PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:             20 April 2000                     
	DOCKET NUMBER:     AR2000040122

	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.  

	Ms. Gale Thomas		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Chairperson	
	Mr. Roger Able		Member	
	Ms. Margaret V. Thompson		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, in effect, that item 20a of her DD Form 4/3 (enlisted contract) be corrected to reflect that her term of enlistment was 3 years and not   4 years. 

3.  The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve Delayed Entry Program (DEP) for a period of 8 years.  On 24 March 2000 she requested discharge from the DEP with the intention of enlisting in the Regular Army for a period of 3 years.  However, item 20a of her DD Form 4/3 reflects an incorrect term of 4 years.  Her 3-year term of enlistment is confirmed in her automated enlistment contract.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Documents in the applicant’s file clearly indicate that it was her intention to enlist in the Regular Army for a period of 3 years although item 20a of her DD Form 4/3 incorrectly reflected a term of 4 years.

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 the applicant’s term of enlistment in item 20a of her DD Form 4/3, as 3 years vice 4 years.

BOARD VOTE:  

___wtm__  ___ra___  __mvt___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR200004012	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000420	
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. 112.03		
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6.