PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:     

	BOARD DATE:            5 October 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000041441

	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. Kenneth H. Aucock		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Shirley L. Powell 		Chairperson	
	Mr. Elzey J. Arledge		Member	
	Mr. Jaime Perez		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 award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM), and correction of her DD Form 214 to delete the information in item 12e which shows that she had 5 years, 10 months, and 10 days of total prior inactive service. 

3.  The applicant states that she did not have any inactive service time.  

4.  The applicant’s military records, except for those documents submitted by the applicant, are unavailable.  

5.   A 20 March 1990 DD Form 214 shows that the applicant entered on active duty on 5 February 1990 and was separated at Fort McClellan, Alabama.  She had 1 month and 16 days of service.  The reason for her separation is unknown.

6.  On 17 July 1996 the applicant, then assigned to the 630th Military Police Company Rear Detachment in Germany, was assigned to the 18th Military Police Brigade for the purpose of deployment in support of Operation Joint Endeavor with a proceed date on or about 22 July 1996.  Deployment was not to exceed 364 days.

7.  The applicant was released from active duty on 9 February 2000 at Fort Benning, Georgia.  She had 4 years and 9 days of service, and 1 month and      16 days of prior active service.  Her DD Form 214 shows that she had 5 years, 10 months, and 10 days of total prior inactive service.  The reason for her separation is unknown.  Her DD Form 214 shows that she was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (4th award), the Army Superior Unit Award, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, and the NATO Medal, among her other awards.  It does not show award of the AFEM. 

8.  MILPER message No. 99-100 states in pertinent part, that Section 572, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) FY98, Nov 97, designated participation by service members in Operation Joint Endeavor (OJE) (from           1 June 91 to 19 Dec 96) in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina as meeting the requirements for award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (AFEM).  The Secretary of Defense approved award of the AFEM, in addition to the Armed Forces Service Medal to certain participants of OJE as a one-time exception to DOD and service policies, to permit the award of the two medals for the same operation and period of service.  The AFEM is limited to only those participants in or those providing direct support to OJE who were deployed in the countries of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia.  Members must be bona fide members of a unit participating for one or more days in OJE or be deployed in the area of operations as an individual by official orders to OJE for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was deployed in support of Operation Joint Endeavor.  She had previously received the Armed Forces Service Medal, as evidenced by her          9 February 2000 DD Form 214, for her participation in Operation Joint Endeavor. She is entitled to award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.  

2.  The applicant’s records are not available.  Consequently, there is neither information nor evidence to support the applicant’s contention of no inactive periods of service.

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 that the individual concerned was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. 

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

BOARD VOTE:  

___slp__  ___eja___  ___jp____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000041411	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20001005	
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.  118	107.00	
2.	100.00	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.