RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:	  


	BOARD DATE:	  27 October 2005
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20050000889 


	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

Ms. Joyce A. Wright

Analyst

The following members, a quorum, were present:


Mr. Melvin H. Meyer

Chairperson

Mr. Allen L. Raub 

Member

Ms. Linda D. Simmons

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, in effect, that item 6 (Date of Rank [DOR]), item 10b (Prior Reserve Component Service), item 10d (Total Service for Pay), item 13 (Primary Specialty Number/Title/Date Awarded [Additional specialty numbers and titles]), item 14 (Highest Education Level Successfully Completed), and item 15 (Awards and Decorations) of his National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service) be corrected.  

2.  The applicant states that his DOR should be 31 October 1984, that his total prior Reserve service should be 10 years, that his total service for pay should be 17 years, that his primary military occupational specialty (PMOS) and date awarded should be "95B20" 9 May 1972, that his highest level of education is 2 years college, Associate of Arts Degree, and that he be awarded the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) with one bronze service star. 

3.  The applicant provides a copy of his NGB Form 22, with associated documents from his military personnel file, in support of his application.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant is requesting correction of an alleged error which occurred on 22 September 1994, the date of his expiration of service obligation.  The application submitted in this case is dated 20 January 2005.

2.  Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice.  This provision of law allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse failure to file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines that it would be in the interest of justice to do so.  In this case, the ABCMR will conduct a review of the merits of the case to determine if it would be in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant’s failure to timely file.

3.  The applicant's military records show he entered active duty (AD) on 30 July 1970, as a communications center specialist in military occupation specialty (MOS) (72B20), for 4 years.  He was promoted to specialist four (SP4/E-4) on 3 May 1972.  

4.  He was awarded the secondary MOS (SMOS) of 95B20, military policeman, effective 9 May 1972.  He continued to serve until he was released from AD on 3 August 1973, in the pay grade of E-4.  He had a total of 3 years of creditable service.  He was transferred to the California Army National Guard (CAARNG). 
5.  He was awarded the NDSM, the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with rifle bar, and the Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with pistol bar. 

6.  The applicant enlisted in the CAARNG on 4 August 1973, as a radio teletypewriter operator (05F), for 1 year.  He was honorably discharged from the CAARNG on 3 August 1974.  He had completed 1 year of total creditable service.  He was transferred to the USAR Control Group (Standby).  He continued to serve until he was honorably discharged on 29 July 1976, in the pay grade of E-4. 

7.  The applicant provides a copy of diploma from Saddlebark College, in Mission Viejo, California, which shows that he obtained an Associate in Arts degree in May 1977.

8.  After a break in service, the applicant enlisted in the Army Reserve on 25 July 1981, for 2 years, in the pay grade of E-4. 

9.  On 13 December 1982, orders were published reassigning the applicant from his present troop program unit (TPU) to a new TPU due to a change in his residency effective 1 December 1982.  He was assigned as a military police, in MOS 95B20.  He was honorably discharged on 5 June 1983 for immediately reenlistment.

10.  The applicant reenlisted in the Army Reserve on 6 June 1983, for 6 years.  He was released from his TPU and was assigned to the USAR Control Group (Reinforcement) effective 15 June 1983. 

11.  He was promoted to sergeant (SGT/E-5) effective 31 October 1984 and was awarded the primary MOS (PMOS) of 95B20 the same day.  He continued to serve until he was honorably discharge on 5 June 1989, in the pay grade of E-5.

12.  The applicant's records contain a copy of a statement of retirement points, dated 9 December 1989, which was prepared by the US Army Reserve Personnel Center (ARPERSCEN).  The calculation shows that he had completed 14 years, 4 months, and 14 days of total service for longevity pay purposes and 1 year of qualifying service for retirement purposes.  It also shows that he had earned only membership points during his last four years in an active status.   
This statement failed to show his previous period of AD and ARNG service.



13.  After a break in service, the applicant reenlisted in the CAARNG on 23 September 1991, as a combat signaler (31K), in the pay grade of E-5, for 3 years, with an established expiration of term of service (ETS) of 22 September 1994.

14.  Item 7a (Total Active Military Service) of his DD Form 4/1 (Enlistment/ Reenlistment Document) shows the entry "04 09 17" (4 years, 9 months, and 17 days) and item 7b (Total Inactive Military Service) shows the entry "02 00 13" (2 years and 13 days). 

