IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 17 June 2014
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20130018910
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 the dates of his deployment to Afghanistan on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty).
2. The applicant states the year of deployment is incorrect.
3. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. On 19 January 2010, he enlisted in the Regular Army.
2. U.S. Army Installation Management Command, U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, Orders BH-013-0413, dated 13 January 2011, ordered his unit to deploy to Afghanistan on or about 26 February 2011 for a period not to exceed 365 days in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
3. On 15 August 2012, he was discharged. Item 18 (Remarks) of his
DD Form 214 contains the following entry: "SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN 19000101 - 19000102."
4. An email from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), dated
20 November 2013, shows the applicant received hostile fire/imminent danger pay (HF/IDP) and combat zone tax exclusion (CZTE) from 20110217 through 20110711 (17 February 2011 - 11 July 2011) for Afghanistan.
5. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, established the standardized policy for preparing the DD Form 214. It directed that when an active duty Soldier was deployed with his unit during the period covered by the DD Form 214, the entry "SERVICE IN (name of country) FROM (inclusive dates in YYYY/MM/DD format) was to be made in item 18.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
The deployment entry on his DD Form 214 is clearly in error. Using the email DFAS dates showing he received HF/IDP and CZTE it can be determined his dates in Afghanistan were from 17 February 2011 to 11 July 2011. His DD Form 214 should be corrected to show "SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN 20110217 - 20110711."
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
amending item 18 of his DD Form 214 as follows:
* deleting "SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN 19000101 19000102"
* adding "SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN 20110217 20110711"
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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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