel Action) * Multiple post-service certificates and letters CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The DD Form...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016289
The applicant requests his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show he completed 18 months of foreign service instead of 11 months and 29 days, as currently listed. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Based upon orders and the entries on the applicant's DA Form 20, it is evident the number of months currently shown for foreign service on the applicant's DD Form 214 is incorrect. _______ _x _______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016291
There is no indication that the applicant applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. When authorized, it is issued to a Soldier whose military record is satisfactory but not sufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable discharge. The applicant's contention that his chain of command was the cause of his becoming an alcoholic is not supported by any of the available evidence.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016292
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medal. The governing Army regulation states that formal recommendations, approval through the chain of command, and announcement in orders are required for personal decorations, which include the Bronze Star Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. Regrettably, in the absence of orders to show he was awarded the Bronze...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016293
In view of the foregoing, on 3 September 2014 the Secretary of Defense directed the Service Discharge Review Boards (DRBs) and Service Boards for Correction of Military/Naval Records (BCM/NRs) to carefully consider the revised PTSD criteria, detailed medical considerations and mitigating factors when taking action on applications from former service members administratively discharged UOTHC and who have been diagnosed with PTSD by a competent mental health professional representing a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016297
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 12 May 2015 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140016297 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests correction of item 15b (High School Graduate or Equivalent) of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show she completed General Educational Development (GED). Although the applicant does not provide a copy of her GED or her high school diploma, based on her DD Form 214 for the period of 7 January 1999 to 15 April...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016302
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with a separation date of 19 June 1987 be corrected to show he had his GED (general education development). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting the "X" in the NO block of item 16 of his DD Form 214 with a separation...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016304
The applicant request, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his social security number (SSN) as XXX-XX-0XXX. His DD Form 214 shows his SSN as XXX-XX-6XXX. There is no evidence the SSN shown on his social security card was ever recorded in his military records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016306
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 XX3-XX-XXXX vice XX6-XX-XXXX. Page 4 of his DD Form 4, dated 5 March 1980, shows his SSN with the third digit as 6. The evidence of record confirms when the applicant enlisted in the USAR DEP and the RA he listed his SSN with the third digit as 6 and this is the SSN he used throughout his active duty service.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016309
e. General Orders Number 2768, 4th Infantry Division, dated 6 May 1970, announced the applicant's award of the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service during the period September 1969 to June 1970. f. A citation and certificate, provided by the applicant, indicates that he was awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement while participating in sustained aerial flight from 15 November 1969 to 18 March 1970. The applicant contends that his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show award...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016310
The applicant requests an exception to policy to transfer his unused education benefits to his children under the Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) provision of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The ABCMR is not an investigative body and decides cases based on the evidence that is presented in the military records provided and the independent evidence submitted with the application. The ABCMR is not an investigative body and decides cases based on the evidence that is presented in the military...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016311
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding to item 18 of his DD Form 214, dated 19 October 2000, SERVICE IN MACEDONIA FROM 19990704-19991211 AND FROM 20000412-20000618. _______ _ _x______ ___ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016313
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show the first three digits of his social security number (SSN) as 316. 2. 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 recommends...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016314
However, his DD Form 214 shows his name as "R____ M____ H____." As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting the name on his DD Form 214 and replacing it with the name that is listed on his DD Form 4/1. _______ _ _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 | CY2014 | 20140016315
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. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Awards), 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016316
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his record to show he reenlisted for and is qualified to receive the Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) incentive. The applicant states, in effect: * his SLRP contract, dated 26 February 2010, was a valid contract for the incentive at the time of his extension * his unit readiness noncommissioned officer had him sign DA Forms 4836 (Oath of Extension of Enlistment or Reenlistment) on 26 January and 25 February 2010, which when combined...