BOARD DATE:	  11 October 2011

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20110006703 


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 reconsideration of her previous request to correct her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show she served in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

2.  She states she was ordered to deploy to Bosnia-Herzegovina with Bravo Company, 519th Military Intelligence Company, but her DD Form 214 does not show this service.

3.  The applicant provides:

* DD Form 214
* her Stabilization Force (SFOR) identification card

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20060009944 on 6 March 2007.

2.  The applicant provides a copy of her SFOR identification card which is considered new evidence and merits consideration by the Board.

3.  As noted in the Board's original proceedings, the applicant's available record shows:
* 
she enlisted in the Regular Army on 22 June 1999
* she was assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC
* no indication she deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina

4.  Her DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record – Part II) shows in:

	a.  item 5 (Oversea Service) she served in Korea from 15 December 1999 to 14 December 2000 and

	b.  item 9 (Awards, Decorations, and Campaigns) she was awarded the Army Service Ribbon and Army Commendation Medal.

5.  She was honorably released from active duty on 21 January 2002 and transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve Control Group (Reinforcement).  Her DD Form 214 shows in:

	a.  item 12f (Foreign Service) "0001 [year(s)], 00 [month(s)], and 00 [day(s)];

	b.  item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) the Army Lapel Button, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar; and

	c.  item 18 (Remarks) no foreign service.

6.  She submits a copy of her SFOR identification card with an expiration date of June 2002.

7.  The Defense Finance and Accounting Service confirms she received hostile fire pay/imminent danger pay (HFP/IDP) for service in Bosnia-Herzegovina from 11 September 2001 to 2 October 2001, a period of 22 days.

8.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) prescribes the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It establishes standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It states the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  It is important that information entered on the form should be complete and accurate.  Chapter 2 contains guidance on the preparation of the DD Form 214 and states:

	a.  the total amount of foreign service completed during the Soldier's continuous period of active service will be entered as "YYYY MM DD" in item 12f;

	b.  all decorations, badges, citations, and campaign ribbons awarded or authorized for all periods of service should be entered in item 13; and

	c.  for an active duty Soldier deployed with his or her unit during their continuous period of active service, the statement "SERVICE IN (name of country deployed) FROM (inclusive dates for example, YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD)" will be entered item 18.

9.  A review of her records indicates entitlement to additional awards and decorations that are not shown on her DD Form 214.

10.  References:

	a.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Army Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency, and fidelity during a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service.  This period is 3 years except in those cases when the period for the first award ends with the termination of a period of Federal military service.  Although there is no automatic entitlement to the Army Good Conduct Medal, disqualification must be justified.

	b.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 states the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have participated in Global War on Terrorism operations outside of the areas of eligibility designated for award of the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or Iraq Campaign Medal.  All Soldiers on active duty on or after 11 September 2001 to a date to be determined having served 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days are authorized the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

	c.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 states the Korea Defense Service Medal is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have served on active duty in support of the defense of the Republic of Korea.  The period of eligibility is 28 July 1954 to a date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense.

	d.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 states the National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 July 1950 and 27 July 1954, 1 January 1961 and 14 August 1974, 2 August 1990 and 30 November 1995, and 11 September 2001 and a date to be determined.  
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The available evidence shows the applicant served in Bosnia-Herzegovina from 11 September 2001 to 2 October 2001, a period of 22 days.  Therefore, she is entitled to correction of item 12f of her DD Form 214 to show "0001 00 22" and item 18 of her DD Form 214 to show "SERVICE IN BOSNIA-HERZOGOVNIA FROM 20010911-20011002."

2.  She served a qualifying period for the first award of the Army Good Conduct Medal from 22 June 1999 to 21 January 2002.  She was advanced to specialist/E-4 with no record of any disciplinary action or a commander's disqualification for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal.  Therefore, she should be awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal (1st Award) and her DD Form 214 should be corrected to show this award.

3.  The available evidence shows she served a qualifying period of service for award of the National Defense Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.  Therefore, she is entitled to correction of her DD Form 214 to show these service medals.

BOARD VOTE:

___x_____  ___x____  ___x_____  GRANT FULL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to warrant amendment of the ABCMR's decision in Docket Number AR20060009944, dated 6 March 2007.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by:

	a.  awarding her the Army Good Conduct Medal (1st Award) for the period 22 June 1999 to 21 January 2002;

	b.  deleting "0001 00 00" from item 12f of her DD Form 214;


	c.  adding "0001 00 22" to item 12f to her DD Form 214;

	d.  adding the Army Good Conduct Medal (1st Award), National Defense Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal to item 13 of her DD Form 214; and 

	e.  adding "SERVICE IN BOSNIA-HERZOGOVNIA FROM 20010911-20011002" to item 18 of her DD Form 214.



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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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