PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:            2 March 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999028439

	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. Walter Avery, Jr.		                      Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Edwin S. Castle		Chairperson	
	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Member	
	Ms. Kathleen A. Newman		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 

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 be corrected to reflect her correct rank of PFC.

3.  The applicant states that the DD Form 214 issued to reflect her separation from active duty on 7 August 1998, incorrectly reflects her rank as PV2. 

4.  The applicant’s military record show that she enlisted into the Army Reserve on 22 February 1997.  A DA Form 4187, Personnel Action form advances her to PFC, with a date of rank of 20 September 1997.  A DD Form 214, was issued after she completed dental specialist school, reflecting a separation date of       15 June 1998 and the rank of PV2.  On 26 May 1999 she reenlisted into the regular Army at the rank of PFC.

5.  A transmittal record was prepared by the military personnel division at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and mailed to the retention office that reenlisted the applicant.  The transmittal record reads:  “Per our phone conversation on 2 June 1999, the above mentioned soldier should have been contracted as an E-3/PFC based on her completion of individual active duty for training as a PFC/E-3.  The Seattle Military Entrance Processing Station looked only at her DD Form 214 showing PV2.  Enclosed find DA Form 4187 advancing her to PFC/E3 prior to attending phase II of her individual active duty for training. She was paid as an  E-3, but her DD Form 214 was issued as a soldier unavailable for signature.  Please coordinate correction of data for the soldier.”

6.  In a 15 February 2000, conversation with a board staff member the applicant stated that the correction she was seeking had already been made.  She stated the error was identified, she was permitted to display PFC rank and has subsequently been promoted to specialist four.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s commander promoted her to PFC with an effective date of     20 September 1997, as reflected on the DA Form 4187, supporting the applicant’s contention.

2.  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 showing that the individual concerned was separated on 7 August 1998 at the grade of PFC and pay grade of E-3.

BOARD VOTE:  

_esc____  _sk_____  _kan_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_Edwin S. Castle_________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999028439	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000302	
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.	112.224	
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