ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006758
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 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. The applicant's record contains a DD Form 47 (Record of Induction), dated 21 January 1970, that shows his middle name as "Allen."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006759
The applicant requests the following awards be added to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty): * Korea Defense Service Medal (KDSM) * National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) * Cold War Service Medals (i.e., Cold War Recognition Certificate) * Humanitarian Service Medal (HSM) * Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal * Army Achievement Medal (AAM) and "letter" * "Airborne and Air Assault Commemorative Medal" * "U.S. Army Commemorative Medal" * Driver's...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006760
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the award of the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge. The applicant's records do not contain and he does not provide supporting evidence, specifically orders, which show he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. 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...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006763
The applicant states that though his DD Form 214 shows his foreign service it does not list any decorations, medals, or awards he received. Therefore, it would be appropriate at this time to award him the AGCM (1st Award) for the period 21 November 1967 through 23 August 1969 and to add this award to his DD Form 214. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding him the AGCM (1st Award) for the period 21...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006764
There is no evidence in his military records that indicates he was awarded the Purple Heart or that he was treated for a combat-related wound. Substantiating evidence must be provided to verify the wound was the result of hostile action, the wound must have required treatment by medical personnel, and the medical treatment must have been made a matter of official record. There is no such evidence in the applicant's military records.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006767
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. 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. However, in the absence of documentation that conclusively shows he was wounded or injured as a result of enemy action and treated for those wounds, there is an insufficient...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006770
The applicant's records contain: * 1st Aviation Brigade General Orders Number 171, dated 12 January 1968, awarding him the Air Medal * 1st Aviation Brigade General Orders Number 488, dated 2 February 1968, awarding him the Air Medal (1st and 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster) * U.S. Army Bell Plant Activity Special Orders Number 24, dated 29 July 1969, awarding him the Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Pistol Bar 5. His DD Form 214 for the period ending 16 February 1970 shows he was awarded...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006780
Orders Number 309-0124, dated 5 November 2013, which show he was reassigned to the U.S. Army transition point, effective 28 January 2014, due to being discharged with a: * percentage of disability of 10% * disability severance pay in pay grade E05 based on 7 years, 5 months, and 8 days of service b. a memorandum, dated 21 November 2013, Subject: [the applicant's] promotion to SSG, which stated that the applicant's command: (1) acknowledged that he was currently promotable in accordance with...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006781
The applicant requests her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be amended. The records clearly show the applicant's MOS was 35M, HUMINT Collector, not Radar Repairer (MOS 94M). As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending her DD Form 214 to show the applicant's military education as 35M - Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Collector Course, 18 weeks and 3 days, 2011.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006782
Counsel requests correction of the applicant's military service records as stated by the applicant, above. She could no longer perform her duties and opted to submit her application for retirement with an effective date of 31 July 2011. e. Her case was not referred to the Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES) and the applicant does not know if the command initiated a Line of Duty (LD) investigation or made an LD determination. She retired from active service on 31 July 2011. c....
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006785
The applicant requests correction of her records to show she was medically retired by reason of disability vice honorably released from active duty on 23 December 2005. She was honorably released from active duty on 23 December 2005 in accordance with chapter 4 of Army Regulation 635-200 (Enlisted Personnel Separations) by reason of having completed her required active duty service. Most if not all of the applicant's medical records during her active duty service are not available for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006786
Counsel states an AR 15-6 investigation was conducted about the command climate of the applicant's unit. Headquarters, 8th TSC, Fort Shafter, HI, memorandum, dated 27 April 2011, subject: AR 15-6 Investigation Appointment, shows COL B____ A____ was appointed as an IO by MG M____ J. T____, CG, 8th TSC, to conduct an informal AR 15-6 investigation into the command climate within the 45th SBDE command group, and an assessment of the relationship between the Brigade Commander, her brigade...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006787
His degree was awarded after the FY14 promotion board convened on 3 December 2013; therefore, his non-selection by the board was not due to an error or injustice. The evidence of record shows the applicant was considered but not selected for promotion to CPT by the FY13 selection board for not being educationally qualified. The criteria for selection for promotion to the Reserve grade of CPT requires an officer to have been awarded a baccalaureate degree no later than the day before the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006794
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. On 1 August 1990, he was advised by his unit commander that action was being initiated to discharge him from the Army under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), paragraph 14-12b, by reason of a definite pattern of misconduct. The attached statement of his rights, which he acknowledged receiving on 2 August 1990, stated he had the right to: * consult with legal counsel * submit a request...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006797
The applicant requests correction of his military records to show award of the Prisoner of War (POW) Medal. As an administrative remedy, he separated the request for the POW Medal from the other awards recommendations and in 2009 finally submitted a request to the HRC Awards Branch for award of his POW Medal. The applicant provides: * his letter to Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) GD * LTC GD's letter to him * multiple letters to and from members of Congress * rewritten recommendations for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006803
However, after a letter from the Director, Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR), dated 3 February 2014, informed the applicant that the Board had denied his request for the Purple Heart, his payment for PTSD was stopped. The applicant provides all of the documents that were with the original application, plus the following additional documents: * A letters from the VA written to the applicant, dated 6 December 2010 * 17 May 2013, 1 July 2013, 16 July 2013, and 15 January...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006804
