| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. William Blakely | Analyst |
| Mr. Fred N. Eichorn | Chairperson | |
| Ms. Barbara J. Ellis | Member | |
| Ms. Karen Y. Fletcher | Member |
2. The applicant requests, in effect, that his Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) be corrected to show he completed his 2-year service obligation.
3. The applicant states, in effect, that his DD Form 214 shows 1 year,
11 months, and 24 days of active service. He states that he completed his service obligation as shown in item 28 (Narrative Reason for Separation) of his DD Form 214. Also, he has encountered problems with his veterans eligibility. In support of his application he submits a copy of his DD Form 214 and a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
4. The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Army on
24 July 1984 for the 2-year enlistment option. He was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 16S (Manpads Crewman). His highest pay grade attained was E-3.
5. The applicant was serving in Germany at the time of his expiration term of service (ETS). His separation orders reassigned him to the Fort Dix, New Jersey separation transfer point with a separation date of 23 July 1986, on which he would have completed the full 2 years of his enlistment contract. He arrived at the separation transfer point early and was honorably released from active duty on 17 July 1986, for his normal ETS, after completing 1 year, 11 months and
24 days of creditable active service.
6. The letter dated 16 April 1991, from the VA provided by the applicant indicated he did not meet the minimum active duty requirements to receive VA medical care.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicant departed Germany to be separated effective 23 July 1986, the date he would have completed his full 2-year enlistment contract. He departed Germany early and separated on 17July 1986, at which time he had completed 1 year, 11 months and 24 days of creditable active service.
2. The applicant was honorably released from active duty before completion of his term of service. The applicant’s 6-day early release was for the convenience of the government and not intended to deprive him of any benefits or entitlements due him as a result of his honorable service. This unjustly prevents the applicant from receiving VA medical care.
3. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.
RECOMMENDATION:
That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by:
a. voiding the 17 July 1986 separation date of the individual concerned;
b. placing him on excess leave without pay from 17 through
23 July 1986; and
c. issuing him a corrected separation document with a new separation date of 23 July 1986 and showing that he completed a total of 2 years, 0 months, and 0 days of net active service this period.
BOARD VOTE:
__FNE __ __BJE__ __KYF __ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
___Fred N. Eichorn __
CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2001057437 |
| SUFFIX | |
| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 2001/11/08 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | (GRANT) |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 110.00 |
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