PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:        

	BOARD DATE:            21 July 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999015619

	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. Deyon D. Battle		Analyst	

The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Curtis W. Barbee		Chairperson	
	Mr. James M. Alward		Member	
	Mr. Robert G. Hinkle		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 Certificate of Release or Discharge (DD Form 214) be corrected to show that he attended a Smoke Operations Specialist Course for 9 weeks instead of 7 weeks as currently reflected.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that the Smoke Operations Specialist Course was 9 weeks long and his DD Form 214 should be corrected to reflect the appropriate information.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that on 12 April 1985, he enlisted in the USAR for 6 years in the pay grade of E-1.  He successfully completed his training as a smoke generator operator.

5.  His qualification record (DA Form 2-1) shows that on 31 January 1986, he was ordered to active duty for training effective 5 June 1986.  He successfully completed his training and he was released from active duty training and returned to his USAR unit on 6 August 1986.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  An administrative error was made during the preparation of his of his DD Form 214 which resulted in his being credit with 7 weeks of training instead of 9 weeks.

2.  According to his DA Form 2-1, he was ordered to active duty for training effective 5 June 1986 .  He completed the course and he was released from active duty training on 6 August 1986, 9 weeks later.  Therefor his records should be corrected accordingly.

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 amending the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned to show that he completed the Smoke Operations Specialist Course on 5 June 1986 and that the course was for 9 weeks instead of 7 weeks as currently reflected.

BOARD VOTE:  

___ja ___  __cb____  ___rgh __  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Curtis W. Barbee_____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999015619	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	1999/07/21	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  8	100.0700/Training	
2.		
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6.