PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:        

	BOARD DATE:            2 September 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999021238

	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:

	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas N. Kuhn		Member	
	Mr. James M. Alward		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 that he completed a Noncommissioned Officer’s (NCO) Candidate Course and that he was discharged in the pay grade of E-6.

3.  The applicant states, in effect that he attended an NCO course and he was discharged in the pay grade of E-6 and his DD Form 214 should be corrected accordingly.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that on 26 June 1968, he was inducted into the Army in the pay grade of E-1.  On 26 October 1968, he was promoted to the pay grade of E-2.

5.  The record shows that on 25 November 1968, he completed an Infantry NCO Candidate Course and he was promoted to the pay grade of E-4.  On 5 March 1969, he was promoted to the pay grade of E-5 and he was promoted to E-6 on 21 December 1969.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  An administrative error occurred during the preparation of the applicant’s DD Form 214 which resulted in his pay grade being reflected as E-5 instead of E-6.

2.  The evidence of record clearly shows that he completed an NCO Candidate Course on 25 November 1968 and the course was inadvertently omitted from his DD Form 214.

3.  He was promoted to the pay grade of E-6 on 21 December 1969 and his 
DD Form 214 should be corrected accordingly.

4.  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:

	a.  by amending the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned to show his pay grade as E-6; and

	b.  by showing that he attended an NCO Candidates Course.

BOARD VOTE:  

___tnk __  ___mkp__  ___ja ___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___Margaret K. Patterson__
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999021238	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	1999/09/01	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  189	110.0000	
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