| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Ms. Rosa M. Chandler | Analyst |
| Mr. John N. Slone | Chairperson | |
| Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright | Member | |
| Mr. Jose A. Martinez | Member |
THE BOARD ADDITIONALLY FINDS:
16. On 7 August 2002, the Military Awards Branch, US Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM), while implementing the corrections directed by the Board in its previous Proceedings (docket number AR2002066760), discovered that a mistake of law occurred concerning the applicant's entitlement to award of the Good Conduct Medal (GCMDL). Service as a commissioned officer cannot be used to qualify an individual for award of the GCMDL; only enlisted service may be used to calculate qualifying service. The applicant served only 10 months and 14 days of continuous enlisted active Federal service before being commissioned through Officer Candidate School.
17. Army Regulation 672-5-1 (Military Awards), then in effect, stated that the GCMDL is awarded for continuous enlisted active Federal military service. The basic criteria calls for one award for each 3-year period completed on or after 27 August 1940. For the first award only, the GCMDL may be awarded upon termination of service on or after 27 June 1950 of less than 3 years but more than 1 year. The GCMDL may only be awarded upon termination of service on or after 27 June 1950 of less than 1 year when final separation was by reason of physical disability or death incurred in line of duty.
THE BOARD ADDITIONALLY CONCLUDES:
6. Through a mistake of law, the applicant was erroneously credited with sufficient continuous enlisted active Federal service to qualify for award of the GCMDL. The applicant served less than 1 year of enlisted service and does not have sufficient continuous enlisted service to qualify for award of the GCMDL.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS:
That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the Board’s recommendation appearing in the Proceeding AR2002066760, dated 2 July 2002, to show that the individual is not entitled to award of the GCMDL.
BOARD VOTE:
__jns___ __inw___ __jam___ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
John N. Slone
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CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2002077074 |
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| DATE BOARDED | 20020815 |
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| BOARD DECISION | (GRANT) |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.0056 |
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