PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           15 September 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999020890

	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. James M. Alward		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ted S. Kanamine		Member	
	Ms. Kathleen A. Newman		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 add the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) (2d award) and that after it is corrected he be sent a notarized copy.

3.  The applicant makes no statement.  He provides a copy of his DD Form 214 and a copy of the citation for the JMUA for the period 2 January 1995 to            30 September 1997 as supporting evidence.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 1 July 1975.  On 21 February 1992, he was assigned to the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon as an administrative non-commissioned officer.  He retired on 1 August 1997.  His DD Form 214 shows he was awarded one JMUA.

5.  Information received from the J-1 (Personnel) of the Joint Staff shows the Joint Staff was also awarded a JMUA for the period 1 June 1994 to 1 January 1995.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows the applicant was assigned to the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a period that organization was awarded two JMUAs.
His DD Form 214 shows he was awarded only one JMUA.

2.  The Board does not provide notarized copies of documents to applicants.

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

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing the applicant was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award 1st oak leaf cluster.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

__jma___  __tsk___  __kan___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			James M. Alward
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999020890	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990915	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0032	
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