PART II - APPLICATION DATA
(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)
1. Character of Discharge: General, Under Honorable Conditions
2. Date of discharge (or REFRAD): 981020
3. Authority for separation:
a. Regulation: Chapter 13, AR 635-200
b. Reason: Unsatisfactory Performance
4. Prior review(s): NONE
PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review
1. Service data: 2. Awards and
decorations:
ASR
a. Period entered for: 3 Years
b. Entry date: 970811
c. Age: 20 Years DOB: 770622
d. Educational level: HS Grad
e. Aptitude area score:
GT: NIF 3. Highest grade
achieved:
f. Length of Service: E2
1 Year(s) 2 Month(s) 10 Day(s)
4. Performance evaluations:
NONE
PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review - Continued
5. Periods of unauthorized absence: NONE
Status Inclusive dates
AWOL
Mil conf
Civil conf
Other
6. Nonjudicial punishment: NONE
Date Offense(s)
7. Court-Martial data: NONE
a. SCM:
Date Offense(s)
b. SPCM:
Date Offense(s)
c. GCM:
Date Offense(s)
8. Remarks: NONE
SECTION B - Prior Service Data
NONE
Other discharge(s):
Service From To Type Discharge
PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION A-ANALYST’S ASSESSMENT
l. Facts and Circumstances:
a. Evidence of record shows that on 31 August 1998, the unit
commander notified the applicant of his intention to release him from
active duty under the provisions of Chapter l3, AR 635-200, by reason of
unsatisfactory performance, with a general, under honorable conditions
discharge. The specific reason the unit commander initiated release action
was the failure of the APFT on two occasions. He was advised of his
rights. The applicant consulted with legal counsel, was advised of the
impact of the discharge action, and did not submit a statement in his own
behalf. The unit commander subsequently recommended release from active
duty and waiver of further rehabilitative efforts. On 23 September 1998,
the separation authority waived further rehabilitative efforts and directed
that the applicant be released from active duty and transferred to the
Individual Ready Reserve. His service was characterized as general, under
honorable conditions.
b. On 20 October 1998, the applicant was released from active duty.
At the time of release, the applicant had completed 1 year, 2 months, and
10 days of active military service in the period under review.
2. Legal/Regulatory Basis for Separation Action: Army Regulation 635-200
sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.
Chapter 13 contains the policy and outlines the procedures for separating
individuals for unsatisfactory performance, to include separation for those
individuals who fail to maintain Army physical standards. Initiation of
separation proceedings is required for individuals without medical
limitations who have two consecutive failures of the Army physical fitness
test or who are eliminated for cause from Noncommissioned Officer Education
System courses unless the responsible commander chooses to impose a bar to
reenlistment per AR 601-280. Service of individuals separated because of
unsatisfactory performance will be characterized as honorable or under
honorable conditions as warranted by their military records.
SECTION B-APPLICANT’S SUBMISSIONS
1. Issue(s) of propriety and/or equity submitted by applicant or counsel.
As stated on applicant’s DD Form 293.
2. Exhibit(s) submitted:
A-1: DD Form 293, dated 030915, with one (1) enclosure(s).
A-2: Counsel Issues: NONE
B-l: Other Documents: NONE
PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW (CONTINUED)
SECTION C - Medical and/or Legal Advisory Opinion
Referred to ( ) Medical Advisor ( ) Legal Advisor
a. Medical prehearing comments (if applicable):
b. Legal prehearing comments (if applicable):
PART V - SUMMARY OF HEARING
SECTION A-Attendees and exhibits
1. Review/hearing information:
a. Type requested:
( X ) Records review ( ) Hearing
b. Type Held:
( X )Records review ( ) Hearing
( ) Tender Offer
c. Review/hearing location and date: Washington, D.C. on 7 July
2004.
d. Appearance by:
Applicant ( ) Yes ( X ) No
Counsel ( ) Yes ( X ) No
e. Applicant testified: ( ) Yes ( X ) No
f. Counsel presentation: ( ) Yes ( X ) No
g. Witness(es) testified: ( ) Yes ( X ) No
2. Exhibit(s) submitted at hearing:
PART VI - ISSUES AND FINDINGS
1. a. Applicant's issue(s) of propriety and/or equity:
( X ) Same as those listed on DD Form 293 and Part IV, Section A
of this case report and directive.
