RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


      IN THE CASE OF:


      BOARD DATE:            9 June 2005
      DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20040008508


      I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record
of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in
the case of the above-named individual.

|     |Mr. Carl W. S. Chun               |     |Director             |
|     |Mrs. Nancy L. Amos                |     |Analyst              |


      The following members, a quorum, were present:

|     |Mr. Melvin H. Meyer               |     |Chairperson          |
|     |Mr. Lester Echols                 |     |Member               |
|     |Ms. Carol A. Kornhoff             |     |Member               |

      The Board considered the following evidence:

      Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records.

      Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion,
if any).

THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant requests that his retired grade be adjusted to E-8.

2.  The applicant states that he had served on active duty satisfactorily
in the grade of E-8.

3.  The applicant provides his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or
Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 3 January 2002; his E-8
promotion orders; his separation from active duty orders; orders assigning
him to the Retired Reserve; a 19 July 2004 letter to the Defense Finance
and Accounting Service (DFAS); Active Guard Reserve (AGR) orders; seven
leave and earnings statements for the months February through August 1981;
two military pay vouchers for the pay periods ending 27 June 1981 and 30
August 1981; and a   letter from the U. S. Army Human Resources Command –
St. Louis, MO dated 20 September 2004.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant enlisted in the Army National Guard on 9 August 1965.  He
was promoted to First Sergeant, E-8 on 26 February 1981.

2.  The applicant provided seven leave and earnings statements which show
he attended unit training on a regular monthly basis from the time he was
promoted to E-8 until he entered active duty in an AGR status.  He provided
two pay vouchers which show that during the period 10 through 27 June 1981
he performed 18 days of active duty while in pay grade E-8 and during the
period     28 through 30 August 1981 he performed 3 days of active duty
while in pay grade E-8.

3.  The applicant was ordered to active duty in an AGR status effective 31
August 1981 in the rank and grade of Platoon Sergeant, E-7 under the
authority of Title 32, U. S. Code, section 502(f).

4.  Effective 1 May 1984, the applicant was laterally appointed to Sergeant
First Class (SFC), E-7.

5.  State of Montana, Office of The Adjutant General orders 304-013 dated
     31 October 2001 discharged the applicant from the Army National Guard
and
assigned him to the Retired Reserve effective 3 January 2003.  The
additional instructions stated in part, "Officer/Soldier is eligible to
retire at 1SG/E8."

6.  Headquarters, 7th Infantry Division and Fort Carson orders 331-0001
dated 27 November 2001 released the applicant from active duty because of
physical disability and placed him on the retired list effective 4 January
2002 in the retired grade of SFC.  The orders indicated that the statute
authorizing his retirement was section 1201 [Title 10, U. S. Code]
(physical disability retirement for Regulars and members on active duty for
more than 30 days).

7.  The applicant was released from active duty on 3 January 2002 in the
rank and grade of SFC, E-7 after completing 21 years, 9 months, and 12 days
of creditable active service.

8.  Title 10, U. S. Code, section 1372(2) states that, unless entitled to a
higher retired grade under some other provision of law, any member of an
armed force who is retired for physical disability under section 1201 or
1204 of this title is entitled to the grade equivalent to the highest
temporary grade or rank in which he served satisfactorily, as determined by
the Secretary of the armed force from which he is retired.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The available evidence shows the applicant served as an E-8 in the Army
National Guard from the date he was promoted in February 1981 until the day
before he was ordered to active duty, in the grade of E-7, in an AGR status
on  31 August 1981.  The available evidence also shows that he performed
active duty in June 1981 and in August 1981 while in the grade of E-8.

2.  The applicant entered active duty in an AGR status on 31 August 1981
under the authority of Title 32, U. S. Code, section 502(f).  It appears he
accepted an administrative reduction to pay grade E-7 in order to do so.
He continued to serve until he was released from active duty on 3 January
2002 by reason of physical disability under the provisions of Title 10, U.
S. Code, section 1201 after completing more than 20 years of active
service.

3.  In accordance with Title 10, U. S. Code, section 1372(2), the applicant
was entitled to retire in the highest grade in which he served
satisfactorily.  Therefore, given his previous satisfactory service in the
rank of E-8, it appears he met the statutory requirement to be placed on
the retired list on 4 January 2002 in the grade of E-8.

BOARD VOTE:

__mhm___  __le____  __cak___  GRANT FULL RELIEF

________  ________  ________  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant
a recommendation for relief.  As a result, the Board recommends that all
Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by
amending Headquarters, 7th Infantry Division and Fort Carson orders 331-
0001 dated 27 November 2001 to show he was placed on the retired list
effective        4 January 2002 in the retired grade and rank of First
Sergeant, E-8 and that he be paid any back due retired pay as a result of
this correction.




            __Melvin H. Meyer_____
                    CHAIRPERSON

                                    INDEX

|CASE ID                 |AR20040008508                           |
|SUFFIX                  |                                        |
|RECON                   |                                        |
|DATE BOARDED            |20050609                                |
|TYPE OF DISCHARGE       |                                        |
|DATE OF DISCHARGE       |                                        |
|DISCHARGE AUTHORITY     |                                        |
|DISCHARGE REASON        |                                        |
|BOARD DECISION          |GRANT                                   |
|REVIEW AUTHORITY        |Mr. Schneider                           |
|ISSUES         1.       |136.06                                  |
|2.                      |                                        |
|3.                      |                                        |
|4.                      |                                        |
|5.                      |                                        |
|6.                      |                                        |


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