PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            18 August 1999                
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999018288

	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. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Edward Williamson		Member	
	Ms. Sherri V. Ward 		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 her DD Form 214 with an effective date of 31 December 1997 to show two awards of the Joint Service Commendation Medal (JSCM) (correctly known as the JSCM (1st Oak Leaf Cluster)) and that item 12 (Record of Service) be corrected to show credit for her Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW) performed from 16 October 1995 to 7 April 1996 and from 30 April 1996 to 27 September 1996.

3.  The applicant states that her DD Form 214 does not reflect this information.  In support of her application, she submits a copy of a Letter Order, certificate and citation for award of the JSCM; permanent orders and citation for award of the JSCM (1st Oak Leaf Cluster); a Chronological Statement of Retirement Points; and a Detail Point Listing for Previous Retirement Year. 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that she was appointed a Reserve commissioned officer (second lieutenant) in the National Guard on 12 September 1980 and transferred to the Army Reserve on 2 October 1980.  She was ordered to active duty on 2 August 1982 , served in Korea from 20 February 1984 to
19 February 1985 and honorably discharged on 1 August 1993 under the Early Release Program/Special Separation Benefit option.  The applicant was ordered to active duty on 6 April 1997 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor and honorably discharged from active duty on 31 December 1997 based on temporary records and soldier’s affidavit. 

5.  The applicant’s DD Forms 214 do not show the JSCM as an authorized award.  Item 12 (Record of Service) of the DD Form 214 shows the entry “See Block #18” under item 12d (Total Prior Active Service).  The entry in item 
18 (Remarks) states:  “ITEM 12D ABOVE DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR ANNUAL AND/OR WEEKEND TRAINING THIS SOLDIER MAY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO DATE ENTERED IN ITEM 12A”. 

6.  The applicant provided a copy of a Letter Order, dated 15 September 1993, which shows she was awarded the JSCM for the period of service from 
1 November 1991 to 1 August 1993.    

7.  Headquarters United States European Command Permanent Orders 012-05, dated 12 January 1998, shows the applicant was awarded the JSCM (1st Oak Leaf Cluster) for the period of service from 17 April 1997 to 15 December 1997.

8.  The applicant provided a copy of a Detail Point Listing for Previous Retirement Year which shows she earned active duty points for the period covering 16 October 1995 through 7 April 1996 and for the period 30 April 1996 through 15 September 1996.  The applicant’s records do not contain DD Forms 214 which cover these two periods of ADSW.  

9.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  Paragraph 1-4a(1) provides that a DD Form 214 will be issued to all members of the Army National Guard of the United States and the United States Army Reserve separated from a period of active duty training (ADT), full time training duty (FTTD), or ADSW after they have served 90 days or more. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the JSCM (1st Oak Leaf Cluster); therefore, she is entitled to correction of her DD Form 214 with an effective date of 31 December 1997 to show this award.

2.  The applicant provided a Chronological Statement of Retirement Points and a Detail Point Listing for Previous Retirement Year which shows she performed two periods of ADSW in excess of 90 days.  There are no DD Forms 214 which cover these two periods of ADSW contained in her records.

3.  The basis for correction of item 12d (Record of Service/Total Prior Active Service) on a DD Form 214 is separation orders or a DD Form 214, not a Chronological Statement of Retirement Points or a Detail Point Listing for Previous Retirement Year.  Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to correction of her DD Form 214 with an effective date of 31 December 1997 to show these periods of active duty service.

4.  The Board recommends that the applicant consult the custodian of her MPRJ to prepare DD Forms 214 for the two periods of ADSW in question.

5.  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 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) the entry “JSCM (1st Oak Leaf Cluster) on the DD Form 214 with an effective date of 31 December 1997 of the individual concerned.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

RVO____  EW_____  SVW____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999018288	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990818	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19971231	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 600-8-24 Para 2-7  	
DISCHARGE REASON	Completion of required active service	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0019	
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