PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  22 December 1999
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999023774

	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. Paul A. Petty		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz		Member	
	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		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 her DD Form 214 for the period 2 January 1995 to 30 September 1996 be corrected to show: the correct spelling of her name; her correct birthday; her last duty assignment as 7220th IMSU; the command to which transferred as 4222nd USAH; 2 years and 1 month in primary military occupation specialty (MOS) 91V20; separation date as 20 February 1997;
net active service this period as 2 years, 1 month and 19 days; foreign service 
6 months and 11 days; decorations and awards to include the Kuwait Liberation Medal; remarks to show service in South West Asia (SWA) 900917 – 910327; and military education to include 91V Respiratory Therapy Specialist Course, 
88 weeks, Feb 1997.  She also questions the entry on her E5 grade. 

3.  The applicant states that she completed the civilian contracted 91V Respiratory Therapy Specialist Course between attended 2 January 1995 and 
20 February 1997 on three consecutive Active Duty for Training (ADT) orders but has only received a DD Form 214 for the first two of the three ADT periods and it contains errors.  She requests that the DD Form 214 be corrected to cover all three consecutive ADT periods and that the incorrect data be corrected accordingly.  She submits copies of DD Forms 214 for the three periods: 
30 November 1988 to 7 July 1989 for initial active duty for basic and MOS training; 9 January 1990 to 8 May 1994 for a Regular Army tour of duty; and 
2 January 1995 to 30 September 1996, the DD Form 214 in question.  She also submits copies of her ADT orders, unit of assignment orders, Respiratory Therapist course completion certificate showing completion on 20 February 1997, and other pertinent documents.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that in 1995, she was USAR Troop Program Unit (TPU) member in the grade of E-4 with a primary MOS of 91B, Medical Specialist.  She applied for and was accepted for civilian contracted training at the Pima Medical Institute in Tucson, Arizona, for the Respiratory Therapy Specialist Course.  The training is a 2 year course to qualify for the MOS 91V, Respiratory Therapist.  While attending the course, the member is placed on ADT orders which expire at the end of each fiscal year (FY) due to funding cycles.  New consecutive ADT orders are issued each FY until the course is completed. The applicant began the course on 2 January 1995 on ADT orders for 272 days for FY 95.  In FY 96, she was issued the second, consecutive ADT order for 365 days which would take her to the end of FY96.  In FY97, she was issued the third and last consecutive order for 151 days which took her to the end of her course on 20 February 1997.

5.  At the end of the course, she should be released from ADT and issued a DD Form 214.  She was issued a DD Form 214 prematurely at the end of the second ADT orders but was not issued an all inclusive DD Form 214 for the complete ADT course.

6.  At the end of her ADT training she was transferred by orders from the 
7220th IMSU to which she had been attached during training for administration, to the 4222nd U.S. Army Hospital (USAR).

7.  When she entered ADT training, she was an E-4.  She was promoted to a Sergeant E-5 on 11 August 1995 while she was in ADT.  She was an E-5 when she completed the ADT training on 20 February 1997.  She was promoted to Staff Sergeant E-6 on 1 December 1999 according to her personnel records.

8.  According to a 2 April 1991 letter from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 319th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg. and according to her DD Form 214 for her prior the active duty period 9 January 1990 to 8 May 1994, she was deployed to Saudi Arabia on 17 September 1996 and returned to the US on 27 March 1991.  This was a period of 6 months and 11 days.  Her record also shows that she was awarded the Kuwait Liberation Medal.  This award is currently posted on the DD Form 214 in question and therefore does not require correction for the award.

9.  The applicant was awarded the Primary MOS 91V20, Respiratory Therapist, by orders on 29 April 1998.  Prior to this date, her primary MOS was 91B20, Medical Specialist.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Her DD Form 214 for the period 2 January 1995 to 30 September 1996 should be corrected to show the full three consecutive periods of ADT required for the Respiratory Therapist course, 2 January 1995 to 20 February 1997, with the requisite Record of Service computations.  This DD Form 214 should also be corrected to show the correct spelling of her name, her correct birth date (681208); the correct last duty assignment as 7220th IMSU; the command to which transferred as 4222nd USAH; foreign service for 6 months and 11 days with remarks to show service in South West Asia (SWA) 900917 – 910327; and military education to include 91V Respiratory Therapy Specialist Course, 
88 weeks, Feb 1997

2.  Her MOS 91V20 in the DD Form 214 block 11, Primary Specialty, cannot be shown as the applicant requested with 2 years and 1 month.  This block 11 is for posting only Primary Military Occupational Specialties (PMOS).  The applicant was not awarded the 91V 20 PMOS until 29 April 1998 after the end of the corrected period on the DD Form 214, 20 February 1997.  Block 11 should show the PMOS that the applicant was awarded:
91B10 – Medical Specialist 7 years and 1 month
63B1P – Wheel Vehicle Mechanic 4 years and 1 month

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 for the individual concerned by:

	a.  changing her DD Form 214 for the period 2 January 1995 to 
30 September 1996 to show 2 January 1995 to 20 February 1997 with the requisite corrected service computations;

	b.  showing on the DD Form 214 the correct spelling of her name and her correct birth date of 8 December 1968;

	c.  showing her foreign service of 6 months and 11 days with remarks to show that the foreign service was in South West Asia (SWA) 900917 – 910327; 

	e.  showing that her military education, 91V Respiratory Therapy Specialist Course, 88 weeks, was completed in Feb 1997, along with military education shown on previous DD Forms 214;

f.  show her PMOS as 91B10 – Medical Specialist 7 years and 1 month, and 63B1P – Wheel Vehicle Mechanic 4 years and 1 month, but not showing 91V20; and

g.  showing all her decorations and awards as shown her on previous 
DD Forms 214.

BOARD VOTE:  

__RO___  ___EL___  __AO___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__ Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.__
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999023774	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19991222	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  129	Paygrade	
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