DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Army Discharge Review Board
1901 South Bell Street
Arlington, VA 22202-4508
14 November 2005
Office of the President
After careful review of your application, military records and all
other available evidence, the Army Discharge Review Board determined that
you were properly and equitably discharged. Accordingly, your request for
a change in the character and/or reason of your discharge is denied.
You may reapply to the Army Discharge Review Board for a personal
appearance hearing and/or you may apply to the Army Board for Correction of
Military Records. Enclosed are the necessary applications for requesting a
review from both boards. If you choose to apply to the Army Board for
Correction of Military Records you must do so within three years from the
date of this letter.
Be advised that the Army Discharge Review Board operates on a 15-year
statute of limitations from the date of discharge; therefore, you must
reapply within this time frame for a hearing.
If you believe that the decision in your case is unclear, not
responsive to the issues raised, or does not otherwise agree with the
decisional document requirements of DoD Directive 1332.28, you may submit a
complaint in accordance with Enclosure 5 of that Directive. The complaint
procedure does not permit you to challenge the merits of the decision, but
is designed solely to ensure that the decisional document meets applicable
requirements for clarity and responsiveness. You may obtain a copy of DoD
Directive 1332.28 by writing to: Army Review Board Agency, Attention:
(Reading Room), The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-1809.
Sincerely,
Robert L. House
Colonel, U.S. Army
President
Enclosure
MILITARY REVIEW BOARDS
Case Report & Directive
PART I - IDENTIFICATION DATA
NAME:
COUNSEL: ADDRESS:
PHONE:
ALTERNATE PERSON(S) TO BE NOTIFIED: ADDRESS:
RELATIONSHIP: PHONE:
TYPE REPORT:
( X ) Original
( ) Addendum
REMARKS
Case Management Data
( ) Response to other correspondence required upon completion of case.
( ) DD Form 149 in file. Send case to ABCMR.
OSA FORM 172 (REVISED) 22 May 98 Cover Sheet
PART II - APPLICATION DATA
(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)
1. Character of Discharge: Honorable
2. Date of discharge (or REFRAD): 000811
3. Authority for separation:
a. Regulation: Chapter 5-13, AR 635-200
b. Reason: Personality Disorder
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: 5 Years
b. Entry date: 980210
c. Age: 19 Years DOB: 790203
d. Educational level: HS Grad
e. Aptitude area score:
GT: 104 3. Highest grade achieved:
f. Length of Service: E3
2 Year(s) 6 Month(s) 2 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. The specific facts and circumstances pertaining to the
applicant’s discharge are not contained in the available records.
Evidence of record shows that on 9 July 2000, DA, Yongsan Transition
Center, APO AP, 96205, Orders 191-001, discharged the applicant from the
Regular Army, effective 11 August 2000. The record contains a properly
constituted DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty) which was authenticated by the applicant. Her DD Form 214 indicates
that she was discharged under the provisions of Chapter 5-13, AR 635-200 by
reason of a personality disorder, with a characterization of service of
honorable.
b. On 11 August 2000, the applicant was discharged. At the time of
discharge, the applicant had completed 2 years, 6 months, and 2 days of
active military service in the period under review.
2. Legal/Regulatory Basis for Separation Action: Army Regulation 635-200
provides the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.
Paragraph 5-13 provides that a soldier may be separated for personality
disorder, not amounting to disability under Army Regulation 635-40, that
interferes with assignment to or performance of duty. The regulation
requires that the condition be a deeply ingrained maladaptive pattern of
behavior of long duration that interferes with the soldiers’ ability to
perform duty, and requires that the diagnosis be so severe that the
soldier’s ability to function in the military environment is significantly
impaired. The regulation also directs that commanders will not take action
prescribed in this chapter in lieu of disciplinary action, and that
separation for personality disorder is not appropriate when separation is
warranted under chapter 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, or 15; Army regulation
604-10 or Army Regulation 635-40. Army policy requires the award of a
fully honorable discharge in such cases.
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 050310.
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 9 November
2005.
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:
( ) Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as
follows:
b. Request: ( ) Recharacterization ( X ) 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 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 rejected. The applicant’s record is void of
facts and circumstances concerning events that led to a discharge from the
Army. The Board noted that the applicant’s record contains a properly
constituted DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active
Duty) which was authenticated by the applicant. This document identifies
the reason and characterization of the discharge and the Board presumed
government regularity in the discharge process. The applicant provided no
independent corroborating evidence demonstrating that the command’s action
was erroneous. The Board, being convinced that the reason for discharge
and the characterization of service were both proper and equitable, voted
to deny relief.
b. Equity: The applicant has not submitted an issue of equity
and the ADRB has not otherwise relied upon an issue of
equity to change the discharge. The major factors upon
which the discharge was based are set forth in Parts III
and IV of this decisional document.
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 .
( X ) Equitable.
( ) Inequitable as to characterization. Change characterization to
.
( ) Inequitable as to reason. Change reason to
under .
( ) 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 0 5
Characterization 0 5
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
1901 South Bell Street, 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
NONE
SECTION B - CERTIFICATION
Approval Authority:
ROBERT L. HOUSE
Colonel, U.S. Army
President, Army Discharge
Review Board
Official:
ESMERALDA G. PROCTOR
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: 20050004300 INDEX NUMBERS: A9455
Date of Review: 051109 A0101
Character of Service: HD
Date of Discharge: 000811
Authority: AR 635-200 C5
Reason: A4600
Results of Board Action/
Vote/Affirmation: NC 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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