PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:                8 July 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:        AR1999017578

	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. Joyce A. Wright		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. June Hajjar		Chairperson	
	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB), completion of the Combat LifeSavers Course and all appropriate awards for his service in Desert Storm.

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214 does not show his award of the EIB, completion of the Combat LifeSavers Course and the appropriate awards for his service in Desert Storm.

4.  The applicant’s military records show he entered active duty on 28 April 1988 as a heavy anti armor weapons infantryman.  He continued to serve until he was honorably discharged on 13 April 1992.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows he was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Parachutist Badge with one bronze service star, the Marksmanship Qualification Badge M16 Rifle, the Marksmanship Qualification Badge Hand Grenade and the Sharpshooter Qualification Badge Tow Gunner.

6.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the EIB as an authorized award.

7.  There is no indication in the applicant’s personnel records that show he was awarded the Expert Infantryman Badge.

8.  There is no indication in the applicant’s personnel records that show he attended or completed the Combat LifeSavers Course.

9.  The Board notes that he is entitled to the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the government of Kuwait (KLM-K).

10.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 prescribes Army policy and procedures for awards, and Paragraph 8-8 provides for award of the Expert Infantryman Badge. Award of the Expert Infantryman Badge requires that an individual must have satisfactorily completed the prescribed proficiency tests while assigned or attached to an infantry unit of at least battalion size.  To be eligible for testing and award of the Expert Infantryman Badge, a soldier must be in an active Army status and must have an infantry or special forces specialty.

11.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.
12.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows that he served as heavy anti armor weapons infantryman and was assigned to an infantry battalion; however, there is no evidence to show that he completed the prescribed proficiency test while assigned to his unit.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of his records to show the award of the Expert Infantry Badge.

2.  The applicant has provided no evidence to show that he attended or completed the Combat Lifesavers Course.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of his records to show this course.

3.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant is entitled to the KLM-SA and the KLM-K.  Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct his records to show he was awarded the KLM-SA and the KLM-K.

4.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s records, but only as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing in item 13 of his DD Form 214 that he was awarded the KLM-SA and the KLM-K.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

JH______  RVO____  RWA____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		June Hajjar___________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999017578	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990708	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19920413	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  146		
2.  135		
3.   160		
4.		
5.		
6.