PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:           27 June 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000039052

	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. Kenneth H. Aucock		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Chairperson	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Member	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		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 record be corrected to show that he enlisted in pay grade E-4.  

3.  The applicant states that he should have been enlisted in pay grade E-4.  He had a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Morocco.  However, his recruiter did not know what to do with his credentials, disregarded them, and enlisted him in pay grade E-2.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Army for four years on 16 October 1997 in pay grade E-2, completed training, and was assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 

5.  A 9 July 1998 General Evaluation Report issued by the Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc., of Milwaukee, indicates that the applicant attended universities in Morocco, and had the equivalent of a BA degree with a major in English as a foreign language and English Literature in the United States.

6.  On 15 July 1998 the applicant’s commanding officer recommended that the applicant be promoted to pay grade E-4 effective and with a date of rank of       16 October 1997 based on his BA degree at the time of his enlistment.

7.  In the processing of this case, an advisory opinion was obtained from the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel.  That office stated that the applicant should have been enlisted in pay grade E-4, and recommended, in effect, that his record reflect that he entered the Army in pay grade E-4, with all due pay and allowances.  A copy of the advisory opinion was furnished the applicant. He concurred.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s record should be corrected to show that he entered the Army on 16 October 1997 in pay grade E-4.  He should receive all due pay and allowances based on that grade effective 16 October 1997.

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 applicant enlisted in the Army on 16 October 1997 in pay grade E-4, and that he should receive all pay and allowances due based on that grade effective on the date of his enlistment. 

BOARD VOTE:  

___wtm__  ___mdm_  ___clg__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000039052	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000627	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  222	112.02	
2.	128.00	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.