DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD
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2 NAVY ANNE
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WASHINGTON DC 20370-510
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TJR
Docket No: 5462-01
10 May 2002
From: Chairman,
To:
Secretary of the Navy
Board for Correction of Naval Records
Ref: (a)
10 U.S.C. 1552
Encl:
(1) DD Form 149 with attachments
(2) Case summar y
(3) Subject's case file
Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, a
1.
former enlisted member of the Navy,
Board requesting a change in the characterization of his
discharge.
filed enclosure (1) with this
consisting of Messrs. Dunn, Beckett, and Lippolis,
2. The Board,
reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 7 May
2002 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the
corrective action indicated below should be taken on the
available evidence of record.
the Board consisted of the enclosures and applicable statutes,
The Board was unable to obtain
regulations,
Petitioner's naval record,
documentation submitted with his application.
and conducted its review based on the
Documentary material considered by
and policies.
The Board,
3.
to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice finds as
follows:
having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining
a.
Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all
administrative remedies available under existing law and
regulations within the Department of the Navy.
b.
Although it appears that enclosure (1) was not filed in a
timely manner,
statute of limitations and review the application on its merits.
it is in the interest of justice to waive the
C .
Petitioner enlisted in the Navy on 15 July 1943.
Presumably,
disciplinary infractions.
Petitioner served until his
separation with no
d.
On 11 August 1943 Petitioner was
discharge under satisfactory conditions
unsuitability.
issued an indifferent
by reason of
e.
Indifferent discharges were awarded during World War II to
This sort of discharge was discontinued after World
individuals who failed to complete a period of training.
characterization of service was roughly equivalent to a general
discharge.
War II,
discharges.
honorable discharge to individuals discharged under circumstances
similar to Petitioner's.
individual would receive an uncharacterized entry level
separation.
and such individuals were normally issued general
The policy was later changed to authorize an
Under today's standards, such an
This
f.
In his application,
Petitioner contends that local
officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs
understand the meaning or effect of an indifferent discharge.
(DVA) do not
CONCLUSION:
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record the
Board concludes that Petitioner's request warrants favorable
action.
Based upon Petitioner's record of service, which includes only 27
days of service during training, the Board concludes that an
honorable discharge is not appropriate.
that Petitioner may be having problems with DAV since indifferent
discharges have not been issued since World War II, and few
veterans have such a discharge.
that the discharge should be changed to the more commonly known
general discharge, which
conditions,
discharge.
and is roughly equivalent to the indifferent
is also a separation under honorable
Accordingly,
However,
the Board concludes
the Board notes
RECOMMENDATION:
a .
That Petitioner's naval record be corrected by showing
that on 11 August 1943 he received a general discharge vice the
indifferent discharge now of record.
b.
That a copy of this Report of Proceedings be filed in
Petitioner's naval record.
It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board's
4.
review and deliberations,
and that the foregoing is a true and
complete record of the Board's proceedings in the above entitled
matter.
ROBERT D.
Recorder
ZSALMAN
Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section
5.
6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of
Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulation, Section 723.6(e))
and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby
announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the
authority of reference (a),
behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.
has been approved by the Board on
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Executive Director
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