IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 19 May 2010
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20090020149
THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any).
2. Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any).
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending on 9 November 2008 as follows:
a. to show he completed 11 months and 30 days instead of 11 months and
29 days of net active service; and
b. to show he received two awards of the Meritorious Service Medal.
2. The applicant states 2008 was a leap year and the date on DD Form 214 was not reflective of that time and his two awards were earned but not listed on his DD Form 214.
3. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214 for the period ending
9 November 2008; and copies of two Meritorious Service Medal certificates, dated 9 March 2007 and 30 October 2008.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant is a U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) commissioned officer who was initially appointed in the USAR and executed a DA Form 71 (Oath of Office - Military Personnel) on 15 July 1983. He completed several military training courses, served in various staff and command position, and he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 30 May 2004.
2. On 11 November 2007, he was ordered to active duty as a member of his Reserve unit in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He was honorably released from active duty (REFRAD) to the control of his USAR unit on
9 November 2008. His DD Form 214 shows the following entries:
a. Item 12a (Date Entered AD (Active Duty) This Period) shows the entry "2007 11 11";
b. Item 12b (Separation Date This Period) shows the entry "2008 11 09";
c. Item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) shows the entry "0000 11 29"; and
d. Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) does not show any awards of the Meritorious Service Medal.
3. Headquarters, Military Intelligence Readiness Command, Fort Belvoir, VA, Permanent Orders Number 07-068-001, dated 9 March 2007, awarded him the Meritorious Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious service from 16 May 2005 to 30 January 2007.
4. Headquarters, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G3/5/7, Washington, DC, Permanent Orders 304-09, dated 30 October 2008, awarded him the Meritorious Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious service from 10 November 2007 through 9 November 2008.
5. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. The purpose of the separation document is to provide the individual with documentary evidence of their military service. It is important that information entered on the form should be complete and accurate. Army Regulation 635-5, chapter 2, contains guidance on the preparation of the DD Form 214.
a. Item 12a shows 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;
b. item 12b shows the Soldiers transition date;
c. item 12c shows the amount of service this period, computed by subtracting item 12a from 12b; and
d. Item 13 shows awards and decorations for all periods of service in the priority sequence specified in applicable regulation.
6. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states, in pertinent part, that an oak leaf cluster is awarded to denote the second and succeeding awards of certain decorations, among which is the Meritorious Service Medal.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicant contends, in effect, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show 11 months and 30 days of net active service and two awards of the Meritorious Service Medal.
2. The evidence of record shows he entered active duty on 11 November 2007 and he was honorably REFRAD on 9 November 2008. By subtracting the date he entered active duty from his REFRAD date, the result is 11 months and
29 days of active service, which is properly shown on his DD Form 214. Therefore, there is no basis for changing this portion of the applicant's requested relief.
3. Permanent orders awarded him two awards of the Meritorious Service Medal which are not listed on his DD Form 214. Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show these two awards.
BOARD VOTE:
________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF
___X____ ___X___ ___X____ 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 partial relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by adding to item 13 of his DD Form 214 the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster.
2. 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 changing Item 12c of his DD Form 214.
__________X___________
CHAIRPERSON
I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.
ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20090020149
3
ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
1
ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20090020149
2
ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
1
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100024415
The applicant requests correction of her net active service this period, total prior inactive service, and award of the Army Achievement Medal on her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). The record shows she was issued a DD Form 214 for her active duty service from 13 January 2005 through 3 March 2007. Item 12 (Record of Service) of her DD Form 214 shows the following entries in: * Item 12a (Date Entered AD [Active Duty] This Period): 2005 01 13 * Item 12b...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080018619
The applicant requests his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show in Item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) 1 year, 0 months, and 0 days. Army Regulation (AR) 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. In order to justify correction of a military record, the applicant must show to the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110013254
Item 12a of the DD Form 214 shows he entered AD on 11 October 2007 and item 12b (Separation Date This Period) shows he separated on 21 April 2010. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The evidence of record shows he entered AD on 3 January 2008 and served continuously through 21 April 2010. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD Form 214 for the period ending 21 April 2010 as such: * deleting the current...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090003559
The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), issued on 11 November 2008, be corrected to show he completed 4 years, 9 months and 12 days of service. The applicant states, in effect, that the entries contained in Item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty this Period) and Item 12b (Separation Date this Period) are correct. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090007834
The applicant requests award of the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) with a bronze service star and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal (AFRM) with "M" Device. On 30 January 2009, the applicant was released from active duty after completing his required active military service. Army Regulation 600-8-22 states the NDSM is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 2 August 1990 and 30 November 1995 and any period between 11 September 2001 and a date to be determined.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090016736
However, there is no evidence in his records that show he was awarded MOS 25F or that he was issued a DD Form 214 for this period of service. He then completed 6 months and 10 days when he was ordered to active duty on 1 August 2006 (the DD Form 215 adjusted this date to 28 July 2006) and he was released from active duty on 7 February 2007. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100007596
The applicant requests that item 12c (Net Service) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with a separation date of 10 September 2007 be corrected. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) states that entries for the DD Form 214 include: * item 12a the beginning date of the continuous period of active duty for which the DD Form 214 is being issued * item 12b the date of separation * net service for the period shown is computed by subtracting item...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016444
The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) with a separation date of 15 November 2006 be corrected to show he completed 0001 02 18 (1 year, 2 months, and 18 days) of net active service this period instead of 0001 05 27 (1 year, 5 months, and 27 days). The applicant's DA Form 1506, dated 21 November 2006, records a period of active duty in the SCARNG from 28 August 2005 to 15...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100011050
The applicant requests correction to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), Item 12 (Record of Service), to show his time on active duty for Basic Training (BT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) for military occupational specialty (MOS) 09L (Translator Aide). The evidence of record shows the applicant enlisted in the USAR on 8 December 2006 and he served through 24 May 2007 for a period of 5 months and 17 days. The evidence shows he was issued a DD...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090020983
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he enlisted for 3 years instead of 4 years. Item 12 (Record of Service) of the applicant's DD Form 214 shows the following: * 12a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period), 28 May 2002 * 12b (Separation Date this Period), 15 February 2007 * 12c (Net Active Service this Period), 4 years, 3 months, and 24 days 5. There is no documentation in the available records that show the...