MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:        

	BOARD DATE:            9 February 2000                 
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999028682

	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. Joseph A. Adriance 		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor Jr.		Chairperson	
	Ms. Deborah S. Jacobs		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:  In effect, that he be credited for completing the Infantry Officer Advance Course (IOAC) and the Platoon Leader Course (PLC).

APPLICANT STATES:  In effect, that he completed the IOAC in March and April 1957 and the PLC in May and June 1957.  He indicates that justice is truth and he is 100 percent truthful.  

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

On 10 June 1956, the applicant was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the USAR from the Reserve Officer Training Course at Niagara University in Niagara, New York.

He served in the USAR, not on active duty, from 10 June 1956 until 2 January 1957.  On 3 January 1957, he entered active duty at Fort Benning, Georgia in order to attend the Infantry Officer Basic Course (IOBC).  

On 6 May 1957, the applicant was issued an Academic Evaluation Report (AER) which attested to his satisfactory completion of the IOBC.  The AER contained the following comments:  student is recommended for further schooling; insufficient observation to determine his qualifications for high command duty or general staff duty; and that no outstanding qualifications were noted which should be considered in his selection for civilian school training.  

Block 16 (Civilian Education and Military Schooling) of the applicant’s qualification record (Department of the Army Form 66), documents no military course completion other than the IOBC.  The applicant verified and signed this qualification record on 27 April 1963.  

The DA Form 66 does indicate that the applicant served as a platoon leader at Fort Benning, from 6 May to 21 June 1957, after he completed the IOBC and before he was released from active duty. However, there is no indication in the record that he ever received any credit for a platoon leader’s course or for the IOAC.  Further, the applicant’s military personnel records jacket (201 File) contains no documents that refer to his attendance at either the IOAC or a PLC.

On 19 December 1968, the applicant was honorably discharged from the USAR in the rank of captain based on insufficient retirement points.

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.  Although the Board is confident that the applicant is being truthful in his request, after carefully examining the evidence of record and the independent evidence submitted by the applicant, the Board found no basis for relief. 

2.  The Board presumes that the applicant is honestly confused about the training he completed and that his request is not the result of his being untruthful.  However, this does not change the fact that there is no evidentiary basis for granting the applicant credit for completion of the IOAC or the PLC.

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 sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.  

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:

__cjs___  ___dsj___   ___rvo__  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

						Karl F. Schneider
						Director, Army Review Boards Agency

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999028682	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	2000/02/09	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	1968/12/19	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 135-100	
DISCHARGE REASON	Insufficient Retirement Points	
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1. 8	100.0700	
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