PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:        

	BOARD DATE:            17 August 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR2000036519

	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. Walter Avery, Jr.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Sherri V. Ward		Chairperson	
	Mr. Melvin H. Meyer		Member	
	Ms. Linda D. Simmons		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 that his separation date be changed from 7 September 1984 to 18 September 1984.

3.  The applicant states the Department of Veterans Affairs denied his application for home loan citing his failure to serve 24 months continuous active duty.  He separated from the Army 10 days short of 24 months.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered the Regular Army on 17 September 1982 for a period of two years.  He served until his honorable discharge, for completion of service, on 7 September 1984.

5.  On 11 June 1984 orders were issued ordering the applicant to report to the Fort Dix, New Jersey separation point on 13 September 1984.  The orders reflected his date of relief from active duty as 17 September 1984.

6.  On 7 September 1984 orders were issued reflecting a new 7 September 1984 date of relief from active duty.

7.  A review of his records found no record of discipline problems.

8.  The applicant has requested placement on excess leave if necessary to correct his separation date.

9.  A member of the staff of the Board contacted the applicant and inquired why he had departed Germany earlier than his orders dictated.  While not clear on all of the details he remembered that his unit was getting ready to participate in REFORGER (a major military exercise) and it worked out well for the commander and for him to depart early.  The applicant also emphasized that no one told him that by separating early it would affect his benefits.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  There is no evidence the applicant requested an earlier separation date and no explanation why his separation date was changed.  One could speculate it was an attempt by the transition point to reduce the time the applicant spent at the separation transfer point.  It is clear the applicant arrived at the separation point with a 17 September 1984 release date, but was released earlier for the convenience of the government.

2.  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.  amending the 7 September 1984 order relieving the applicant from active duty to show a 18 September 1984 effective date of relief from active duty;

	b.  showing that he was placed in an excess leave status from                   7  – 17 September 1984; and 

	c.  issuing to him a correction to his DD Form 214 that correctly reflects the changes directed by these proceedings.

BOARD VOTE:   

__svw___  __mhm__  __lds___   GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__________Sherri V. Ward_
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000036519	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000817	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION		
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110	
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3.		
4.		
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