PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            17 June 1999                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1998012985

	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	
	Ms. Gale Thomas		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Jennifer L. Prater		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas A. Pagan		Member	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		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 her records be corrected by changing her DD Form 214 (Report of Separation), item 12a (Date Entered AD This Period) to read 
16 November 1990, and item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) to be corrected to read 6 years, 4 months and 10 days (sic).

3.  The applicant states that she was on continuous active duty from 16 November 1990 until her discharge on 21 August 1997.  She submits a copy of her DD Form 214 and her DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) in support of her request.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the Army National Guard on 8 May 1986.

5.  On 16 November 1990, the applicant was ordered to active duty for Active Duty Special Work (ADSW), under the provisions of Title 32, United States Code, Section 46.  She remained on continuous active duty until 21 August 1997.  Her August 1997 DD Form 214, however, reflects only her active service between 1 October 1994 and 21 August 1997.  Item 18 (remarks) on the separation document also notes that her period of active duty was adjusted to account for two periods of annual training.  (Note:  The 1 October 1994 date appears to coincide with a 29 September 1994 order continuing her ADSW)

6.  A summary of the applicant’s retirement points also confirms that she was on continuous active duty between 16 November 1990 and 21 August 1997, a period of 6 years, 9 months and 6 days.

7.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it directs an individual’s net active service will be entered in item 12c of the DD Form 214.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence confirms that the applicant was on continuous active duty from 
16 November 1990 until 21 August 1997, thereby requiring a correction to item      12a of her DD Form 214 to reflect the entry date of 16 November 1990.

2.  The applicant’s net active service for the period in question should include the additional active duty time from her corrected entry date of 16 November 1990, thereby requiring a correction to item 12c, of her DD Form 214 by showing a total of 
6 years, 9 months and 6 days of continuous active Federal service.

3.  The Board notes that there appears to be no reason to exclude dates the applicant participated in annual training from her total active Federal service computation.  There is no evidence she was released from active duty to attend such training but rather continued in her capacity as a member of the ADSW program, therefore, the remarks in item 18 of her DD Form 214 relating to these adjustments should be deleted.

4.  In view of the fact that her active service was continuous from November 1990 until August 1997 the information contained in the remarks section of her separation document are unnecessary.

5.  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 

a.  issuing the individual concerned a new DD Form 214 reflecting an entry date of 16 November 1990, a separation date of 21 August 1997 and a total of           6 years, 9 months, and 6 days of active Federal service, and

b.  by deleting the remarks shown in item 18 of her current DD Form 214 relating to adjustments made to item 12c concerning her annual training dates.

BOARD VOTE:  

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________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1998012985	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990617	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 110.00		
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5.		
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