PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            19 October 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000039151

	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. Gale J. Thomas		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz		Chairperson	
	Mr. Christopher J. Prosser		Member	
	Ms. Tracy L. Pinson		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 promotion date to pay grade E-5, be adjusted from 1 November 1999 to 1 July 1999.  

3.  The applicant states that on 10 May 1999 he was recommended for promotion to pay grade E-5, with a total of 668 promotion points; that he met the promotion cut off score for 1 July 1999, however he was not promoted until 
1 November 1999.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he completed the Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC) on 21 May 1993, the Noncommissioned Officers Education System (NCOES) requirement for promotion to E-5 .  

5.  The applicant was recommended for promotion to pay grade E-5 on 10 May 1999, with a total of 648 promotion points, not 668 points as the applicant contends.  The recommendation was approved on 10 May 1999. 

6.  The applicant’s promotion score of 648 points, exceeded the promotion point cut-off score announced for promotion to E-5, effective 1 July 1999.

7.  The applicant was promoted to E-5 with an effective date and date of rank of 1 November 1999.

8.  On 26 July 2000, the Commander, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) provided an opinion that recommended that the applicant’s request be approved, stating that the applicant had exceeded the promotion point cut-off score for 1 July 1999, and had completed the appropriate NCOES requirement. 
The applicant concurred with the advisory opinion.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant completed the NCOES requirement of PLDC in December 1993, and was eligible for promotion to pay grade E-5.

2.  The applicant exceeded the announced cut-off score for promotion to pay grade E-5 effective 1 July 1999, and therefore should have been promoted with an effective date and date of rank of 1 July 1999.  

3.  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 the applicant was promoted to pay grade E-5 with an effective date and date of rank of 1 July 1999, with entitlement to all pay and allowances from that date.

BOARD VOTE:  

___ewl__  ___cjp___  ___tlp___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000039151	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20001019	
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.  131.05		
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5.		
6.