PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  1 September 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999022661

	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	
	Mr. Vic Whitney		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Chairperson	
	Mr. James E. Anderholm		Member	
	Mr. Kenneth L. Wright		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 records be corrected to show constructive service credit for his professional experience prior to his appointment in the USAR.  He submits copies of documents from his Army and Air Force records and his board certification as a registered nurse (RN).

3.  The applicant states that he was not given credit for his RN experience and is behind his peers in the Air Force because of this problem with his date of rank (DOR).

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he previously served on active duty in infantry and medical specialties and was separated on 4 August 1995 in grade E-7.  On 12 July 1995 he was issued a state license as a registered nurse.  On 29 December 1997 he accepted a Reserve appointment as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps.

5.  Orders issued by the Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) on 11 February 1998 assigned the applicant to a USAR unit effective the date of his appointment.  Additional instructions on the orders state that his pay entry base date and DOR will be adjusted.

6.  On 11 August 1998 the applicant requested a conditional release from the USAR in order to accept an appointment in the Air Force.  Effective 7 October 1998 he was appointed a second lieutenant in the Air Force and ordered to active duty effective 8 November 1998.  His date of Reserve appointment is shown as 29 December 1997 and he is currently serving on active duty in the Air Force.

7.  Records obtained from the Army Recruiting Command show that the applicant was awarded 1 year, 1 month, and 19 days constructive service credit effective 14 January 1998.  There is no evidence of record to show that his DOR was ever adjusted to reflect this approved constructive service credit.

8.  Army Regulation 135-101, and as directed by DOD Directive 1312.2, provides the policy and procedures for award of constructive service credit to Reserve officers appointed in the various branches of the Army Medical Department.  It provides for awarding constructive service credit for professional experience gained after completing a qualifying degree by ½ year for each year of experience up to a maximum of 3 years credit.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded 1 year, 1 month, and 19 days constructive service credit and he is entitled to a change of his Army records for his DOR as a second lieutenant.

2.  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 adjusting the original date of rank of the individual concerned as a second lieutenant to reflect 1 year, 1 month, and 19 days constructive service credit.

BOARD VOTE:  

___SK___  ___JA__  __KW____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Stanley Kelley____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999022661	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990901	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	102.08	
2.		
3.		
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