IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 5 April 2011
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100024704
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 award of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device.
2. He states he:
* reenlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) after a 12-year break in service
* believes he is entitled to the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device
* was a member of the Georgia Army National Guard (GAARNG) and was mobilized for service in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
* knows this award was amended to include service after 1 August 1990
3. He provides a copy of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 22 April 1991.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicants complete military records are not available. However, there are sufficient documents for the Board to conduct a fair and impartial review of this case.
2. His service record contains a DA Form 1696 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Qualifying Application) which shows his active and inactive service as:
Component
Dates
Active
Inactive
Regular Army
29 November 1983 to 28 November 1985
02-00-00
Alabama Army National Guard (ALARNG)
17 January 1986 to 15 March 1987
01-01-29
GAARNG
27 April 1989 to 29 November 1990
01-07-03
ordered to active duty (Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
30 November 1990 to 22 April 1991
00-04-23
GAARNG
23 April 1991 to 21 August 1995
04-03-29
TOTAL
02-04-23
07-01-01
3. His DD Form 214 which covers his active duty service from 30 November 1990 to 22 April 1992 does not show award of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
4. His DD Form 4/1 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document) shows he enlisted in the USAR on 9 January 2009 for a period of three years. He is currently serving in the Reserve component in the rank of staff sergeant.
5. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Armed Forces Reserve Medal is awarded for honorable and satisfactory service as a member of one or more of the Reserve Components for a period of 10 years. Also qualifying for this award are members who on or after 1 August 1990 were called to active duty and served under Sections 12301(a), 12302, 12304, 12406, Title 10, U.S. Code, or, in the case of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, Section 712 of Title 14,
U.S. Code. The member must have been called or volunteered and served on active duty in support of specific U.S. military operations or contingencies designated by the Secretary of Defense, as defined in Section 101(A) (13) of Title 10, U.S. Code. Active Guard Reserve members who receive orders changing their current duty status (legal authority under which they perform duty), their duty location, or assignment to support a contingency operation are eligible for the award of the M Device.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The evidence of record shows the applicant served in the ALARNG and the GAARNG for a period of 7 years, 1 month, and 1 day. During this period he was mobilized in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
2. The evidence of record shows he enlisted in the USAR on 9 January 2009 and has continued to serve in the Reserve component for approximately 2 years.
3. Since he has not yet completed 10 years of honorable service in the Army Reserve, he has not met the requirements for award of the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device.
BOARD VOTE:
____X____ ___X_____ ____X____ GRANT FULL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
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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.
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