| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Ms. Wanda L. Waller | Analyst |
| Mr. Samuel A. Crumpler | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Melvin H. Meyer | Member | |
| Ms. Regan K. Smith | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Expert Infantryman Badge and completion of the Jungle Expert School and Recondo School.
APPLICANT STATES: That these items were omitted from his DD Form 214 upon his release from active duty. In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214; an award certificate for completion of the standard Jungle Operations Training Course, dated 16 June 1973; clinical records, dated 15 March 1977 and 8 December 1981; and two pages of his DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record).
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records show:
The applicant enlisted on 9 August 1972 and remained on active duty through continuous reenlistments. He served as an infantryman in Panama, Korea and Germany and was honorably discharged on 17 March 1982.
The applicant’s DD Form 214, which was authenticated in his own hand, does not show the Expert Infantryman Badge as an authorized award. Item
14 (Military Education) on his DD Form 214 shows the entry, “NONE.”
There are no orders for the Expert Infantryman Badge in the available records. Item 9 (Awards, Decorations & Campaigns) on the applicant’s DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) does not show entitlement to the Expert Infantryman Badge.
The applicant provided an award certificate, dated 16 June 1973, which shows he completed the standard Jungle Operations Training Course.
There is no evidence in the applicant’s service personnel records which shows that he completed Recondo School.
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) prescribes Army policy and procedures for awards, and paragraph 8-8 provides for award of the Expert Infantryman Badge. Award of the Expert Infantryman Badge requires that an individual must have satisfactorily completed the prescribed proficiency tests while assigned or attached to an infantry unit of at least battalion size. To be eligible for testing and award of the Expert Infantryman Badge, a soldier must be in an active Army status and must have an infantry or special forces specialty.
Recondo, Raider and Jungle Warfare Training Courses are conducted by brigade and division level units throughout the Army as local training courses in combat skills. The badges awarded upon completion of these courses are awarded in
accordance with local policies governing these training courses. These badges are not governed by the Department of the Army awards regulation and, as a result, they are not annotated on the DD Form 214. In accordance with Army Regulation 635-5, which governs preparation of separation documents, Recondo, Raider and Jungle Operations Training Courses are not entered under education and training of the DD Form 214 because training course for combat skills are not listed on the DD Form 214.
DISCUSSION: Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:
1. The Board considered the applicant’s contention that he is entitled to award of the Expert Infantryman Badge. However, there is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he was awarded the Expert Infantryman Badge or that he met the qualifications for this badge. Therefore, the Board determined that there is insufficient evidence on which to base award of the Expert Infantryman Badge in this case.
2. The Board also considered the applicant’s request that the Expert Jungle School be shown on his DD Form 214. However, the governing regulation states that Jungle Operations Training Courses are not entered under education and training of the DD Form 214 because training courses for combat skills are not listed on the DD Form 214. Therefore, there is no basis for granting the applicant’s request.
3. The applicant’s contention that he completed the Recondo School is not supported by the evidence of record. There is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows that he completed the Recondo Course.
4. In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust. The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy this requirement.
5. In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.
DETERMINATION: The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.
BOARD VOTE:
________ ________ ________ GRANT
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
SAC____ MHM____ RKS_____ DENY APPLICATION
| CASE ID | AR2002071901 |
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| RECON | |
| DATE BOARDED | 20020801 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | (DENY) |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.0112 |
| 2. | 100.0700 |
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