MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  24 October 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR AR2000037176

	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	
	Mr. Lee Cates		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Margaret Patterson		Chairperson	
	Mr. John T. Meixell		Member	
	Mr. Edwin S. Castle		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: Requests that her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show her proper pay entry basic date (PEBD) and her Army Reserve service

APPLICANT STATES: That her PEBD is shown as 1997, which should be 1998 and that she was discharged in 1996.  She desires her DD Form 214, dated      21 September 1988 reflect these changes.

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

The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the Army Reserve Delayed Enlistment Program (DEP) on 13 October 1987 and was discharged on 20 January 1988.  On 21 January 1988, she enlisted in the Regular Army (RA), thus establishing her PEBD.  She completed her required training and was awarded military occupational specialty 95B (Military Policeman).

On 21 September 1988, she was honorably separated under Army Regulation 635-200, based on her pregnancy.  Her separation document indicates she had  3 months and 7 days in the DEP and 8 months and 1 day in the Regular Army.  On 22 September 1988, she was transferred to the Army Reserve for completion of her service obligation.  

Orders 96-058-017, U.S. Army Reserve Command, dated 27 February 1996, honorably discharges the applicant from the Army Reserve. 

Her Army Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) for her Reserve Service for April and October 1995 shows her PEBD as 21 January 1988.

Her US Marine Corps LES for November 1999 shows her PEBD as 17 March 1996.

Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separation Documents) indicates, in pertinent part, that the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the soldiers’ most recent period of continuous active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement or discharge.  Prior active and inactive service will be accounted for in the appropriate blocks.  The regulation also specifies that a DD Form 214 is not required for discharge from Reserve service.

The Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DODFMR) specifies that DEP service for an individual enlisting in the RA is creditable for pay purposes only before 1 January 1985.

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.  The DODFMR specifies that DEP service for an individual enlisting in the RA is creditable for pay purposes only before 1 January 1985.  Her DEP service was not creditable for pay, and her PEBD for Army Service was properly shown as  21 January 1988 at that time.

2.  A DD Form 214 for Reserve service not on active duty, including DEP service, is not required.  Her DD Form 214, issued on 21 September 1988 for her active service is correct.  She has not shown otherwise.

3.  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 this requirement.

4.  The Board notes that the applicant may now request correction of her PEBD as shown in her current Marine Corps records by contracting her commander or personnel officer.

5.  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

__mp____  __jm___  ___ec___ DENY APPLICATION

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

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000037176	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20001024	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.110	PEBD	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.