PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           24 February 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1998010916

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

	Mr. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Mr. Robert J. McGowan		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Calvin M. Fowler 		Chairperson	
	Mr. Mark D. Manning 		Member	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis 		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

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

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests that his Pay Entry Basic date (PEBD) be corrected to reflect all of his service.

3.  The applicant states that he that he was a member of the Army National Guard (ARNG).  He incurred a knee injury that rendered him physically unfit for continued service and was separated with severance pay.  In calculating his total years of creditable service, the Physical Disability Branch, US Total Army Personnel Command (TAPC) failed to include 6 years of creditable service in the Regular Army and US Army Reserve (USAR).

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army of the United States for 2 years on 2 May 1968.  He served until honorably discharged on 23 April 1970 with 1 year, 11 months, and 22 days of service.  He then served the remainder of his 6-year obligation in the USAR Control Group until 1 May 1974.

5.  The applicant joined the ARNG on 8 March 1985, rose to the rank of E-4, and served until separated by reason of physical disability (20 percent) on 12 May 1997.  The Physical Evaluation Board that found him unfit erroneously calculated his PEBD as “85.03.08.”  This error was carried forward by the TAPC in their separation order of 30 April 1997 (Orders D85-1).

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was drafted into the Army with a 6-year obligation on 2 May 1968.  He served on active duty for 1 year, 11 months, and 22 days and spent the remainder of his obligation in the USAR Control Group.  He was released on 1 May 1974.

2.  The Physical Evaluation Board did not consider the applicant’s service from May 1968 to May 1974 in calculating his PEBD.  His PEBD should have been established as 79.03.08 and he should have been credited by the TAPC with 18 years, 2 months, and 5 days service for basic pay.

3.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned had a PEBD of 79.03.08 and was credited with 18 years, 2 months, and 5 days of service for basic pay purposes on 12 May 1997.

2.  That the disability severance pay of the individual concerned be recalculated based on the above and he be paid the difference, if any.

BOARD VOTE:  

       CMF         MDM          BJE     GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Calvin M. Fowler     __
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1998010916	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990224	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	DASA	
ISSUES         1.	112.0500	
2.	128.1500	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.