PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            8 March 2000      
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999028702

	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	
	Mr. Elzey J. Arledge, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		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 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) with an effective date of 2 October 1970 to show award of the Aircraft Crew Member Badge and completion of Transportation School for helicopter training.

3.  The applicant submits two applications.  He states, in effect, that the orders for his Aircraft Crew Member Badge were missing from his records and that he did not receive a completion certificate after graduation from Transportation School at Fort Eustis, Virginia. 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted on 27 September 1967 and honorably discharged on 2 October 1967 to enlist in the Regular Army. He enlisted on 3 October 1967 for a period of 3 years.  The applicant served as a helicopter mechanic in Vietnam from 29 December 1968 through 28 December 1969 and was honorably discharged on 2 October 1970.

5.  The applicant’s DD Forms 214 do not show the Aircraft Crew Member Badge as an authorized award.  Items 25 (Education and Training Completed) on his DD Forms 214 do not show completion of Transportation School for helicopter training.  

6.  The applicant’s personnel records show that he was transferred to Fort Eustis, Virginia, for advanced individual training (AIT) in military occupational specialty (MOS) 67U (multi engine tandem rotor helicopter mechanic) on 2 December 1967.  He completed AIT on 18 April 1968 and was awarded MOS 67U.  His records show he served in MOS 67U during his assignment in Vietnam. 

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the Aircraft Crew Member Badge may be permanently awarded for successful completion of formal AIT in career management field 67 MOS’s.

8.  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
25 (Education and Training Completed) will list formal in service training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered by title, length in weeks, and month and year completed.  This information is to assist the soldier after separation in job placement and counseling; therefore, training courses for combat skills are not listed.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant successfully completed formal AIT in MOS 67U.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show award of the Aircraft Crew Member Badge and completion of the Multi Engine Tandem Rotor Helicopter Mechanic Course.
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:

a.  by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Aircraft Crew Member Badge on his DD Form 214 with an effective date of 2 October 1970; and

	b.  by showing the entry “Multi Engine Tandem Rotor Helicopter Mechanic Course, 13 weeks, April 1968” in item 25 (Education and Training Completed) on his DD Form 214 with an effective date of 2 October 1970.

BOARD VOTE:  

RVO_____  EJA____  EWL ___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999028702	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000308	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19701002	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200  	
DISCHARGE REASON	Expiration term of service	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0118	
2.	100.0700	
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4.		
5.		
6.