BOARD DATE: 17 March 2011
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100021187
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 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his true military occupational specialty (MOS).
2. The applicant states he was a medic, not a dental technician as shown on his DD Form 214.
3. The applicant provides no other documentation.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. 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 also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicants failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicants failure to timely file. In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing.
2. The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 4 November 1969 for a period of 3 years. His enlistment documents show he enlisted for the airborne enlistment option and Army Career Group 91 (Medical Care and Treatment).
3. Item 22 (MOS) of the applicant's DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows the following:
Type
Code
Title
Date
PMOS
91A
Medical Corpsman
24 Apr 1970
PMOS
91B
Medical Specialist
16 Sep 1970
4. Item 38 (Record of Assignments) of the applicant's DA Form 20 shows he was trained in and awarded MOS 91B (Medical Specialist) with assignments as follows:
Effective Date
Duty MOS
Principal Duty
Organization & Station
4 Nov 1969
None
Enlistment
14 Nov 1969
None
Reception
US Army Reception Station, Fort Bragg, NC
17 Nov 1969
09B0O
Basic Combat Training
Co E, 10th Bn, 2nd Training Bde, Fort Bragg, NC
23 Jan 1970
None
Casual
En route to Fort Sam Houston, TX
26 Jan 1970
Driver Training
Co B, 3rd Bn, US Army Medical Trng Center, Fort SH, TX
14 Feb 1970
91A1O
Advanced Individual Trng
Co D, 1st Bn, US Army Medical Trng Center, Fort SH, TX
24 Apr 1970
91A1O
Casual
En route to USARPAC (Korea)
23 May 1970
91B2O
Ambulance Driver
HHT, 2nd Sqdn,10th Cav, 7th Inf Div, Korea
17 Nov 1970
91B2O
Company Aidman
HHC, 2nd Engineer Bn, 2nd Inf Div, Korea
9 Jul 1971
Casual
En route to CONUS
12 Aug 1971
91B2O
Disp Spec [sic]
US Army Medical Dept Activity, Fort Ben Harrison, IN
4 May 1972
Separation
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN
5. Item 23a (Specialty Number & Title) of his DD Form 214 shows the entry "AWD [Award]: 16 SEP 70, 91E2O MEDIC" and item 23b (Related Civilian Occupation), shows the entry "DENTAL ASST 079.378."
6. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles, commonly known as the DOT, was the creation of the U.S. Employment Service, which used its thousands of occupational definitions to match job seekers to jobs from 1939 to the late 1990s. Army MOS 91B corresponded to DOT entry "MEDICAL ASST 079.362."
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicant's contention that he was a 91B Medic instead of a 91E2O Medic with a related civilian occupation and DOT number of Dental Assistant 079.378 was carefully considered and found to have merit.
2. Records show the applicant was trained in and awarded MOS 91B and he served as an ambulance driver and a medic. Therefore, items 23a and b of his DD Form 214 should be corrected accordingly.
BOARD VOTE:
___x_____ ___x_____ ___x__ 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:
a. deleting from item 23a of his DD Form 214 the entry "91E2O MEDIC" and replacing it with the entry "91B2O MEDICAL SPECIALIST" and
b. deleting from item 23b the entry "DENTAL ASST 079.378" and replacing it with the entry "MEDICAL ASST 079.362."
__________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) AR20100021187
3
ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
1
ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20100021187
3
ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
1
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100029778
Service medals and awards are not issued by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR). The citations states: Staff Sergeant [Applicant] distinguished himself by heroic actions on 26 November 1967, while serving as platoon sergeant for Company A, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry on a search and destroy operation in the Republic of Vietnam. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: * awarding him the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080016983
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicants failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was awarded MOS 91B2O.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100015656
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to amend the following: * item 21 (Home of Record at Time of Entry into Active Service) from "Westmoreland" to "Washington" county * item 23a (Specialty Number and Title) from "81B2O" to "91B2O" 2. He provides a copy of his DD Form 214 in support of his request. It also states an HOR is the place recorded as the HOR of the Soldier when commissioned, appointed, enlisted,...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2012 | 20120007470
The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show in: * item 23a (Specialty Number and Title) "51H2O Construction Engineering Supervisor" * item 23b (Related Civilian Occupation and Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) Number) "First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers" and the appropriate DOT number 2. The applicant provides a self-authored description of his duties...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090013994
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant's DA Form 20 and MOS orders in his record confirms he was trained in and awarded MOS 70A upon completion of AIT at Fort Dix, in August 1969. In this case, there is no evidence supporting a conclusion a formal hearing is necessary to satisfy the interest of justice.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100009688
IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 16 September 2010 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100009688 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. There is no record the applicant petitioned the Army Discharge Review Board seeking a discharge upgrade during that board's 15-year statute of limitations. The applicant requests an upgrade of his GD to an HD.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100000816
The applicant requests that Item 3 on his DD Form 214 be corrected to show the number "2" as the fifth digit of his SSAN. All documents contained in the applicant's DA Form 201 file shows the number "2" as the fifth digit of his SSAN. There are other corrections required on the applicant's DD Form 214.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140000181
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 21 November 1973 to show: a. his small arms training (apparently he means marksmanship qualification badges) and b. he held military occupational specialties (MOS's) "R1B2O" and "R2B2O." He departed Vietnam on 28 November 1969. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140016609
This was reflected in item 23b of the DD Form 214. With respect to increasing his VA rating, the ABCMR corrects military records and even when it does so, the Board does not correct records solely for the purpose of establishing eligibility for other programs or benefits. __________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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140010772
A review of the applicant's military personnel record failed to reveal any orders or other evidence that shows he was awarded the CMB. During this period, he received campaign participation credit for three campaigns, he received two awards of the ARCOM (i.e., one for meritorious achievement and one for meritorious service), his unit was awarded the Valorous Unit Award, and he was recognized by the brigade commander for his combat service in armed conflict against insurgent forces in the...