PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:        

	BOARD DATE:            21 July 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999020205

	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 Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) be corrected to show his character of service as honorable.

3.  The applicant states that the section clerk erroneously typed dishonorable on his DD Form 214 as his character of his service.  He further states that she (the clerk) tried to correct the error; however, no one will accept the DD Form 214 as corrected.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the USAR for 6 years in the pay grade of E-1 on 22 December 1971.

5.  On 9 June 1972, he was ordered to active duty for training.  He successfully completed his training as a field communications crewman. 

6.  He was honorably released from active duty for training on 15 October 1972 and he was transferred to the USAR to complete his Reserve obligation.

7.  A review of the records reveals that an administrative error occurred during the preparation of the applicant’s DD Form 214.  The character of his service was type as dishonorable instead of honorable.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  An administrative error occurred during the preparation of the applicant’s    DD Form 214 which resulted in an improper characterization of his service.

2.  He was released from active duty for training and returned to the USAR to complete his Reserve obligation.  The character of his service was honorable and his DD Form 214 should have been prepared to reflect that information.

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 issuing to the individual concerned a new DD Form 214 to show that on 9 June 1972, he was honorably released from active duty and returned to the USAR to complete his Reserve obligation.

BOARD VOTE:  

___ja  ___  __cb____  ___rgh__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Curtis W. Barbee____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999020205	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	1999/07/21	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	1972/10/15	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  1021	100.0000/Admin	
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