1.  The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show his foreign service.  

2.  The applicant’s military records show he was born on 29 August 1955.  He completed 12 years of formal education.  He enlisted in the Army National Guard on 4 April 1975.  He entered the Delayed Entry Program on 20 June 1977 and enlisted in the Regular Army on 27 June 1977.  

3.  The applicant’s DA Form 2-1, Personnel Qualification Record, shows he served in Germany from 4 September 1977 - 31 August 1979.

4.  The applicant was honorably discharged on 13 January 1981 for the purpose of immediate reenlistment on 14 January 1981.  He did not receive a DD Form 214 since there was no break in service.

5.  On 9 August 1983, the applicant received a bad conduct discharge pursuant to a general court-martial sentence.  He had completed a total of 4 years,         11 months and 23 days of creditable active service and had 417 days of lost time.  His DD Form 214 shows he had completed zero foreign service time.  It also fails to show his initial Regular Army enlistment period.

CONCLUSIONS

1.  The applicant is credited with a 24-month, completed tour in Germany.

2.  In view of the foregoing, it would be proper to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:  

That the individual concerned be issued a DD Form 215 correcting block 12f of his DD Form 214 to show he completed 1 year, 11 months and 28 days of foreign service and block 18 to show IMMEDIATE REENLISMENTS THIS PERIOD;  770627 - 810113.

BOARD VOTE:

                       GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

                       GRANT FORMAL HEARING

                       DENY APPLICATION

                                                                  
			             	        CHAIRPERSON