PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:               24 February 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:      AC98-11768
                                                 AR1998013538

	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. Beverly A. Young		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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his social security number as in item 32, to show his blood type as “B+” in item 32, to show award of the “Expert Tank Weapons” (correctly known as the Expert Badge with Tank Weapons Bar) in item 26, and to show he completed “12” years of high school in item 10a.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that these items be corrected on his DD Form 214.  The applicant submits photocopies of his driver’s license and social security card in support of his application.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted on 11 December 1963 and completed training as an armor crewman.  He served in Germany from 5 May 1964 to 12 November 1965 and was honorably discharged on 15 November 1965.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows his social security number as 
in item 32.  However, his driver’s license and social security card shows his social security number as 

6.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows his blood type as “O” in item 32.  A Standard Form 601 (Immunization Record) shows the applicant’s blood type as “B”.

7.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the Expert Badge with Tank Weapons Bar as an authorized award in item 26.  His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows that the applicant qualified as Expert with Tank Weapons in April 1964.

8.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the applicant completed 9 years of civilian education in item 10a.  His DA Form 20 shows he completed only one year of high school.  There is no indication in the applicant’s records that he completed “12” years of high school.

9.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it directs that civilian education attained will be shown in item 10a and item 32 (Remarks) is used for entries required by Headquarters Department of the Army for which a separate block is not available and for completing entries that are too long for their blocks. 

10.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, in pertinent part, sets forth requirements for award of basic marksmanship qualification badge.  The qualification badge is 
awarded to indicate the degree in which an individual has qualified in a prescribed record course, and an appropriate bar is furnished to denote each weapon with which the individual has qualified.  The qualification badges are in three classes:  Expert, Sharpshooter, and Marksman.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant’s social security number as 
therefore; he is entitled to correction of item 32 of his DD Form 214.

2.  Evidence of record shows the applicant’s blood type as “B”; therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 32 of his DD Form 214.

3.  There is evidence of record which shows the applicant qualified as Expert with Tank Weapons; therefore, he is entitled to award of the Expert Badge with Tank Weapons Bar in item 26 of his DD Form 214 and correction of his records to show this badge.

4.  There is no evidence of record, and the applicant has not provided any evidence which shows he completed “12” years of high school.  Therefore, item 10a is correct as currently constituted and the applicant is not entitled to correction of this item.

5.  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:

a.  by showing that the individual concerned social security number as in item 32,

	b.  by showing that the individual concerned blood type as “B” in item 32 and,

	c.  by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Expert Badge with Tank Weapons Bar in item 26.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

CMF____  MDM____  BJE_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Calvin M. Fowler
		CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-11768/AR1998013538	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990224	
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.	107.00	
2.	100.00	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.