MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:            9 March 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999028483

	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.

	Ms. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. June Hajjar		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas D. Howard, Jr.		Member	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		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:  Correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his temporary duty (TDY) service in Thailand.

APPLICANT STATES:  That his service in Southeast Asia should be noted on his DD Form 214.  He also states that while he was assigned to the 25th Division in Hawaii, his unit was attached to the 9th Artillery for TDY to Thailand.  He feels that this is something that should be a part of his DD Form 214.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214 and a personal statement, dated 14 June 1999.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

The applicant entered active duty on 21 November 1960 and completed basic and advanced individual training.  He served in Hawaii from 11 September 1961 to 5 November 1963 and was discharged on 20 September 1963.

The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show his service in Thailand.  Item 5 (Service Outside Continental United States) of his DA Form 24 (Service Record) shows he served in Thailand from 2 September 1962 to 28 November 1962.  

Army Regulation 635-5, in effect at the time, established the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it directed that foreign service performed during the period covered by the DD Form 214 will be entered in item 24c. The regulation also states that the amount of foreign service will be taken from the soldier’s Enlisted Qualification Record or, if necessary, verified from the soldier’s Military Personnel Records Jacket.  Deployments for training or temporary duty are not considered foreign service and there was no provision of regulation in effect at the time of the applicant’s discharge which authorized temporary duty to be shown on the DD Form 214.

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.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant served in Thailand from 2 September 1962 to 28 November 1962 in temporary duty status.

2.  In accordance with regulation then in effect, temporary duty is not considered as foreign service and will not be shown on the DD Form 214.  Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show he served in Thailand and his discharge document is correct as currently constituted.

3.  In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy the aforementioned requirement.

4.  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

JH______  TDH_____  CJS_____  DENY APPLICATION

Karl F. Schneider
Director, Army Review Boards Agency

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999028483	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000309     	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
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