PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            17 October 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000040276

	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. Jessie B. Strickland		Analyst	

The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis		Member	
	Ms. Linda D. Simmons		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 his reports of separation (DD Form 214) dated 22 May 1969 and 15 September 1972 be corrected to show that he was separated in the rank of First Lieutenant (1LT) on 22 May 1969 and that he entered active duty at Fort Wolters, Texas on 23 May 1969.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his DD Form 214 dated 22 May 1969 incorrectly reflects his rank as a Chief Warrant Officer Two (CW2) instead of 1LT and his DD Form 214 dated 15 September 1972 incorrectly reflects that he entered active duty at in Portland, Maine instead of Fort Wolters, Texas. 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted on 5 November 1965 in Portland, Maine for a period of 2 years under the Warrant Officer Flight Training Program (WOFTP).  He was promoted to the pay grade of E-5 upon entry into the WOFTP on 24 January 1966 and he successfully completed his training on 7 November 1966, at which time he was honorably discharged for the purpose of accepting a warrant officer appointment to the rank of Warrant Officer One (WO1) on 8 November 1966.  

5.  Upon completion of his training he was transferred to Vietnam, where he served as a helicopter pilot until 1 December 1967 when he was transferred to Fort Wolters.  He was promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer Two (CW2) on 1 February 1968.

6.  On 22 May 1968 he was honorably discharged for the purpose of accepting a commission to the rank of 1LT, with a concurrent call to active duty.  His DD Form 214 shows that he was separated in the rank of CW2.

7.  On 23 May 1969, while stationed at Fort Wolters, he was commissioned as a 1LT and was ordered to active duty in that rank on the same date. He was promoted to the rank of Captain (CPT) on 23 May 1970 and served until he was honorably released from active duty (REFRAD) on 15 September 1972.  Although he was stationed at Fort Wolters at the time he entered active duty during the period covered, his DD Form 214 indicates that he entered active duty from Portland, Maine.

8.  He was transferred to the United States Army Reserve (USAR), was promoted to the rank of Major on 21 May 1981 and to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) on 11 April 1988. 

9.  On 13 June 1987 he received his Notification of Eligibility for Retired Pay at age 60 (23 February 2006).

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s contention that his DD Form 214 dated 22 May 1969 should reflect his rank as a 1LT appears to be without merit.  The applicant was clearly discharged in the rank of CW2 in order to accept a commission as a 1LT.  Accordingly, it appears that his DD Form 214 is correct.

2.  However, the applicant’s contention that his DD Form 214 dated 15 September 1972 incorrectly reflects that he entered active duty on 23 May 1969 from Portland, Maine appears to have merit.  He was commissioned as a 1LT on 23 May 1969 at Fort Wolters, Texas and entered active duty at that location on the same day.  Accordingly, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to reflect that information.

3.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing on the DD Form 214 dated 15 September 1972 that the individual concerned entered active duty at Fort Wolters, Texas instead of Portland, Maine, as currently indicated on that form.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

___lds___  __rvo ___  ___be___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.__
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000040276	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	2000/10/17	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT PARTIAL	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  189	110.0000/corr 214	
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