PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           24 February 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1998010931

	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, in effect, that his years of service for pay purposes be corrected to reflect all US Army Reserve (USAR), Army National Guard (ARNG), and ROTC Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) participation.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he doesn’t believe his service credit was properly computed.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army delayed enlistment program on 8 November 1976.  He entered active duty for 3 years on 25 January 1977 and was honorably discharged on 24 January 1980. He served 3 years, 0 months, and 0 days of creditable active Federal service.  Upon discharge, he had the remainder of a 3-year USAR commitment that he served in the USAR Control Group (25 January 1980 to 18 August 1981), the USAR Troop Program Unit (19 August 1981 to 5 December 1981), the USAR Control Group (6 December 1981 to 18 May 1982), the ROTC SMP (19 May 1982 to 21 May 1983), and the ARNG (25 May 1983 to 29 September 1984).

5.  The applicant entered active duty as a Regular Army officer on 30 September 1984 and served until separated as a captain on 1 June 1995 under the early release program with a voluntary separation incentive (VSI).  His VSI payment was based upon his salary as a captain with 13 years, 8 months, and 2 days of active Federal service, and 4 years, 3 months, and 20 days of creditable inactive service.

6.  The Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation provides guidance for all creditable service for pay purposes.  It states, in pertinent part, that all active Federal service and all inactive service in the USAR, ARNG, and ROTC SMP is creditable for pay purposes.  Using this guidance, the applicant’s inactive service should be 4 years, 10 months, and 22 days.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s inactive service reflected in Block 12e of his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, is incorrect.  Instead of 4 years, 3 months, and 20 days, it should be 4 years, 10 months, and 22 days.

2.  The applicant’s VSI should be recalculated to determine if the above increase would have any effect on that payment.

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 issuing to the individual concerned a DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214, showing 4 years, 10 months, and 22 days of service in Block 12e.

2.  That his VSI be recalculated and any increase, if applicable, be paid to the applicant in a manner prescribed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

BOARD VOTE:  

       CMF         MDM          BJE     GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Calvin M. Fowler          
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1998010931	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990224	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	DASA	
ISSUES         1.	129.0100	
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