MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

IN THE CASE OF:  

BOARD DATE:           12 April 2000                  
DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999024071

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.
				
	Mr. Gerald E. Vandenberg		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Robert G. Hinkle		Chairperson	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis		Member	
	Mr. James P. Stueve		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                       records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS: Reconsideration of her application to correct her records to show receipt of the Basic Aircraft Crew Member Badge with retroactive entitlement to hazardous duty (flight) pay.

APPLICANT STATES:  In effect, that she qualified for the award with the completion of her Quicklook II Operator Training for the 233-F8 on 31 January 1986 and that this certificate along with the copies of her flight physicals and flight equipment training record supports this request.

NEW EVIDENCE OR INFORMATION:  Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in a memorandum prepared to reflect the Board's original consideration of his case on 24 November 1998 *(COPY ATTACHED).

The applicant’s submits copies of the following records or documents that were not available to the Board previously;

a.  flight physicals, dated 13 November 1986 showing her as a crew member, 26 October 1987 listing her as a tactical aerial observer/crewmember and 2 March 1988, showing a request for Class III flight examination;

b.  a flight equipment training record showing ejection seat training on 11 June 1986 and 3 March 1987; and,

c.  a certificate of training for Quicklook II Operator Training 233-F8;.  

These documents were not available to the Board previously and constitute new evidence that requires Board review.

In the applicant’s personal statement she indicates that she received training at Fort Devens as a ground sensory platform technician and was awarded the MOS of 98J, Non Communication Interceptor/analyst.  She contends that she served 24 months in the capacity of a ground sensor technician.  Later in this same statement she indicates that she served as a ground sensor technician and an aerial technical observer however she does not specify what periods she served in which capacity.  She also again submits a copy of a medical report that shows that after approximately 6-months of care and observation she was qualified for flight status.

Army Regulation 600-8-22, Military Awards, sets forth the requirements for award of the basic Aircraft Crew Member Badge as are that the individual must be physically qualified for and placed on flying status, and perform in one of the following duty assignments for not less than 12 months: crew chief, airborne electronic sensory system operator or supervisor, flight engineer, observer, aeromedical physician assistant, medical aid person, gunner, aircraft maintenance supervisor, gunner, or technical inspector, or flight inspection technician.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  The documentation submitted by the applicant does not show that she was officially assigned to a position that placed her in flight status or that she served in one of the denoted capacities for the requisite 12 months.

2.  Not withstanding the indication that the applicant underwent flight physicals, the medical records alone are insufficient to show that she actually served in flight status.  Many personnel in ground maintenance capacities are often required to maintain flight qualifications in order to perform their duties. 

3.  Without orders to show specific dates in flight status it is impossible to determine that the applicant met the regulatory 12-month requirement for the Aircraft Crew Member Badge.

4.  The Board further wonders why the applicant did not question her non-receipt of flight pay until so many years after her potential entitlement to such a prestigious and financially significant entitlement.

5.  The overall merits of the case, including the latest submissions and arguments are insufficient as a basis for the Board to reverse its previous decision.

6.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__RGH__  ___BJE__  ___JPS _  DENY APPLICATION

	Karl F. Schneider
	Director, Army Review Boards Agency

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999024071	
SUFFIX		
RECON	 	
DATE BOARDED	20000412 	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0118	
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