PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:                3 August 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AR2000037234

	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. Joyce A. Wright		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John N. Slone		Chairperson	
	Mr. Calvin M. Fowler		Member	
	Mr. Edwin S. Castle		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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show the Expert Marksmanship Badge M-16 instead of the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Badge M-16 and the Expert Qualification Badge 38 Caliber Pistol.

3.  The applicant states In effect, that item 13 (Awards and Decorations) of his DD Form 214 is incorrect.  He also states that he qualified as an Expert with the 38 Caliber Pistol.  He further states that his DA Form 2-1 does not correctly show his last qualification with the M16A2 Rifle and the 38 Caliber Pistol.  He goes on to state that personnel completing his DD Form 214 prior to discharge inadvertently recorded his present qualifications.

4.  The applicant's military records are unavailable for review.  However, his DD Form 214 shows that he enlisted on 20 April 1983 and was honorably discharged on 18 May 1989.

5.  Item 13 (Decorations and Awards) of the applicant’s DD Form 214, which was authenticated in his own hand, shows the entry “M-16 RIFLE (SHARPSHOOTER)”.

6.  Item 9 (Awards, Decorations & Campaigns) of his DA Form 2-1 shows the entry “RIFLE M-16 SS QUAL BAD 880125” [Rifle M16 Sharpshooter Qualification Badge 25 January 1988].

7.  The applicant provided a memorandum, dated 3 January 1990, which indicates that the applicant qualified as expert with the M16A2 Rifle on 15 June 1988 and qualified as expert with the 38 Caliber Pistol on 19 December 1988.

8.  Army Regulation 635-5 provides instructions for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It states, in pertinent part, that item 26 (Decorations and Awards) will be completed to show the decorations awarded or authorized during the period covered by the DD Form 214.

9.  Army Regulation 600-8-104 prescribes policy, operating task, and steps governing the Army Personnel Qualification Records.  Chapter 5 covers Enlisted Military Personnel Information Management/Records-PQR.  Table 5-2, applies to instructions for recording entries on DA Form 2-1.  Item 9 pertains to Awards, Decorations, Campaign entries, and U.S. Marksmanship Badges.  A separate entry will be made for each weapon in which the soldier qualifies.  The degree in which the soldier qualified and date of award will be entered in pencil and updated as subsequent awards are earned.  When the soldier is no longer required to participate in weapons qualification firing, the latest entry pertaining to each award will be made permanent.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant qualified as expert with the M16A2 Rifle and as expert with the 38 Caliber Pistol.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of his records to show the Expert Marksmanship Badge with M16A2 Rifle and Expert Qualification Badge 38 Caliber Pistol.

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 showing that the individual concerned was awarded the Expert Marksmanship Badge with M16A2 Rifle and the Expert Qualification Badge 38 Caliber Pistol.

BOARD VOTE:  

JNS_____  CMF____  ESC____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_JOHN N. SLONE_______________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000037234	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000803	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19890518	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200,  C, 4	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  46		
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