MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            17 May 2000    
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999028752

	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. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. Edmund P. Mercanti		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Calvin M. Fowler		Chairperson	
	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Member	
	Mr. Raymond J. Wagner		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:  Reinstatement in his USAR troop program unit.

APPLICANT STATES:  He was involuntarily separated from his unit due to his failure to be selected for promotion to major.  However, the sole reason for his failure to be selected was his failure to complete the educational requirements for promotion, and that deficiency was due to the correspondence school omitting a subcourse in the packet they sent to him.  

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

On 16 October 1998 the applicant, a captain assigned to a troop program unit as a drilling reservist, was notified that he was twice considered but not selected for promotion to major.  The applicant was provided his options in conjunction with his failure to be selected for promotion and elected to be transferred to the Retired Reserve.

Accordingly, on 1 May 1999 the applicant was transferred to the Retired Reserve.

On 8 February 2000 the staff of the Board sent the applicant a letter informing him that he had not submitted any evidence to substantiate his allegation that a subcourse had been omitted in the packet sent to him by the correspondence school.  The staff of the Board recommended that he contact the correspondence school for a statement which would support his contention.  The applicant failed to submit any additional evidence or argument to the Board.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record and applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  The applicant was properly removed from his unit after he was twice considered but not selected for promotion to major.

2.  He has not submitted any evidence which would show that his failure to complete the educational requirements for promotion was due to the omission of a subcourse by the correspondence school.

3.  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

__cmf ___  __fne ___  ___rjw___  DENY APPLICATION

		    Carl W. S. Chun
		    Director, Army Board for Correction
    of Military Records

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999028752	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	YYYYMMDD	
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.	135.03	
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