MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:            25 November 1998                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-10395

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.

	Mr. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Ms. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. James E. Vick		Chairperson	
	Mr. John N. Slone		Member	
	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  Correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show service in Panama in support of Operation JUST CAUSE.

APPLICANT STATES:  That, in effect, he served in Panama in support of Operation JUST CAUSE.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

The applicant entered active duty on 30 July 1987, trained as a Bradley fighting system mechanic and was separated with an honorable discharge on 27 July 1990.

The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as an authorized award.  Based on this award, the Board notes that Operation JUST CAUSE (20 December 1989 to 31 January 1990) was a designated military operation awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal during the applicant’s enlistment.
  
Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for qualifying service after 1 July 1958 in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, and U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations.  Qualifying service for this award includes the requirements to be a bona fide member in a unit and to be engaged in the operation or serve in the area of operations for 30 days, be engaged in direct support of the operation for 30 consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days provided support involves entering the area of operations, be engaged in combat, participate as a member of an aircraft flying in support of the operation, or be recommended or attached to a unit recommended for award of the medal if the above criteria have not been met.  The designated military operations and dates of eligibility for this award are specified in the regulation.  The regulation shows the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was awarded for service in Panama in support of Operation JUST CAUSE from 20 December 1989 to 31 January 1990.

Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separations) establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  This regulation provides instructions for preparation for each specific block on the DD Form 214 and directs that an entry be provided in each block.  There is no authorized block on the DD Form 214 to show deployment entries. 

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  In accordance with the governing regulation, deployments are not shown on the DD Form 214.  Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to correction to his DD Form 214 to show his service in Panama in support of Operation JUST CAUSE.   
2.  In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy the aforementioned requirement.

3.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

JEV_____  JNS____  RVO____  DENY APPLICATION

						Loren G. Harrell
						Director

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-10395	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19981125	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19900727	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(DENY)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.		
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