1.  The applicant requests, in effect, that his DD Form 214 be corrected to show he completed his full 2-year service obligation.  

2.  The applicant’s military records show he was born on 11 April 1965.  He completed 12 years of formal education.  He enlisted in the Regular Army on      28 September 1983 for 2 years.  He completed basic training and advanced individual training and was awarded military occupational specialty 31C (Single Channel Radio Operator).

3.  The applicant was serving in Germany at the time of his expiration term of service (ETS).  His separation orders reassigned him to the Fort Jackson, SC separation transfer point with a report date of 26 September 1985 and a separation date of 27 September 1985, on which date he would have completed the full 2 years of his enlistment contract.

4.  Due to available flight dates, the applicant departed Germany early.  He was honorably released from active duty on 19 September 1985, for his normal ETS, after completing 1 year, 11 months and 22 days of creditable active service with no time lost.

CONCLUSIONS

1.  The applicant was originally scheduled to depart Germany so as to separated effective 27 September 1985, when he would have completed his full 2-year enlistment contract.

2.  Due to circumstances beyond the applicant’s control, he departed Germany early and separated on 19 September 1985, at which time he had completed     1 year, 11 months and 22 days of creditable active service.  This unjustly prevents the applicant from receiving certain VA benefits.

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

RECOMMENDATION:  

1.  That the individual concerned be issued a DD Form 215 correcting blocks 12b and 12c of his DD Form 214 to show he separated on 85 09 27 and that he completed 2 years, 0 months and 0 days of net active service.

2.  That the individual concerned be issued an Honorable Discharge Certificate from the Army of the United States, dated 27 September 1985 in lieu of the Honorable Discharge Certificate dated 19 September 1985 now held by him.

BOARD VOTE:

                       GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

                       GRANT FORMAL HEARING

                       DENY APPLICATION

                                                                  
			             	        CHAIRPERSON