PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:           12 August 1999     
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999026127

	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. Deborah L. Brantley		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O'Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. James M. Alward		Member	
	Ms. Meta Waller		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 that he enlisted for a period of 4 years.  He states that his term of enlistment on his DD Form 4/3 should reflect 4 and not 8 years.

3.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves Delayed Entry Program (DEP) on 19 February 1999 for a period of 8 years.  On 3 March 1999, he requested discharge from the DEP) and enlisted in the Regular Army for a period of 4 years.  However, the DD Form 4/3 reflects an incorrect term of service of 8 years.

4.  Officials at the Total Army Personnel Command opined that his enlistment contract was incorrect and that his DD Form 4/3, line 20a, should read 4 years as supported by his annexes to the enlistment contract.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record shows that the applicant’s enlistment document should show that he enlisted in the Regular Army for the DEP for a period of 4 years.

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 showing the applicant’s term of enlistment on his DD Form 4/3, line 20a, as 4 years.

BOARD VOTE:  

___rvo__  ___jma__  ___mw___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999026127	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990812	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 110.00		
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