MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:           25 May 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000036323

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Elzey J. Arledge, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Kenneth L. Wright		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:  That his records be corrected to show he was promoted to Sergeant First Class (SFC), E-7.

APPLICANT STATES:  That he had orders in 1969 referring him to the E-7 board.  Before going before the board, he was transferred to a new unit.

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

After having had prior service, he reenlisted in the Regular Army in 1966 in the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG), E-6 with a date of 19 May 1966.  He retired on      1 September 1974 in the rank of SSG.

Army Regulation 600-200, in effect at the time, prescribed policies, responsibilities and procedures pertaining to career management of enlisted personnel, to include promotions.  In pertinent part, it stated that individuals could be recommended for promotion by the unit commander only against authorized position vacancies existing or projected for a 2-month period within the command as announced by the promoting authority.  With Department of the Army (DA) message 282226Z May 1970, DA assumed control of the selection process for promotion to SFC effective 1 June 1970.  At that time all local recommended lists were frozen, soldiers on the lists to be considered for promotion by the first centralized selection board which convened on 25 August 1970.  If a soldier was not selected by that board, he was automatically afforded consideration by the next two boards regardless of eligibility criteria specified for those boards.

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

1.  In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy the aforementioned requirement.

2.  The evidence of record does not show that the applicant was ever recommended for promotion to SFC.  This is borne out by the applicant’s own contention.  Appearance before such a board would not necessarily have guaranteed the applicant would have been recommended for promotion.  In addition, local recommended promotion lists to SFC were discontinued 1 June 1970, when DA centralized the promotion to SFC process.  There is no evidence of record to show the applicant was recommended for promotion by a centralized promotion board.

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

__eja___  __ewl___  __klw___  DENY APPLICATION

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

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000036323	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000525	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(DENY)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	131.00	
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6.