RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 18 OCTOBER 2005
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20050009271
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. Gale J. Thomas | |Analyst |
The following members, a quorum, were present:
| |Mr. John Slone | |Chairperson |
| |Ms. Linda Simmons | |Member |
| |Mr. Kenneth Lapin | |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 enlistment contract be corrected to
show his correct enlistment grade.
2. The applicant states that his DD Form 4/1 (Enlistment/Reenlistment
Document-Armed Forces of the United States), should read “beginning in pay
grade E-2,” and not, “beginning in pay grade E-3.”
3. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 4/1, a Memorandum for
Record (MFR) for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, 43rd Adjutant General
Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, a copy of his training of choice
reservation notification, a Statement of Understanding in support of his
request, and copy of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge
from Active Duty).
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant’s DD Form 4/1, shows that he enlisted in the Regular Army
on
12 May 2005, in the pay grade of E-3.
2. The applicant’s DD Form 214 indicates he was released from initial
active duty for training (IADT) on 7 February 2005, in the pay grade of E-
1. He was awarded the military occupational specialty (MOS) 91X (Mental
Health Specialist).
3. Army Regulation 601-210, provides in pertinent part, that a Soldier who
has completed IADT has been awarded a MOS and enlists within 12 months from
the date released from active duty, the enlistment pay grade will the grade
held at the time of release from IADT but not less than E-2.
4. On 13 May 2005, a Memorandum for Record (MFR) from the U.S. Army
Recruiting Command (USAREC), 43d Adjutant General Battalion, Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri, confirms that the DD Form 4/1 is incorrect and his
enlistment grade should be corrected to read, “beginning in pay grade E-2”,
instead of “beginning in pay grade E-3.”
5. In a Statement of Understanding, the applicant states that he
understood the options under his enlistment contract, and that he submitted
the requested change under no coercion and for his own.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. An error was made during the preparation of the applicant’s enlistment
contract, which resulted in an incorrect grade being shown on his DD Form
4/1.
2. The applicant's DD Form 4/1 erroneously shows his enlistment grade as
E-3. The MFR from USAREC dated 13 May 2005, confirmed that the DD Form 4/1
is incorrect and should be corrected to reflect his enlistment grade as E-
2.
BOARD VOTE:
__JS____ __LS ___ __KL____ 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
showing the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 12 May 2005, in the
pay grade of E-2.
______John Slone_________
CHAIRPERSON
INDEX
|CASE ID |AR20050009271 |
|SUFFIX | |
|RECON |YYYYMMDD |
|DATE BOARDED |20051018 |
|TYPE OF DISCHARGE |(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
|DATE OF DISCHARGE |YYYYMMDD |
|DISCHARGE AUTHORITY |AR . . . . . |
|DISCHARGE REASON | |
|BOARD DECISION |GRANT |
|REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
|ISSUES 1. |112.00 |
|2. | |
|3. | |
|4. | |
|5. | |
|6. | |
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