BOARD DATE: 8 November 2012
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20120008557
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 he completed the 3-week Basic Airborne Course.
2. The applicant states he completed 3 weeks of training for airborne qualification; however, it is not reflected on his DD Form 214. He further states his completion certificate and orders were unable to be located and that a clerical error is the likely reason for the missing information.
3. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214.
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 applicant's 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 applicant's failure to timely file. In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing.
2. The applicant was inducted into the Army of the United States on 15 February 1966. He was trained in and awarded military occupational specialty 31B (Field Radio Mechanic). The highest rank/grade he attained while serving on active duty was specialist five (SP5)/E-5.
3. His record contains a DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) that shows in:
* item 27 (Military Education) no entry showing he completed the 3-week Basic Airborne Course at any time throughout his service
* item 41 (Awards and Decorations) no entry showing award of the Parachutist Badge that he would have been awarded upon successful completion of airborne training
4. His record does not contain official orders or a certificate of training that show he attended and/or completed airborne training.
5. On 26 January 1968, the applicant was honorably released from active duty as an overseas returnee and he was transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Control Group (Annual Training) to complete his remaining Reserve obligation. He completed 1 year, 11 months, and 12 days of total active service. The DD Form 214 he was issued at the time shows does not show in:
* item 24 (Decorations, Medals, Badgers, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) award of the Parachutist Badge
* item 25 (Education and Training Completed) an entry for completing the Basic Airborne Course
6. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) governs the preparation of the DD Form 214. It states to list formal in-service (full-time attendance) training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered by the
DD Form 214. Include title, length in weeks, and year completed. This information is to assist the Soldier in job placement and counseling; therefore, do not list training courses for combat skills.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
There is no evidence of record and the applicant did not provide any evidence that shows he ever attended or successfully completed the Basic Airborne Course. Therefore, there is an insufficient evidentiary basis for granting the applicant's requested relief.
BOARD VOTE:
________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
__x___ ___x_____ ___x_____ 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.
__________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) AR20120008557
3
ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
1
ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20120008557
2
ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
1
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110021794
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Therefore, it would also be appropriate to correct his DD Form 214 to show this training course. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. adding to his DD Form 214 the Parachutist Badge, and b. adding to his DD Form 214 the entry "Basic Airborne Course, 3 weeks, 1980."
ARMY | BCMR | CY2012 | 20120010608
The applicant provides: * Orders Number 258-17 * Orders Number 181-2 * DA Form 2139 (Military Pay Voucher) * DD Form 214 CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. His DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record - Part II), section 17 (Civilian Education and Military Schools), shows he completed a 3-week Basic Airborne Course in 1986. 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 by: * adding the...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140005903
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his award of the Parachutist Badge and the Jump School (properly known as the Basic Airborne Course). The regulation stated: * Item 13 would include all awards and decorations for all periods of service * Item 14 would include formal in-service (full-time attendance) training course successfully completed during the period of service covered by the DD Form 214 and include...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 20040003815C070208
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) be corrected to show he completed the basic airborne training course. The applicant's DA Form 20 (Specialized Training) shows that he completed the basic airborne training course on 15 April 1968; the duration of the course was 3 weeks. The evidence also supports correcting the applicant's DD Form 214 to show award of the basic Parachutist Badge.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100026573
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his military records to show he completed the Basic Airborne Course. Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show award of the Parachutist Badge and completion of airborne training in 1968.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2009 | 20090007404
The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending on 29 January 1973 be corrected to show he completed the Basic Airborne Course in 1972 at Fort Benning, Georgia and he was awarded the Parachutist Badge. Item 27 (Military Education) of a DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) that covers the applicant's first term of military service for the period 23 February 1971 through 29 January 1973 does not show he completed...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100014190
The applicant requests that the following awards be added to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty): * Master Parachutist Wings (correctly know as Master Parachutist Badge) * Guatemalan Master Parachutist Badge * Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon * Air Force Reserve Meritorious Service Ribbon * U.S. Air Force (USAF) Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy Graduate Ribbon * Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Operator Train the Trainer Course 2. Item...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2008 | 20080013164
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests, in effect, that Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) and Item 14 (Military Education) of his separation document (DD Form 214) be corrected. By regulation, Item 13 of the DD Form 214 lists awards for all periods of service and Item 14 documents formal in-service (full-time attendance) training courses successfully...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140010185
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show completion of the Basic Airborne Course and award of the Parachutist Badge. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: * deleting from item 11 the entry "43E19 Parachute Rigger, 7 years, 1 month" and adding...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2012 | 20120008747
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). However, his DD Form 214 for the period ending 31 January 1996 shows he completed the basic Airborne training in 1982. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending item 14 of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 31 January 1996 to delete the entry "Basic Airborne School, 8 Weeks, 1982."