PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:    

	BOARD DATE:        3 February 1999     
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999015133

	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	
	Ms. Deborah L. Brantley		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, in effect, that his 1991 separation document be corrected to reflect entitlement to appropriate awards, completion of the Primary Leadership Development Course, and that items12d (total prior active service) and 12e (total prior inactive service) be completed.  He notes that he never received a DD Form 215 as indicated item 18 (remarks) on his 1991 DD Form 214.

3.  Records available to the Board indicate the applicant enlisted in the Army National Guard on 7 November 1981 where he remained an active member until his discharge on 15 April 1988 with 6 years, 5 months and 9 days of total service. Between 1981 and 1988, while a member of the Army National Guard, the applicant accumulated 8 months and 13 days of active Federal service.  His active service is documented on a 1982 DD Form 214 issued at the time the applicant was released from active duty following completion of training.

4.  On 11 December 1990 the applicant was called to active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm.  He deployed to Southwest Asia on 12 January 1991 and returned to the United States on 30 April 1991.  On 21 May 1991 he was released from active duty.  His separation document indicates he is entitled to the Southwest Asia Service Medal but that he did not complete any military training during the period of active duty reflected on the separation document.  Items 12d and 12e on the 1991 separation document notes that a “DD Form 215 will be issued by ARPERCEN/STATE ARNG to provide the missing information.”

5.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991), the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991) and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 November 1995).

6.  Additionally, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (SA) awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to those members who participated in the Persian Gulf War from 17 January to 28 February 1991.  The Secretary of Defense also accepted an offer by the Government of Kuwait to award the Kuwait Liberation Medal (K) to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

7.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the policies and provisions for completion of the DD Form 214.  It notes that item 14 (military education) will reflect those in-service courses of 40 or more hours duration, which an individual completed during the period of service reflected on the DD Form 214.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The records confirm the applicant served in Southwest Asia between 
12 January and 30 April 1991.  As such he is entitled to the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars and the Kuwait Liberation Medals awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of Kuwait.

2.  There is no evidence, and the applicant has not provided any, that he completed the Primary Leadership Development Course while on active duty during Desert Shield/Storm.  As such there is no basis to enter that information of his 1991 separation document.

3.  Prior to the applicant’s entry on active duty in December 1991 available records indicate he completed 5 years, 8 months, and 26 days of inactive service and 8 months and 13 days of active service for a total of 6 years, 5 months, and 9 days.  Item 12d (total prior active service) on his 1991 DD Form 214 should be corrected to reflect the 8 months and 13 of active Federal service and item 12e (total prior inactive service) should be corrected to reflect 5 years, 8 months, and 26 days.

4.  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 be corrected:

	a.  by awarding the individual concerned the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars and the Kuwait Liberation Medals awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia the Government of Kuwait;

	b.  by showing in item 12d of his 1991 DD Form 214 that he completed 
8 months and 13 days of prior Active service; and

	c.  by showing in item 12e on his 1991 DD Form 214 that he had 5 years, 8 months, and 26 days of total prior inactive service.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

__sac___  __fkm___  __mdm__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999015133	
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 	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 110.00		
2. 107.00		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.