PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:               15 February 2000                           
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AR1999028887

	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. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Ms. Karol A. Kennedy		Member	
	Mr. Roger Able		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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Report or Transfer or Discharge) to show the Expert (Rifle) (correctly known as the Expert Badge with Rifle Bar) instead of the Sharpshooter (Rifle) (correctly known as the Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar).

3.  The applicant states that he did not see the error in time to change it.  He also states that he had one of the highest scores for this honor.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted on 15 September 1961.  He successfully completed basic and advanced individual training as an illustrator. The applicant was discharged from active duty in the grade of E-4 on 13 September 1963.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the Expert Badge with Rifle Bar as an authorized award.  His discharge document does show the Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar as an authorized award.

6.  The applicant’s personnel records contain U.S. Army Engineer Center Regiment Special Order Number 178, dated 14 August 1963, which shows he qualified as an Expert with the M-1 Rifle.  

7.  The applicant’s DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows he qualified as an Expert with the Carbine in item 28 (Qualification in Arms).

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22, in pertinent part, sets forth requirements for award of basic marksmanship qualification badge.  The qualification badge is awarded to indicate the degree in which an individual has qualified in a prescribed record course, and an appropriate bar is furnished to denote each weapon with which the individual has qualified.  The qualification badges are in three classes:  Expert, Sharpshooter, and Marksman.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant qualified as an Expert with the M-1 Rifle; therefore, he is entitled to correction of records to show award of the Expert Badge with Rifle Bar.

2.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant qualified also as an Expert with the Carbine; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show award of the Expert Badge with Carbine Bar.

3.  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 by showing the individual concerned was awarded the Expert Badge with Rifle Bar and the Expert Badge with Carbine Bar.

BOARD VOTE:  

FE_____  KAK_____  RA______  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Fred Eichorn__________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999028887	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000215 	
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.	107.00	
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