The applicant requests, in effect, that his November 2009 U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) discharge orders be revoked and that he be transferred to the Retired Reserve. The applicant provides: * Notification of Eligibility for Retired Pay at Age 60 (20-Year Letter) * Discharge Orders 09-300-00028, dated 27 October 2009 * DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) * Army Reserve Personnel Command Form 249-E (Chronological Statement of Retirement Points) CONSIDERATION OF...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006811
Records show he participated in two campaigns during his assignment in Vietnam. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Vietnam Service Medal (VSM) was awarded to all members of the Armed Forces of the United States for qualifying service in Vietnam after 3 July 1965 through 28 March 1973. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. amending item 26 of his DD Form 214 to add the following awards: *...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006812
The applicant requests correction of his military records by setting aside his nonjudicial punishment (NJP) and removing it from his Official Military Personnel file (OMPF). Consular Representation in Germany and no pay phones were available; their cell phones were inoperable in Germany * The applicant had no immediate means of communicating with his brigade * The applicant informed the lead German customs agent that they were in the U.S. Army, that he was the SSG's commander, and that they...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006814
The separation authority waived further rehabilitative efforts and directed the applicant be discharged from the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12b, by reason of misconduct - pattern of misconduct with a characterization of service of general under honorable conditions. It states that the SPD code of JKA is the appropriate code to assign to Soldiers separated under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 14-12b by reason of misconduct...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006817
On 26 September 1973, the separation authority approved the recommendation for discharge and directed the issuance of an Undesirable Discharge Certificate. There is no evidence in the available records that shows he applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within its 15-year statute of limitations. _______ _ _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 | CY2014 | 20140006819
The applicant requests his discharge from the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) be changed to show he was transferred to the Retired Reserve. At the time of his discharge he had 20 years of qualifying to receive retired pay upon application at age 60. There is also no evidence in the available records, and the applicant has provided none, to show that he requested transfer to the Retired Reserve.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006823
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge), ending on 8 November 1966, to show his service in Korea and Vietnam as well as awards of the: * National Defense Service Medal * Korean Service Medal * Vietnam Service Medal * Combat Infantryman Badge * United Nations Service Medal * Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device 1960 * Bronze Star Medal 2. His DD Form 214 shows he completed 7 months and 16 days of...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006827
The applicant requests reconsideration for promotion to sergeant first class (SFC)/E7 by a Department of the Army (DA) Enlisted Standby Advisory Board (STAB), based on the decision promulgated by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20110023559, dated 22 March 2012. The applicant states: * he requested the removal from his records of an incorrect DA Form 2166-8 (Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Evaluation Report (NCOER)) from the 2008 timeframe...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006828
He provides: * DD Form 214 * DA Form 4707 (Entrance Physical Standards Board (EPSBD) Proceedings) * Psychological Evaluation CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The EPSBD recommended that the applicant be separated from the U.S. Army for failure to meet medical procurement standards in accordance with Army Regulation 40-501 (Standards of Medical Fitness), chapter 2, paragraph 2-27(k). The examining physician stated there were no signs or symptoms during the interview of any current psychiatric illness.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006829
The applicant requests correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), for the period ending 30 April 2005, item 7a (Place of Entry into Active Duty), and item 7b (Home of Record), to show San Antonio, TX. Evidence also clearly shows she was appointed as an officer in the Regular Army and she entered active duty at Fort Sam Houston, TX (located in San Antonio, TX). In this case, the evidence of record shows upon her discharge from the RA on 29 July...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006831
The applicant requests an upgrade of his undesirable discharge (UD) to a general or an honorable discharge. Army Regulation 635-200 (Enlisted Personnel Separations) states in: a. Paragraph 3-7a - an honorable discharge is a separation with honor. The Commander, Special Processing Detachment, after interviewing the applicant and reviewing his records recommended the applicant be discharged for unfitness based on 315 days of lost time.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006832
The applicant's DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) shows he was discharged on 26 March 1979 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10, for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial, with an under other than honorable conditions characterization of service. In fact, the evidence of record shows the statement the applicant made at the time of his separation processing was available to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006835
The applicant, the son of a deceased former service member (FSM), requests correction of the FSM's WD AGO Form 53-55 (Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge) to show he was wounded in action and that the FSM be awarded the Purple Heart. A Certificate of Disability for Discharge shows a board of medical officers convened on 31 May 1945 and found the FSM had become unfit for military service because of trench foot incurred in combat 30 November 1944 in Germany. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006838
The applicant requests correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show she was honorably separated from the Army with a medical 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. Chapter 3 (Character of Service/Description of Service),...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006839
The applicant requests removal from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) a DA Form 2627 (Record of Proceedings Under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)). His commanding officer directed that the DA Form 2627 be filed in the restricted section of his OMPF and the applicant has failed to show error or injustice in the action taken by the Army in his case. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140006839 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006840
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, correction of items 4a (Grade, Rate or Rank), 4b (Pay Grade), and 12h (Effective Date of Pay Grade) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 28 November 2005. The applicant provides: * three DA Forms 4187 (Personnel Action) * National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service) * DD...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006841
