| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Luis Almodova | Analyst |
| Mr. Arthur A. Omartian | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Thomas A. Pagan | Member | |
| Mr. Roger W. Able | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: In effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show that he qualified as an expert marksman.
APPLICANT STATES: In effect, that he hit 38 out of 40 rounds and the 50-meter target was not visible due to recent excavating in his lane. He explained this to his drill sergeant and was told that he could requalify the next day. The next day the ground was improved but he was not allowed to requalify. The applicant further states that he should have had an expert listing to begin with in his records. He believes that to qualify expert, the number of hits was 36 and up. He had 38 with 2 unspent rounds.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records show:
That he enlisted in the Army Reserve for 6 years on 8 July 1983 in the rank and pay grade of Private, E-1. On 24 August 1983 he was ordered to active duty for training and underwent both basic combat and advanced individual training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He was awarded the military occupational specialty (MOS) 12B (Combat Engineer).
Penciled entries on his DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) show that he qualified as a sharpshooter with the M-16 rifle on 23 September 1983 and as an expert in the hand grenade throw on 4 October 1983, during basic combat training. There are no other weapons qualification entries in his personnel qualification record. There are no orders on file in his service personnel records awarding the applicant an Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar.
On 1 December 1983, the applicant was honorably released from active duty, at the completion of his active duty for training, under the provisions of Paragraph 16-9a, Army Regulation 635-200.
Block 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his DD Form 214 shows that he was entitled to the Army Service Ribbon, the Sharpshooter Qualification Badge M-16, and the Expert Qualification Badge with Hand Grenade Bar.
Army Regulation 600-8-22, in pertinent part, sets forth requirements for award of basic marksmanship qualification badges. The qualification badge is awarded to indicate the degree in which an individual has qualified in a prescribed record
course, and an appropriate bar is furnished to denote each weapon with which the individual has qualified. The qualification badges are in three classes: Expert, Sharpshooter, and Marksman.
The DD Form 214, submitted by the applicant as evidence of his service, was signed by him on his release from active duty for training. The applicant's signature on this document indicates that he reviewed the form and accepted the information as being correct to the best of his knowledge. In effect, the applicant admitted that he had qualified as sharpshooter during marksmanship qualification training.
To qualify, soldiers are required to detect and engage targets at distances ranging from 50 meters to 300 meters. Soldier will fire two twenty round magazines. The first will be fired from the foxhole-supported position and the second will be fired from the prone unsupported position. The following standards are applicable: Expert: 36-40 hits; Sharpshooter: 30–35 hits; Marksman: 23-29 hits; unqualified: 22-Below.
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. 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, in this case, has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy this requirement.
2. It is apparent from the level of the marksmanship qualification badge that was awarded the applicant that he did not score more than 36 hits while on the rifle qualification range. There is no evidence that the applicant did or didn't bring the perceived problem with his firing lane to the attention of his drill sergeant as he alleges.
3. If a report were made, as the applicant alleges, in the absence of action by the drill sergeant, the applicant could have availed himself of the open door policy and could have sought the first sergeant's assistance in resolving the issue. The Board noted that the applicant remained in the unit for an additional 69 days [from 23 September until 1 December 1983] after undergoing weapons qualification. The Board also noted that the applicant did not seek to resolve the issue until more than 19 years after he qualified sharpshooter with his rifle.
4. The evidence of record fails to show that the applicant was entitled to award of the Expert Qualification Badge for the M-16 Rifle. His records only show qualification at the sharpshooter level. Thus his record correctly shows entitlement to the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar.
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:
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________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
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| CASE ID | AR2003085531 |
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| DATE BOARDED | 20030515 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | |
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| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | DENY |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 107.0000 |
| 2. | 107.0108 |
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