RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


      IN THE CASE OF:


      BOARD DATE:        22 March 2007
      DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20060010085


      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. Gerard W. Schwartz            |     |Acting Director      |
|     |Mr. Joseph A. Adriance            |     |Analyst              |


      The following members, a quorum, were present:

|     |Ms. Linda D. Simmons              |     |Chairperson          |
|     |Mr. John T. Meixell               |     |Member               |
|     |Mr. Roland S. Venable             |     |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 the entry date shown in Item
12a
(Entry Date This Period) of his 20 February 1987 separation document (DD
Form 214) be corrected to show the year of entry was 1983 instead of 1984,
as is currently listed.

2.  The applicant states, in effect, that he entered active duty in 1983
and not 1984, as is indicated in Item 12a of the DD Form 214 in question.
He claims this is supported by the military education entry in Item 14
(Military Education) of the same form, which shows he completed the 10-week
medical specialist course in March 1984.

3.  The applicant provides the following documents in support of his
application:  Personnel Qualification Record (DA Form 2A), dated 18 October
1985; Enlistment Contract (DD Form 4/1,4/2 and 4/3); Verification of
Personnel Data (DD Form 1966/1-/8); Statements of Enlistment (DA Forms 3286-
40 and 3280-5); Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) Travel Orders
196-5, dated 30 September 2003; Dental Treatment Record (SF 608); Permanent
Change of Station (PCS) Orders, dated 23 February 1984; Certificate of
Training-Basic Combat Training (BCT); PCS Orders, dated 23 February 2004;
Military Personnel Office (MILPO)/Finance Office Verification (DA Form
4188); and Promotion Waiver Personnel Action (DA Form 4187), dated 18 June
1984; and Report of Separation and Record of Service (NGB Form 22); DD Form
214; and Congressional Inquiry.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant's record contains an enlistment contract that shows the
applicant initially enlisted in the Delayed Entry Program of the United
States Army Reserve (USAR) on 30 September 1983, and that he enlisted in
the Regular Army and entered active duty on 30 September 1983.

2.  MEPS Portland, Oregon, Travel Order Number 196-5, dated 30 September
1983, authorized the applicant's assignment to active duty and travel to
Fort McClellan, Alabama.

3.  A Certificate of Training issued by Headquarters, 1st Battalion, Basic
Training, Training Brigade, United States Army Chemical and Military Police
Centers (USACMPC) & Fort McClellan, confirms the applicant attended BCT
from
14 October 1983 through 7 December 1984, at which time he successfully
completed the course.
4.  USACMOPC Orders 229-138, dated 28 November 1983, authorized the
applicant's PCS to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to attend the advanced
individual training (AIT) in military occupational specialty (MOS) 91B
(Medical Specialist) with a report date of 9 December 1983.

5.  An Academy of Health Sciences Diploma, dated 15 March 1984, confirms
the applicant successfully completed the combat medical specialist course
in MOS 91B on that date.

6.  Headquarters, Fort Sam Houston Orders Number 37-67, dated 23 February
1984, authorized the applicant's PCS to Fort Ord, California, with a report
date of 30 March 1984.

7.  A MILPO/Finance Office Verification form, which was prepared on 19
March 1984, reviewed on 22 March 1984, and edited on 9 May 1984, confirms
the applicant's Pay Entry Basic Date (PEBD) was 29 September 1983, and that
his Basic Active Service Date (BASD) was 30 September 1983.

8.  Item 12a of the DD Form 214 issued to the applicant on 20 February
1987, lists his entry date as 30 September 1984.  Item 12b (Separation Date
This Period) shows he was separated on 20 February 1987, and Item 12c (Net
Active Service This Period) shows he completed 2 years, 4 months, and 11
days of active duty service during the period covered by the DD Form 214.

9.  An Army National Guard (ARNG) Retirement Points History Statement,
dated 17 June 2004, shows the applicant completed a total of 19 years of
qualifying service for non-regular retirement at age 60 as of 17 June 2004.


