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ARMY | DRB | CY2008 | AR20080016479
Original file (AR20080016479.txt) Auto-classification: Denied
Applicant Name:  ?????

Application Receipt Date: 2008/10/21	Prior Review:     Prior Review Date: NA     

I.  Applicant Request:  Upgrade     Reason Change     RE Code Change    

Issues: See DD Form 293 and attached documents submitted by the applicant.

II.  Were Proper Discharge and Separation Authority procedures followed?	     
Tender Offer:   NA

See Attachments:  Legal     Medical     Minority Opinion     Exhibits 

III.  Discharge Under Review
Unit CDR Recommended Discharge: 	   Date: 950707
Discharge Received: 			   Date: 950720   Chapter: 8-26q      AR: NGR 600-200
Reason: Acts or Patterns of Misconduct	   RE:     SPD: NIF   Unit/Location: Det 1, B Co, 146th FSB, Coldwater, MI 

Time Lost: NIF (a document in the file indicates that the unit commander initiated separation procedures after the applicant missed nine consecutive drill periods). 

Article 15s (Charges/Dates/Punishment): NIF

Courts-Martial (Charges/Dates/Punishment): None

Counseling Records Available: Yes    No 

IV.  Soldier’s Overall Record
Age at current enlistment:  23
Current ENL Date: 940730    Current ENL Term: 4 Years  ?????
Current ENL Service: 	00 Yrs, 11Mos, 21Days ?????
Total Service:  		05 Yrs, 01Mos, 29Days ?????
Previous Discharges: 	RA 900522-940729/HD
Highest Grade: E-5		Performance Ratings Available: Yes    No 
MOS: 11B20/Infantryman   GT: 91   EDU: HS GRAD   Overseas: SWA   Combat: SWA (dates NIF)
Decorations/Awards: ASR, NDSM, SWASM, KLM-KU, KLM-SA, NCOPDR, AAM (2), AGCM, CIB, BSS (2)

V.  Post-Discharge Activity
City, State:  ?????
Post Service Accomplishments: None listed by the applicant.













VI.  Facts, Circumstances, and Legal Basis for Separation

       a.  Facts and Circumstances:
       The evidence shows the applicant’s record is void of the specific facts and circumstances concerning the events that led to his discharge from the Army National Guard of the State of Michigan.  The record indicates that on 17 July 1995, State of Michigan, Department of Military Affairs, Lansing, Michigan, Orders 155-015, discharged the applicant from the Army National Guard, and as a Reserve of the Army effective 19 July 1995, with an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions discharge.  The record contains a properly constituted NGB Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service).  It indicates that the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Paragraph 8-26q, NGR 600-200, for misconduct, with a characterization of service of Under Other Than Honorable Conditions, and a reenlistment eligibility (RE) code of "3." 
       
       

       b.  Legal Basis for Separation:  
       National Guard Regulation (NGR) 600-200 and Army Regulation 135-78 govern procedures covering enlisted personnel management of the Army National Guard.  Chapter 8 of NGR 600-200 covers, in pertinent part, reasons for discharge and separation of enlisted personnel from the State Army Reserve National Guard.  Paragraph 8-26q (3) of that regulation provides in pertinent part that individuals can be separated for misconduct.

       c.  Response to Issues, Recommendation and Rationale:  
       After a careful review of all the applicant’s available military records for the period of enlistment under review, the issue and documents he submitted, the analyst found no mitigating factors that would merit an upgrade of the applicant's discharge.  The applicant’s record is void of the specific facts and circumstances concerning the events that led to his discharge from the State of Michigan Army National Guard and a Reserve of the Army.  However, the record does contain a properly constituted NGB Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service), which indicates that the applicant was unavailable for signature.  This document identifies the reason and characterization of the service and the analyst presumed Government regularity in the discharge process.  The evidence of record shows the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Chapter 8, paragraph 8-26q, NGR 600-200, for misconduct with a characterization of service of Under Other Than Honorable Conditions.  Barring evidence to the contrary, the analyst was satisfied that all requirements of law and regulation were met and the rights of the applicant were fully protected throughout the separation process.  The analyst noted the applicant’s contentions; however, the evidence was not sufficiently mitigating to warrant an upgrade of the discharge under review.  Furthermore, at the time of discharge the applicant was appropriately assigned a reentry eligibility (RE) code of “3.”  If the applicant desires to reenlist, he should contact the local recruiter to determine his eligibility to reenlist.  Those individuals can best advise a former service member as to the needs of the Army at the time, and are required to process waivers of reentry eligibility (RE) codes.  Therefore, the analyst determined that the reason for discharge and the characterization of service remains both proper and equitable and recommends to the Board to deny relief.
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

VII.  Summary of Army Discharge Review Board Hearing

Type of Hearing: 		Date: 28 August 2009         Location: Washington, D.C

Did the Applicant Testify?  Yes     No  

Counsel: NA

Witnesses/Observers: NA 

Exhibits Submitted: NA

VIII.  Board Discussion, Determination, and Recommendation
After carefully examining the applicant’s record of service during the period of enlistment under review and considering the analyst’s recommendation and rationale, the Board determined that the discharge was both proper and equitable and voted to deny relief.  
        
IX.  Board Decision						
	XI.  Certification Signature
Board Vote:  							          Approval Authority:	
Character - Change 2    No change 3
Reason -     Change 0    No change 5
(Board member names available upon request)
								         EDGAR J. YANGER			 
								         Colonel, U.S. Army
X.  Board Action Directed					         President, Army Discharge Review Board
Issue a new DD Form 214  					
Change Characterization to: 			         
Change Reason to: No Change
Other: NA										
RE Code: 
Grade Restoration:   No   Yes   Grade: NA
ARMY DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD - CASE REPORT AND DIRECTIVE

Case Number AR20080016479
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