PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           24 August 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000036998

	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. Robert J. McGowan		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. George D. Paxson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		Member	
	Mr. Allen L. Raub		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 DD Form 214, Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to show that he was a Specialist (SPC), pay grade E-4.

3.  The applicant states that he was an SPC (E-4) and needs his DD Form 214 to be correct when he applies for jobs.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army for 2 years on 17 September 1971.  Following completion of all required military training and basic airborne training, he was awarded military occupational specialty 11B (Light Weapons Infantryman) and assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

5.  The applicant's DA Form 20, Enlisted Qualification Record, shows that he was a Private (PVT E-1) upon enlistment; that he was promoted to Private (PV2 E-2) on 19 November 1971; and to Private First Class (PFC E-3) on 24 March 1972.  There is no entry for promotion to SPC (E-4); however at that time, the DA Form 20 was being replaced by SIDPERS (Standard Installation Division Personnel System), an automated system and the DA Form 20 was no longer being maintained.

6.  Although there are no promotion orders, there are numerous other documents in the applicant's records showing his rank as SPC (E-4).  Letter Order Number D  6-400, US Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM), dated 19 June 1973 placed the applicant on the Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL) as an SPC. Also, DA Form 3713, Data For Retired Pay, dated 19 June 1973, listed his active grade, retired grade, and highest grade attained as SPC.

7.  The applicant was separated with an honorable discharge on 5 July 1973 by reason of retirement and was placed on the TDRL on 6 July 1973.  His DD Form 214 lists his rank and pay grade as PFC (E-3).  There is nothing in the applicant's record to show that he was ever reduced from SPC to PFC.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Based upon the documents in the applicant's records that indicate that he was an SPC (E-4), the Board believes that he was, indeed, promoted to that rank.

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 issuing to the individual concerned a DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214, showing that Item 5a (Grade, Rate or Rank) is SPC and that Item 5b (Pay Grade) is E-4.  Item 6 (Date of Rank) will be left blank.

BOARD VOTE:  

__gdp___  __clg___  __alr ____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__      ___  ___    ___  ___    ___  DENY APPLICATION

		   _George D. Paxson__
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000036998	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000824	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	DASA	
ISSUES         1.	100.0000	
2.	129.0500	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.