IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 14 November 2013
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20130004745
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) to show in:
* item 12f (Foreign Service) he served a total of 9 months and 2 days of foreign service
* item 18 (Remarks) he deployed to Afghanistan from 21 March to 12 July 2010
2. He states he was deployed twice to Afghanistan with the first deployment from 21 March to 12 July 2010 and the second deployment from 21 January to 21 May 2011. The first deployment was omitted from his DD Form 214, but it is listed on his Enlisted Record Brief (ERB).
3. He provides his DD Form 214 and ERB.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 26 February 2008.
2. He provided his ERB, dated 9 December 2011, that indicates he was deployed to Afghanistan from 21 March to 12 July 2010 (a period of 3 months and 22 days) and 21 January to 21 May 2011 (a period of 4 months and 1 day).
3. On 25 February 2012, he was honorably released from active duty at the completion of his required active service and he was transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Control Group (Reinforcement) to complete his remaining service obligation. He completed 4 years of creditable active service. His
DD Form 214 shows in:
a. item 12f (Foreign Service) he completed 4 months and 1 day of foreign service.
b. item 18 he served in Afghanistan from 21 January to 21 May 2011.
4. 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 preparation of the DD Form 214. It states for:
a. item 12f, enter the total amount of foreign service completed during the period covered by the DD form 214.
b. item 18, for an active duty Soldier deployed with his or her unit during their continuous period of active service, enter the statement "SERVICE IN (NAME OF COUNTRY DEPLOYED) FROM (inclusive dates for example, YYYYMMDD - YYYYMMDD)."
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicant's ERB shows in addition to his period of service in Afghanistan that is already shown on his DD Form 214, he also served in Afghanistan from
21 March to 12 July 2010, for a total of 7 months and 23 days of foreign service.
2. Therefore, it would be appropriate at this time to correct his DD Form 214 accordingly.
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:
a. deleting from item 12f of his DD Form 214 the entry "0000 04 01" and replacing it with the entry "0000 07 23" and
b. adding to item 18 of his DD Form 214 the entry "SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN FROM 20100321 - 20100712."
2. The Board further determined that the evidence presented was 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 showing he his total foreign service of 9 months and 2 days.
__________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.
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