The applicant states the Legion of Merit was approved after his DD Form 214 was completed and the addresses in items 19a and 19b are incorrect. The available evidence does not support his request for correction of items 19a and 19b of his DD Form 214 to show an address in Ridgeway, South Carolina instead of an address in Montgomery, Louisiana. The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006844
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. However, his record contains a DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) which shows he was discharged on 14 November 1988 in the rank/grade of private/E-1 under the provisions of paragraph 14-12c, Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations Enlisted Personnel), for misconduct commission of a serious offense, with an under other than honorable conditions characterization of service. However, his records...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006846
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to reflect his wartime service. The applicant's military records are not available to the Board for review. Therefore, the Board determined the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006848
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. A thorough review of all documents contained in his available military personnel records, many of which bear his signature, shows his SSN consistently appears as XXX-X4-8627. All of the documents in his record show he used SSN XXX-X4-8627...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006850
The applicant requests approval to transfer educational benefits to his dependents under the Transfer of Education Benefits provision of the Post-9/11 GI Bill with an effective date of October 2010. The policy further states the Secretaries of the Military Departments will provide active duty participants and members of the Reserve Components with qualifying active duty service, individual pre-separation or release from active duty counseling on the benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006851
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) and DD Form 256A (Honorable Discharge) to show his middle name as "Willis." The applicant's complete military records are not available to the Board for review. 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 and issuing him a new DD Form 256A to show the spelling of his middle...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006853
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's records contain a WD AGO Form 20 (Soldiers Qualification Record) which reflects his date of birth is 26 November 1919 and his last name is spelled M__G__. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his WD AGO Form 53-55 to show his birth date as 26 November 1919 and the spelling of his last name as...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006855
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests an upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions discharge. His DD Form 214 shows he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, for the good of the service - in lieu of trial by court-martial with a characterization of service of under other than honorable conditions.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006856
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of a second Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR with Numeral 2) based on his assignment to "Madigan Army Medical Center," in effect, Tripler Army Medical Center, Tripler, Hawaii. He states, in effect: a. he was assigned to Tripler Army Medical Center for 5 years, 2 months, and 5 days; b. he received an OSR for his initial 36 months; but not for the subsequent 26 months; c. in...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006857
The applicant requests an upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) discharge. The applicant was charged with one specification of being AWOL from 5 February to 16 April 1985. He was discharged accordingly on 22 May 1985.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006859
His service record does not indicate he applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his discharge within that board's 15-year statute of limitations. Although a UOTHC discharge is normally appropriate for a Soldier discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14, for misconduct, it appears the separation authority determined the applicant's overall service met the standards of acceptable conduct and performance of duty to warrant a general discharge. ...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006860
Department of the Army Pamphlet 672-3 (Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register) lists the awards received by units serving in Vietnam. Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show these unit awards. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting from his DD Form 214 the Vietnam Service Medal and adding to his DD Form 214 the following awards: * Distinguished Flying Cross * Meritorious...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006861
On 14 August 1985, he consulted with legal counsel and voluntarily requested discharge for the good of the service under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations - Enlisted Personnel), chapter 10 due to charges being preferred against him under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) which authorized the imposition of a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. There is no evidence indicating he applied to the Army Discharge Review Board for an upgrade of his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006866
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 11 December 2014 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140006866 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Paragraph 11-2 of this regulation states that a Soldier will be given a BCD pursuant only to an approved sentence of a general or special court-martial. Therefore, his record of service is insufficiently meritorious to warrant an honorable or general discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006867
The applicant requests correction of her records to show entitlement to the $20,000 Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) incentive that she contracted for upon enlistment in the Army National Guard (ARNG). Applicant's request for an ETP for payment of the SLRP incentive in which she provided a summary of her enlistment in the OHARNG, training, and DMOSQ in MOS 42A. Records show the applicant enlisted in the OHARNG on 9 August 2007 for a period of 6 years in MOS 42A and her enlistment...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006868
The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show that he was retired in the pay grade of E-9 effective 27 October 2009. He continues by stating that because he was promotable, he should have received a grade determination at the time of his retirement and retired in the pay grade of E-9. The advisory opinion was provided to the applicant for comment and he responded through an email to a staff member of the Board to the effect that given the low failure rate of individuals from...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006873
Following a legal review and consistent with the chain of command's recommendations, the separation authority approved the applicant's request for discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, with a discharge under other than honorable conditions and reduction to the lowest enlisted grade. His DD Form 214 shows he was discharged for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial with a...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140006874
The applicant requests: a. correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show he was awarded the Purple Heart; and b. correction of his DA Form 8-275-2 (Clinical Record Cover Sheet), dated 1970, to show his last name spelled as S__TON. Therefore, his DD Form 24 should be corrected to show this unit award. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding...