PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           6 July 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000041039

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Calvin M. Fowler		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest M. Willcher		Member	
	Mr. John P. Infante		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 her home of record (HOR) be changed from California to 3____, Ocean Park, Washington.

3.  The applicant states that her HOR was correct when she was in the Army National Guard.  The address shown on her paperwork as her HOR belonged to a family member of her ex-husband.  She does not know why the recruiter had the incorrect address placed on her records.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the Oregon Army National Guard on 28 February 1995.  She was ordered to active duty for training on 24 April 1995 and was released from active duty on 12 August 1995.  Her   DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty shows her HOR as PO ____, Ocean Park, WA.  On 5 October 1995, the applicant contracted for AT&T Wireless Services.  Her service agreement shows her address as PO ____, Ocean Park, WA.  On 26 December 1995, she was discharged from the Army National Guard.  Her NGB Form 22, Report of Separation and Record of Service shows her mailing address as PO ____, Ocean Park, WA.  Her discharge orders show her HOR as PO ____, Ocean Park, WA.

5.  On 26 December 1995, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army from the Portland, OR Military Entrance and Processing Station.  Her DD Form 4/1, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document, shows her HOR as Los Angeles, CA.  She reenlisted on 3 September 1998.  Her DD Form 4/1 shows her HOR as Los Angeles, CA.

6.  Army Regulation 601-280 prescribes eligibility criteria currently available in the Army Reenlistment Program.  In pertinent part, it provides instructions for completing the DD Form 4 series upon immediate reenlistment in the Regular Army.  It defines the term “Home of Record” as the place recorded as the home of the person when he/she entered into the current tour of active duty.  This cannot be changed unless there is a break in service of at least one full day.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board concludes that an error occurred in this case.  The evidence of record supports the applicant’s contention that at the time she enlisted in the Regular Army her home was in Washington and had been for some years.  However, the evidence shows that her HOR was PO ____, Ocean Park, WA, not 3____, Ocean Park, WA.

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 amending the applicant’s DD Forms 4/1 dated 26 December 1995 and            3 September 1998 and all other appropriate records to change her HOR from “…Los Angeles, CA” to “PO ___,Ocean Park, WA ___.”

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

BOARD VOTE:  

__cmf___  __emw___  __jpi___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Calvin M. Fowler
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000041039	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000706	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	112.01	
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