PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:             31 August 2000                 
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR2000035604

	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.  

	Mr. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. W. E. Schnupp		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Samuel A. Crumpler		Chairperson	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis		Member	
	Mr. Joe R. Schroeder		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 enlistment grade from pay grade E-2 to E-4 with a new date of rank (DOR) of 30 December 1997.

3.  The applicant states that the recruiter that processed his initial enlistment did not correctly process the evaluation of his college education transcripts prior to enlistment.  He completed 152 semester credits from the University of Mindanao, Philippines, awarding him a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Architecture.  His foreign credentials have been evaluated by the World Education Services, a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). In accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 601-210, he was qualified for enlistment in pay grade E-4.

4.  In support of his request, he has provided a copy of his college transcript showing that he has completed 152 semester hours of college credit and received a BS degree, a copy of the World Education Services Credential Evaluation Report and a copy of AR 601-210.

5.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 30 December 1997 in pay grade E-2.  He is currently on active duty in pay grade E-4.

6.  The applicant’s transcript from the University of Mindanao and a Credential Evaluation Report from the World Education Services show that he was awarded a B. S. in Architecture in 1989.  

7.  The World Education Services is a member of the NACES.

8.  Army Regulation 601-210, Regular Army and Army Reserve Enlistment Program, provides in pertinent part, that applicant’s completing high school or having college credits from foreign colleges or universities must have their documents evaluated and accredited by one of the following: “…any organization who is a member of the NACES”.

9.  The same regulation provides that an applicant who has successfully completed a degree producing program of 4 years duration and the college or university is an accredited institution, and has been awarded a bachelor or higher degree may be enlisted at any time in pay grade E-4.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Based on the regulatory guidance in effect at the time of his enlistment, the applicant should have been enlisted in pay grade E-4 rather than pay grade E-2.

2.  Accordingly, the applicant should be retroactively advanced to pay grade E-4 with a date of rank of 30 December 1997 and paid all appropriate back pay due him.

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: 

	a.  showing that the individual concerned was enlisted in the Regular Army on 30 December 1997 in pay grade E-4;

	b.  showing his date of rank in pay grade E-4 as 30 December 1997; and

	c.  paying to him any back pay due as a result of this correction.

BOARD VOTE:  

      sac __        bje           jrs          GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___             Samuel A. Crumpler   _____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000035604	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000831	
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.  112.02		
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