PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:        

	BOARD DATE:            6 May 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1998012558

	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. Jessie B. Strickland		Analyst	

The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		Member	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		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 her report of separation (DD Form 214) be corrected to reflect her correct military occupational specialty (MOS).

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that her DD Form 214 incorrectly reflects in block 11 that she held the MOS of 91B10 oo/Medical NCO for a period of 1 year and 7 months when in fact it was MOS 91K10 oo Medical Lab Specialist.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that the applicant enlisted on 16 June 1994 for a period of 6 years and training as a medical laboratory specialist (MOS 91K).  

5.  She completed the medical specialist course (MOS 91B) in November 1994, the medical laboratory specialist course, phase I in August 1995, and the medical laboratory specialist course phase II in March 1996.  Upon completion of her training she was transferred to Alaska where she remained until she was honorably released from active duty on 12 July 1996 due to pregnancy.  She had served 2 years and 27 days of total active service and was transferred to the USAR Control Group (Reinforcement).

6.  At the time of her separation from the service her DD Form 214 indicates that she held the MOS of 91B10 oo (Medical NCO) for 4 months and another entry indicates that she held the same MOS for 1 year and 7 months.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  At the time of the applicant’s separation from the service an administrative error resulted in the MOS of 91B (Medical NCO) be entered in block 11 in duplicate.

2.  The applicant successfully completed training for MOS 91K as a medical laboratory specialist; therefore, it would be appropriate at this time to correct her records by deleting the second entry of “91B10 00 Medical NCO—1 year-7 months” and replacing it with an entry of “91K10 oo Medical Lab specialist – 1 year – 7 months”. 

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

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by deleting the second entry of “91B10 00 Medical NCO—1 year-7 months” and replacing it with an entry of “91K10 oo Medical Lab specialist – 1 year – 7 months” in block 11 of the DD Form 214 pertaining to the individual concerned.
BOARD VOTE:  

__cs ____  ___fe ___  __ewl___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Fred N. Eichorn_____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1998012558	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	1999/05/06	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  6	100.0500/MOS	
2.  189	110.0000/CORR 214	
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6.