15.  Item 6 (Military Occupational Specialties/MOS/Title/Date) of his DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record-Part ll) shows the entry "P (Primary) 31K00 Cbt (combat) Signaler 910923 (23 September 1991)."  Item 9 (Awards and Decorations) shows the entry "NDSM."  Item 18 (Appointment and Reductions/Grade/Comp/Date of Rank) shows the entry "SGT ARNGUS" and the entry "910923" 23 September 1991) as his DOR.  

16.  The applicant was honorably discharged from the CAARNG on 22 September 1994, in the pay grade of E-5 with a DOR of 23 September 1991, the date of his last enlistment following a break in service.

17.  Item 6a, of his NGB Form 22, dated 22 September 1994, shows the entry     "94 04 04" (4 April 1994), item 10b shows the entry "02 00 13" (2 years and 13 days) and item 10d shows the entry "09 10 00" (9 years and 10 months), item 13 shows the entry "NONE///Nothing Follows", item 14 shows the entry " College 00 YRS (years)", and item 15 shows the entry "NDSM /// Nothing Follows." 

18.  The applicant's Statement of Retirement Points, dated 9 May 1995, prepared by the ARNG, shows that he had completed 1 year of qualifying service for retirement purposes.

19.  National Guard Regulation 600-200 establishes standards, policies, and procedures for the management of ARNG enlisted soldiers.  

20.  Table 8-2, of NGR 600-200, provides instructions for the preparation of the NGB Form 22.  It states, in pertinent part, that item 6 will be completed to show the appropriate DOR for the rank and pay grade in items 5a (Rank) and 5b (Pay Grade).  Item 10b will be completed to show the prior Reserve Component (RC) service by entering the total of all prior RC service from the DD Form 4/1 item 7b. Item 10d (Total Service for Pay) will be completed by entering the total service by adding items 10a, 10b, and 10c.  

21.  Item 13 (PMOS/Title/and Date Awarded) will be completed by entering the PMOS, SMOS and additional MOS number, title, and date awarded from item 6, DA Form 2-1.  Item 14 (Highest Education Level Successfully Completed) will be completed by entering the highest level of civilian education in 
years attended.  Item 15 (Awards and Decorations) will be completed to show all awards for the entire period of service to include State awards attained from item 9 of the DA Form 2-1. 

22.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) as amended provides that the National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 July 1950 through 27 July 1954, 1 January 1961 through 14 August 1974, 2 August 1990 through 30 November 1995 and 11 September 2001 to a date to be determined.  This regulation also provides that the second and subsequent awards of the National Defense Service Medal are denoted by a bronze service star affixed to the National Defense Service Medal.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence shows that the applicant served on AD and in the CAARNG before enlisting in the USAR.  He was promoted to SGT effective 31 October 1984 and was awarded the PMOS of 95B20, on the same day, while serving in the USAR.  He continued to serve until he was honorably discharged on 5 June 1989, in the pay grade of E-5.

2.  The evidence shows that the applicant had completed 14 years, 4 months, and 14 days of total service for longevity purposes on 9 December 1989.  However, this calculation failed to show his previous period of AD and ARNG service. 

3.  The applicant reenlisted in the CAARNG on 23 September 1991, in the PMOS of 31K, as a combat signaler.  His records clearly show that he was awarded the PMOS of 31K00 with a DOR of 23 September 1991, as evidenced by his DA Form 2-1 and was awarded the PMOS of 95B20 on 31 October 1984, while serving in the USAR.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of item 6, of his NGB Form 22, to show his DOR as 31 October 1984, due to his current enlistment in the CAARNG as a 31K.  However, he is entitled to correction of item 6, of his NGB Form 22, to show the entry "91 09 23" (23 September 91) as his DOR and item 13 to show the entry "PMOS 31K20 Combat Signaler 23 September 1991" and the entry "SMOS 95B20 Military Policeman 31 October 1984."  



4.  The applicant was honorably discharged from the CAARNG on 22 September 1994.  The evidence shows that he was transferred to the USAR Control Group (Standby) approximately on 4 August 1974, after 1 year of service in the CAARNG, and was honorably discharged on 29 July 1976.  He also served in the USAR from 25 July 1981 until his discharge on 5 June 1989.  

