MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            25 July 2000  
DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000039660

	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	
	Ms. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Ted S. Kanamine		Chairperson	
	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Member	
	Mr. John H. Kern		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:  Award of the National Defense Service Medal.

APPLICANT STATES:  In effect, that she is entitled to the National Defense Service Medal because she was ordered to active duty training in 1990.  In support of her application, she submits copies of two orders pertaining to her active duty training period. 

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

The applicant enlisted in the USAR on 28 August 1987 for a period of 8 years.  She was ordered to active duty for training in military occupational specialty
77F (petroleum supply specialist) on 12 January 1988 and was released from active duty on 24 May 1988.  She was discharged from the USAR on
9 October 1996 by reason of physical disability.     

The applicant’s military records show that she was issued a DD Form 214 (Certificate or Release or Discharge From Active Duty) at the time of her release from active duty training on 24 May 1988. 	

The applicant provided copies of two orders, dated 24 September 1990 and 
8 November 1990, which show that she was ordered to active duty training on
1 October 1990 for 46 days. 

Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides, in pertinent part, that the National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 July 1950 through 27 July 1954, 1 January 1961 through 
14 August 1974, and 2 August 1990 through 30 November 1995.  The regulation also states that, for the purpose of this award, the following persons will not be considered as performing active service:  Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve forces personnel on short tours of duty to fulfill training obligations under an inactive duty training program.

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.  There is no evidence available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows she served a period of qualifying active service for award of the National Defense Service Medal.  Therefore, she is not entitled to award of the National Defense Service Medal.  

2.  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.
3.  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

TSK____  SK______  JHK____  DENY APPLICATION

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

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000039660	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000725	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19961009	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-40 	
DISCHARGE REASON	Reason of disability	
BOARD DECISION	(DENY)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0069	
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