10.  A NGB Form 22 issued to the applicant on 4 June 2005, shows he
completed 11 years, 5 months, and 27 days of ARNG service from 8 December
1993 through 4 June 2005, at which time he was honorably discharged and
transferred to the United States Army Reserve (USAR) Control Group (Retired
Reserve) based on a medical disqualification.  The NGB Form 22 shows he
completed a total of 9 years and 29 days of prior active duty service, 20
years, 8 months, and 6 days for pay purposes, and 19 years of total service
for retired pay.

11.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) prescribes the separation
documents that must be prepared for Soldiers on retirement, discharge,
release from active duty service, or control of the Active Army.  Chapter 2
contains instructions for preparation of the DD Form 214.  The instructions
for Item 12a state to enter the beginning date of the continuous period of
active duty for issuance of this DD Form 214, for which a DD Form 214 was
not previously issued.  The instructions for Item 12c (Net Active Service
This Period) states to enter the amount of service this period, computed by
subtracting item 12a from 12b (Separation Date This Period).

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant's contention that the date of entry on his 20 February
1987
DD Form 214 is incorrect was carefully considered and found to have merit.
By regulation, Item 12a of the DD Form 214 will contain the beginning date
of the continuous period of active duty for which a DD Form 214 was not
previously issued.

2.  The evidence of record confirms the applicant initially enlisted in the
Regular Army and entered active duty on 30 September 1983, and that he
continuously served for 3 years, 4 months, and 21 days until being
honorably released from active duty (REFRAD) on 20 February 1987.

3.  In view of the facts of this case, it would be appropriate to amend his

20 February 1987 DD Form 214 by deleting the current entry in Item 12a and
replacing it with an entry that shows the applicant entered active duty on
the period covered by the DD Form 214 on 30 September 1983.  Item 12c
should be corrected by deleting the current entry and by replacing it with
an entry that shows the applicant completed 3 years, 4 months and 21 days
of active duty service during the period covered by the DD Form 214 (30
September 1983-
20 February 1987).

4.  It would also be appropriate to adjust the applicant's ARNG Retirement
Points History Statement and NGB Form 22 based on the changes to his DD
Form 214 outlined in the preceding paragraph.

BOARD VOTE:

___LDS _  __JTM __  __RSV__  GRANT FULL RELIEF

________  ________  ________  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

1.  The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to
warrant a recommendation for relief.  As a result, the Board recommends
that all the Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be
corrected by:

      a.  amending his 20 February 1987 DD  Form 214 by deleting the
current entry in Item 12a and replacing it with the entry "83  09  30";

      b.  deleting the current entry in Item 12c and replacing it with the
entry
"03  04  21"; and

      c.  providing him a correction to his separation document that
includes these changes.

2.  The Board also recommends that the state Army National Guard records of
the individual concerned be corrected by amending the individual’s Army
National Guard Retirement Points History Statement and NGB Form 22, dated
4 June 2005, based on the corrections to his DD Form 214 outlined in the
preceding paragraph.




                                  _____Linda D. Simmons____
                                            CHAIRPERSON



                                    INDEX

|CASE ID                 |AR20060010085                           |
|SUFFIX                  |                                        |
|RECON                   |                                        |
|DATE BOARDED            |2007/03/22                              |
|TYPE OF DISCHARGE       |HD                                      |
|DATE OF DISCHARGE       |2005/06/04                              |
|DISCHARGE AUTHORITY     |NGR 600-200                             |
|DISCHARGE REASON        |Med Disqual                             |
|BOARD DECISION          |GRANT                                   |
|REVIEW AUTHORITY        |Mr. Schwartz                            |
|ISSUES         1.       |                                        |
|2.                      |                                        |
|3.                      |                                        |
|4.                      |                                        |
|5.                      |                                        |
|6.                      |                                        |


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