5.  It is evident that the applicant served more than 2 years and 13 days of prior RC service, as indicated in item 10b of his NGB Form 22.  Therefore, it is recommended that the State Army National Guard recompute the applicant's prior RC service and correct item 10b upon completing of their recomputation.

6.  The applicant alleges that his total service for pay of 9 years and 10 months, as indicated in item 10d, of his NGB Form 22 is incorrect.  The evidence shows that the applicant completed over 14 years, 4 months, and 14 days of total service for longevity purposes on 9 December 1989 and served an additional 3 years in the CAARNG.  Therefore, it is recommended that the State Army National Guard recompute the applicant's total service for pay and correct item 10d accordingly upon completion of the recomputation by adding items 10a, 10b, and 10c. 

7.  The evidence clearly shows that the applicant obtained his Associate of Arts degree in May 1977 which was his highest level of civilian education.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 14 of his NGB Form 22 to show the entry "College 02 YRS."

8.  The evidence of record shows that the applicant served a period of qualifying service for award of the NDSM and was awarded the NDSM as evidenced by his DD Form 214.  He also met the criteria for his second award of the NDSM which was not shown on his NGB Form 22.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 15 of his NGB Form 22 to show the entry "NDSM with one bronze service star."

9.  It is recommended that the applicant's ARNG records and the Department of the Army Records be corrected as shown below.









BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT FULL RELIEF 

_ALR___  _MM_____  _LDS  __  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That insofar as records of the California Army National Guard are concerned, the Army Board for the Correction of Military Records recommends that the Adjutant General of the State of California correct all records related to this case: 

	a.  by showing the entry "91 09 23" in item 6 (Date of Rank), of his      NGB Form 22; 

	b.  by showing the correct prior RC service in item 10b (Prior RC Service), of his NGB Form 22, and correct total service for pay in item 10d (Total Service For Pay), of his NGB Form 22, after computations by the State Army National Guard are completed;

	c.  by showing the entry "(P) 31K20 Combat Signaler 930923" and the entry "(S) 95B20 Military Policeman 841031" in item 13 (Primary Specialty Number, Title and Date Awarded [Additional Specialty Numbers and Titles]), of his NGB Form 22; 

	d.  by showing the entry "College 02 YRS" in item 14 (Highest Education Level Successfully Completed), of his NGB Form 22; and 

	e.  by showing the entry "NDSM with one bronze service star" in item 15 (Awards and Decorations), of his NGB Form 22.

2.  That upon completion of the administrative action required by Paragraph 1b, above, that the State Army National Guard recalculate the retirement points of the individual concerned and issue him a corrected Chronological Statement of Retirement Points.



3.  The Board further determined that the evidence presented is insufficient to warrant a portion of the requested relief.  As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to item 6 (Date of Rank) of his NGB Form 22 to show his DOR as "84 10 31" (31 October 1984).




__    Melvin H. Meyer____
          CHAIRPERSON




INDEX

CASE ID
AR20050000889
SUFFIX

RECON

DATE BOARDED
20051027
TYPE OF DISCHARGE
HD
DATE OF DISCHARGE

DISCHARGE AUTHORITY
AR  NGR 600-200, PARA 8-26x
DISCHARGE REASON

BOARD DECISION
GRANT/DENY
REVIEW AUTHORITY

ISSUES         1.
102
2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

























NOTE 

RA/ENL                                                                       CAARNG  ENL 23 SEP 91
30 JUL 70 TO 3 Aug 73                                                                ETS  22 SEP 94

                                                                                                
730803                                                                                                   940922
700730                                                                                                   910923
030003                                                                                                     3 years
          1
030004== 3 years, 4 days

NOTE DD 214 SHOWS 3 YRS

ENL 
CAARNG FOR 1 YR
4 AUG 73 TO 3 AUG 74

1 year  (active or inactive service—must review records)

USAR STANDBY
4 AUG 74 TO 29 JUL 76                                                         03 00 04
                                                                                                  1 00 00
760729                                                                                      1 11 26
740804                                                                                       7 10 11
011125                                                                                       3 00 00
          1                                                                                     
011126 –1 year, 11 months, and 26 days                       total   15 21 41
                                                                                                  16 10 11
USAR
ENL 25 JUL 81/immediate reenlistment
ENL 6   JUN 83 (
DIS  5   JUN 89 (from USAR)

890605
810725
071010
           1
0710 11===USAR 7 years, 10 months, and 11 days