PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           9 November 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999019106

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Ms. Celia L. Adolphi		Member	
	Ms. Karen Y. Fletcher		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 DD Form 214 be corrected to show his foreign service of 14 months and 15 days and his Overseas Services Ribbon.

3.  The applicant makes no further statement.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that after having had prior service in the U. S. Army Reserve, he enlisted in the Regular Army on 8 October 1993.

5.  The applicant’s DA Form 2-1, Personnel Qualification Record is not available. Documents in his Official Military Personnel File show that, while assigned to Korea, he extended his enlistment for 9 months to meet the service remaining requirement to return to the States.  

6.  The applicant was released from active duty on 7 July 1997.  His DD Form 214 does not reflect any foreign service time in block 12f nor award of the Overseas Service Ribbon in block 13.

7.  Army Regulation 614-30 provides policy guidance on tour lengths for military personnel serving overseas.  In pertinent part, it states that the normal, without dependents tour length for Korea is 12 months.

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 prescribes Army policy and criteria concerning individual military awards.  In pertinent part it states that the Overseas Service Ribbon is awarded to members of the U. S. Army for successful completion of overseas tours.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Although the applicant’s Personnel Qualification Record is not available to show when he arrived in and departed from Korea, there is evidence to show he was assigned to Korea.  The Board can find no reason why he should exaggerate the time he spent overseas and any doubt should be resolved in his favor.  

2.  As a result of completing his overseas tour in Korea, the applicant is eligible for award of the Overseas Service Ribbon.

3.  In view of the foregoing, it would be in the interest of justice to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by changing his DD Form 214, block 12f to read 01 02 15 and block 13 to add the Overseas Service Ribbon.

BOARD VOTE:  

__rvo___  __cla___  __kyf___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999019106	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19991109	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
2.	107.0079	
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6.