PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           24 November 1998                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-10396

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. George D. Paxson		Chairperson	
	Ms. Celia L. Adolphi		Member	
	Mr. Robert W. Garrett		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 his DD Form 214 be corrected to show he was not absent without leave (AWOL) and that the years and months he held his military occupational specialties (MOS) be corrected.

3.  The applicant states the years and months he held his MOSs add up to       14 years and he was in the Army for only 9 years.  He states he was not AWOL, he was on leave.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 1 July 1986.  He completed basic training and advanced individual training and was awarded MOS 19E (M48-M60 Armor Crewman).

5.  On 9 August 1988, the applicant was awarded primary MOS 19K (M1 Armor Crewman) and secondary MOS 19E.

6.  On 2 June 1989, the applicant reenlisted for service school training in MOS 95B (Military Police).  Those MOS orders are not available.

7.  In 1995, he was barred from reenlisting for twice failing his Army Physical Fitness Test.  Discharge action under the provisions of Army Regulation         635-200, Chapter 18 for failing to meet Army body fat standards were approved in 1995.  There is no evidence in his records to show he was AWOL at any time.

8.  On 2 October 1995, the applicant was honorably discharged, in pay grade    E-5, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 18.  His DD Form 214 shows he had completed 9 years, 2 months and 19 days of creditable active service and had 2 days of lost time.

9.  Conversation with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service - Indianapolis (DFAS-IN) on 19 November 1998 verified that his finance records do not show any lost time and his pay entry basic date had never been adjusted.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Block 11 of the applicant’s DD Form 214 is correct.  The period of time indicated is only the years and months he held each individual MOS, whether as a primary or additional MOS.  

2.  It would not be proper to add MOS 19K to block 11 as there is no evidence to show he held that MOS for over one year.

3.  Block 29 is incorrect.  There is no evidence in the applicant’s records to show he was ever AWOL.  DFAS-IN also verifies that their records do not show he was ever AWOL.

4.  With the 2 days lost time, block 12c should have shown 9 years, 2 months and 29 days active service.  Deletion of the 2 days lost time will make this block show 9 years, 3 months and 1 day active service.

5.  In view of the foregoing, it would be in the interest of justice to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That the applicant’s DD Form 214 be corrected by deleting the lost time shown in block 29 and by correcting block 12c to show 0009 03 01.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

GDP____  CLA____  RWG____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-10396	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19981124	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	123.01	
2.	100.00	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.