PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:           

	BOARD DATE:                 7 September 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:        AR2000040719

	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. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Celia L. Adolphi		Chairperson	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Member	
	Mr. Thomas B. Redfern III		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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Medal and the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM).  In addition, the applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 to show his military occupational specialty (MOS) as 91B instead of 95B.

3.  The applicant states that all of his awards were not put on his DD Form 214 upon his release from active duty.  He states that he was instructed by personnel at Fort Benning that he could change his DD Form 214 in the future.  He provides two DD Forms 214, a personal letter, his DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record), a DA Form 4187 (Personnel Action), a certificate for service in Southwest Asia and a certificate for award of the NATO Medal in support of his application.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he initially served in the U.S. Marine Corps from June 1983 to September 1987.  He transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve in June 1988.  He was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm from 6 December 1990 through 20 May 1991.  He served temporary duty (TDY) in Germany and Panama.  The applicant was again ordered to active duty from 19 August 1997 through 24 March 1998 and served in Bosnia from 28 September 1997 to 28 February 1998.

5.  The applicant’s records contain two DD Forms 214.  His discharge documents do not show the AFEM, the NATO Medal or the SWASM as authorized awards, but his discharge document with a separation date of 24 March 1998 shows award of the Armed Forces Service Medal.

6.  The applicant provided a certificate of award for service with NATO on operations in relation to the former Yugoslavia during the period 28 October 1997 to 31 March 1998.

7.  Item 11 (Primary Specialty) of the applicant’s DD Form 214, with a separation date of 24 March 1998, shows the entry “95B30 00 MILITARY POLICE – 0 YRS-7 MOS//NOTHING FOLLOWS”.  However, his DA Form 2-1 shows his primary MOS as 91B in item 6.  His DA Form 2-1 also shows he served in MOS 91B as a combat medic sergeant from May 1997 through March 1998.  There is no evidence of record which shows the applicant was awarded or held MOS 95B.

8.  Army Personnel Command Message Number 99-100 (with a Date/Time Group of 121605Z March 1999) authorized award of both the Armed Forces Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, as a one-time exception to Department of Defense and Service policy, for qualifying service in support of Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.  

This exception allowed both service medals to be presented to personnel deployed in Bosnia-Herzegovina, aboard naval vessels operating in the Adriatic Sea and their respective air spaces during the period 1 June 1992 to 19 December 1996 (Operation Joint Endeavor) and during the period 20 December 1996 to 20 June 1998 (Operation Joint Guard).  The exception also allowed only one award of each service medal for service in either or both Operation Joint Endeavor and Operation Joint Guard.

9.  The United Nations Medal was authorized by the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for specific NATO operations.  The Secretary of Defense may approve acceptance and wear by United States service members who meet the criteria specified by the Secretary General of NATO.  Acceptance of the NATO Medal has been approved for U.S. military personnel who serve under NATO command or operational control in direct support of NATO operations in the former Republic of Yugoslavia from 1 July 1992 through a date to be determined.

10.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 provides that service in the Persian Gulf War is to be recognized by award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SWASM) to Army members who participated in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the designated area on or after 2 August 1990.  A bronze service star is authorized for the Defense of Saudi Arabia (2 August 1990 to 16 January 1991) and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 January to 11 April 1991), and the Cease-fire Campaign (12 April 1991 to 30 October 1995).

11.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) was approved on 3 January 1992 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 17 January 1991 and 28 February 1991.

12.  The Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait 
(KLM-K) was approved on 9 November 1995 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who participated in the Persian Gulf War between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993.

13.  Army Regulation 635-5 established the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part it states that the primary MOS or Area of Concentration (AOC) and all additional MOS/AOC served for a period of one year or more, during soldier’s continuous active military service will be entered in item 11 (Primary Specialty).

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Based on the applicant’s service in Bosnia from 28 September 1997 to 28 February 1998, he is entitled to award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for service in support of Operation Joint Guard.  Therefore, his 
DD Form 214, with a separation date of 24 March 1998, will be amended to show award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.

2.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant was awarded the NATO Medal for service with NATO operations from 28 October 1997 to 31 March 1998; therefore, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214, with a separation date of 24 March 1998, to show the NATO Medal.

3.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant served in SWA from 6 December 1990 through 20 May 1991.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of both DD Forms 214 to show award of the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait.

4.  Evidence available to the Board shows that the applicant was awarded primary MOS 91B; therefore, he is entitled to show MOS 91B in item 11 of his DD Form 214, with a separation date of 24 March 1998, in lieu of MOS 95B.

5.  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:

a.  by showing the individual concerned was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the NATO Medal on his DD Form 214 with a separation date of 24 March 1998;

	b.  by showing he was awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars, the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KLM-SA) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal awarded by the Government of Kuwait (KLM-K) on both of his DD Forms 214; 

	c.  by deleting the entry “95B30 00 MILITARY POLICE” in item 11 of his DD Form 214 with a separation date of 24 March 1998; and

	d.  by adding the entry “91B COMBAT MEDIC” in item 11 of his DD Form 214 with a separation date of 24 March 1998.

BOARD VOTE:  

CLA____  WTM_____  TBR____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Celia L. Adolphi______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000040719	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000907	
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.	107.0000	
2.	100.0000	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.