PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           23 February 2000  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999026717

	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.  

	Ms. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Ms. Elizabeth Buchanon		Member	
	Mr. Raymond J. Wagner		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, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Army Achievement Medal and the Expert Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar.  He also requests that item 18 (Remarks) on the DD Form 214 be corrected to show that dental care was provided within 90 days of his separation.   

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he is entitled to these corrections on his DD Form 214.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DA Form 
2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record), separation orders from the USAR dated 
25 August 1992 and a copy of his DD Form 214.  

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted on 22 April 1985 for a period of 3 years.  He served as a multichannel communication operator equipment specialist in Germany from November 1985 to March 1988 and was honorably discharged on 7 March 1988. 

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214, which was authenticated in his own hand, does not show the Army Achievement Medal or the Expert Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar as authorized awards.  Item 18 (Remarks) on the DD Form 214 shows “DENTAL CARE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITHIN 90 DAYS OF SEPARATION//NOTHING FOLLOWS//”.    

6.  There are no orders in the applicant’s personnel records which show he was awarded the Army Achievement Medal.  Item 9 (Awards, Decorations & Campaigns) on the applicant’s DA Form 2-1 does not show entitlement to the Army Achievement Medal.

7.  There is no evidence in the applicant’s records that he qualified for or was awarded the Expert Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar.  Item 9 (Awards, Decorations & Campaigns) on the applicant’s DA Form 2-1 shows the applicant was awarded the Sharpshooter Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar on 12 March 1986.  This award is shown on his DD Form 214.       

8.  The applicant’s personnel records contain dental records which show that the applicant underwent extensive dental treatment during February 1988. 

9.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Army Achievement Medal is awarded to any member of the armed forces of the United States, who while serving in a noncombat area on or after 1 August 1981, distinguished themselves by meritorious service or achievement.

10.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, in pertinent part, sets forth requirements for award of basic marksmanship qualification badge.  The qualification badge is 

awarded to indicate the degree in which an individual has qualified in a prescribed record course, and an appropriate bar is furnished to denote each weapon with which the individual has qualified.  The qualification badges are in three classes:  Expert, Sharpshooter, and Marksman.

11.  Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the policies and procedures for completion and distribution of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it states that item 18 (Remarks) is used for entries required by Headquarters Department of the Army for which a separate block is not available and for completing entries that are too long for their blocks.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Although the applicant contends that he is entitled to award of the Army Achievement Medal, there is no evidence available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows he was recommended for or awarded the Army Achievement Medal.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show this award.  

2.  Notwithstanding the applicant’s contention that he is entitled to the Expert Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, there is no evidence available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows he was awarded or otherwise qualified for the Expert Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of his military records to show this award. 

3.  The applicant’s contention that dental care was provided within 90 days of his separation, is valid.  Medical evidence of record shows that the applicant underwent dental treatment in February 1988, one month before his separation.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 18 (Remarks) on his DD Form 214 to show that dental treatment was provided within 90 days of his separation.

4.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by deleting the word “NOT” in item 18 (Remarks) on the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned. 

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

RVO____  EB______  RJW____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999026717	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000223	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19880307	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR635-200 Chapter 16	
DISCHARGE REASON	Reduction in authorized strength – FY Early Transition Program	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0025	
2.	107.0108	
3.	100.0000	
4.		
5.		
6.