PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            8 June 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000035654

	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	
	Ms. Deborah L. Brantley		Senior Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Shirley L. Powell		Chairperson	
	Ms. Lana E. McGlynn		Member	
	Mr. Arthur a. Omartian		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, that block 14 of his 1996 DD Form 214 be corrected to reflect that he completed a 10 week Ammunition Specialist Course in January 1994 and the 1 week German Headstart Course in June 1994. 

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that the information currently contained in block 14 indicates that he completed training prior to enlisting in the Army.

4.  Records available to the Board indicate the applicant enlisted in the Delayed Entry Program on 14 May 1993 and entered active duty on 4 October 1993.  He served his entire enlistment in specialty 55B (ammunition specialist) and was assigned overseas for most of his three year enlistment.

5.  The applicant was released from active duty on 3 October 1996 upon completion of his enlistment contract.  Block 14 (military education) on his DD Form 214 indicates he completed a 30 week Aircraft Armament/Missile Systems Repairer Course in January 1991 and a German Headstart Course in June 1992.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant did not enter active duty until 1993 and was awarded specialty 55B (ammunition specialist).  Clearly the entries in block 14 of his DD Form 214, indicating he completed training in 1991 and 1992, are in error.

2.  The Board concludes it is possible that a “template” was used to complete the DD Form 214 and the information pertained to another soldier. The clerk completing the applicant’s separation report may have neglected to type over previous information contained in the block from another soldier’s form when completing the applicant’s form.

3.  As such the Board concludes it would be appropriate to correct block 14 of the applicant’s 1996 DD Form 214 to reflect completion of a 10 week Ammunition Specialist Course in January 1994 and the 1 week German Headstart Course in June 1994.

4.  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 in block 14 of the applicant’s 1996 DD Form 214 that he completed a 

10 week Ammunition Specialist Course in January 1994 and the 1 week German Headstart Course in June 1994.

BOARD VOTE:  

__slp___  __lem___  __aao___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000035654	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000608	
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.	110.00	
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3.		
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5.		
6.