PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            03 December 1998                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-11701

	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	
	Mr. David H. Keller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John N. Slone		Chairperson	
	Mr. Edward Williamson		Member	
	Mr. Roger W. Able		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 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be changed to show his correct date of entry on active duty.  He states that he entered the service on 1 September 1967, that he had 40 days confinement which changed his discharge date.  That he now works for the federal government and the incorrect entry date shown as 11 October 1967 changes his service computation date (for leave purposes).

3.  The applicant’s DD Form 4 (Enlistment Record) shows that he enlisted on 
1 September 1967 at Chicago, Illinois, for a period of 3 years.

4.  The applicant has 40 days time lost recorded under Title 10, United States Code, Section 972:  1 day AWOL on 2 September 1969, 2 days AWOL from 11 through 12 January 1970, and 37 days confinement from 28 May through 
3 July 1970.

5.  The applicant was separated on 10 October 1970 at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Annville, Pennsylvania.  He had 3 years of creditable service and 
40 days of time lost.  His DD Form 214, block 17c, incorrectly shows his date of entry as 11 October 1967.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant enlisted on 1 September 1967 for a period of 3 years.

2.  An administrative error was made in the preparation of the DD Form 214 effective 10 October 1970 showing an incorrect date of entry.

3.  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 changing his DD Form 214, item 17c, for the period 11 October 1967 to 
10 October 1970 to show the date of entry as 1 September 1967.

BOARD VOTE:  

________  ________  ________  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	YYYYMMDD	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.		
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.