PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           03 February 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-12029
                                              AR1998014421

	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. Michael L. Engle		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Samuel A. Crumpler		Chairperson	
	Mr. Fred K. McCoy		Member	
	Mr. Mark D. Manning		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 military records be corrected to show award of basic marksmanship qualification badges.

3.  The applicant states that he was assigned to the Army rifle and pistol team and qualified on the 45 caliber pistol, M16 rifle, 50 and 60 caliber machine gun, and the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR).

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on 14 August 1963 and was trained as an infantryman (11B).

5.  The applicant’s individual training record shows that on 8 August 1963 he qualified as an expert on the M1 rifle.  He qualified on 15 March 1965 as an expert on the M14 rifle.  On 24 June 1965 he qualified as an expert on the 45 caliber pistol.

6.  The applicant’s separation document (DD Form 214) reflects the award of an expert marksmanship badge for the M14 rifle.

7.  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.

8.  That regulation further states the only weapons for which component bars are authorized are in table 8-2.  That table does not distinguish between types of pistols, rifles or machine guns.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s military records clearly show that he qualified as an expert with the M1 and M14 rifle and with the 45 caliber pistol.

2.  There is no evidence of record supporting his contention that he also qualified with either the 50 or 60 caliber machine gun or with the BAR.

3.  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, particularly the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned, be corrected by showing that he was awarded the Expert Marksmanship Badge with a rifle bar and a pistol bar.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

____X__  ____X___  ____X___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-12029	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990203	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT ,EXCESS DENIED	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.