( ) Revised issue(s) furnished in writing by applicant as
follows:
( X ) Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as
follows:
Board Issue: (1) The characterization of service was too harsh.
(2) The narrative reason for discharge is
inequitable.
b. Request: ( X ) Recharacterization ( ) Change of Reason
2. Finding(s), conclusion(s), and reason(s) for the Board's decision(s) on
issues of propriety and/or equity:
a. Propriety: The applicant has not submitted an issue of
propriety and the ADRB has not otherwise relied upon an
issue of propriety to change the discharge.
b. Equity: The parenthetical number(s) below correspond(s) to
the issue number(s) on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI,
Paragraph 1, above.
(1) The issue is accepted. The Board carefully examined the
applicant’s record of service during the period of enlistment under review.
The Board determined that the characterization of service was inequitable
because the applicant was released from active duty solely on the bases of
failing to meet standards on the Army Physical Fitness Test. The record
contains no derogatory information and the applicant was transferred to the
Individual Ready Reserve in order to complete his statutory service
obligation. Given the foregoing, the Board found sufficient quality of
service to mitigate the characterization of service granted. Accordingly,
the Board voted to grant relief in the form of an upgrade of
characterization of service to fully honorable.
(2) The issue is accepted. Regulations currently in effect list
the reason for the applicant’s separation as “Physical Standards.”
Accordingly, the Board voted to grant relief in the form of a change to the
narrative reason for discharge to “Physical Standards” and a corresponding
change to the separation code to “LFT.”
3. Response(s) to item(s) not addressed as decisional issue(s): NONE
PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION A - Conclusions/Decisions/Vote
1. Board conclusion(s):
The discharge was:
( X ) Proper.
( ) Improper as to characterization. Change characterization to
.
( ) Improper as to reason. Change reason to
under .
( ) Equitable.
( X ) Inequitable as to characterization. Change characterization to
Honorable.
( X ) Inequitable as to reason. Change reason to Physical Standards
under Chapter 13, AR 635-200.
( ) Both proper and equitable, but characterization/reason for
separation cited was an administrative/clerical error and should
be changed to under
.
2. Voting record: Change No Change
Reason 5 0
Characterization 5 0
The names and votes of the members of the Board are recorded in
Part IX of this document and can be obtained by writing to the address
below. The request must contain the CASE NO. located in the upper right
corner of this document.
Department of the Army Review Boards Agency
ATTN: Promulgation Team
1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, 2nd Floor
Arlington, VA 22202-4508
3. Minority views: NONE
PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication
Case report reviewed and verified
Ms. McKim-Spilker
Case Reviewing Official
PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE
TO: ARBA Support Division-St Louis Date: 9 July 2004
The Army Discharge Review Board, established under the provisions of
Section 30, Public Law 346, 78th Congress, 22 June 1944 and codified as
Title 10, United States Code, Section 1553, in the case of the applicant
named in Part I directs that the ARBA Support Division-St Louis issue a new
DD Form 2l4 to the applicant which reflects the following directed
change(s):
( X ) Change characterization of discharge to Uncharacterized.
( X ) Change reason and authority for discharge to
Physical Standards, AR 635-200.
( X ) Other (see remarks below).
Remarks: Change SPD to “LFT.”
SECTION B - CERTIFICATION
Approval Authority:
ROBERT L. HOUSE
Colonel, U.S. Army
President, Army Discharge
Review Board
Official:
MARY E. SHAW
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Chief, Secretary Recorder
EXHIBITS:
A - Application for review of discharge C - Other
B - Material submitted by applicant
INDEX RECORD:
AR Number: 2003097134 INDEX NUMBERS: A9406
Date of Review: 040707 A9456
Character of Service: GD A9442
Date of Discharge: 981020 A0100
Authority: AR 635-200 C13
Reason: A4900
Results of Board Action/
Vote/Affirmation: HD 5-0 A
PART IX - VOTING RECORD
Name Reason Characterization
CHANGE NC HON UHC NC
UNCHAR
1. Mbr X X
2. Mbr X X
3. Mbr X X
4. Mbr X X
5. PO X X
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