| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Lee Cates | Analyst |
| Mr. Fred N. Eichorn | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Roger W. Able | Member | |
| Ms. Paula Mokulis | Member |
2. The applicant requests his records be corrected to show retirement in the grade of E-8 and receive retired pay for first sergeant (1SG), pay grade E-8.
3. The applicant states he was promoted to 1SG on 30 September 1986 and administratively reduced without prejudice on 16 March 1987. He provides the orders in support of his request.
4. The applicant’s military records show that on 30 September 1986, he was promoted to the rank of 1SG by Orders 93-1, 225th Engineer Group, Louisiana Army National Guard (LAARNG).
5. On 16 March 1987, Orders 16-1, 225th Engineer Group, LAARNG administratively reduced the applicant, without prejudice to sergeant first class (SFC), pay grade E-7.
6. On 15 February 1989, he was honorably separated from the LAARNG and transferred to the Army Reserve Control Group (Retired Reserve), in pay grade E-7.
7. On 26 February 2002, he reached age 60 and was eligible to receive Reserve Retired pay effective that date.
8. Army Regulation 135-180 (Qualifying Service for Retired Pay Non-regular Service) indicates in pertinent part, that the person being granted retired pay will receive that pay in the highest grade (temporary or permanent) satisfactorily held by him during his entire period of service.
9. Army Regulation 635-200 specifies that noncommissioned officers holding the grade of master sergeant, E-8, at retirement, whose records show successful service as first sergeant, E-8, will be placed on the retired list in the grade title first sergeant. It also specifies, among other things, the soldier must be serving in and retiring in pay grade E-8.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicant satisfactorily held the pay grade of E-8 (1SG) from 30 September 1986 until 16 March 1987, when he was administratively reduced without prejudice to SFC, pay grade E-7. His records should be corrected accordingly.
2. 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 showing the individual concerned was transferred to the Army Reserve Control Group (Retired Reserve) on 15 February 1989 in the rank of 1SG, pay grade E-8.
BOARD VOTE:
_fen____ _pm____ __rwa___ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
Fred N. Eichorn
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CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2002070033 |
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| DATE BOARDED | 20020516 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | GRANT |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 129.04 |
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