PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:           6 February 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000042226

	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. Robert J. McGowan		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Member	
	Mr. Thomas Lanyi		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 DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty, be corrected to reflect that he served in military occupational specialty (MOS) 11B5M, not 11M5M.

3.  The applicant states that his final assignment before retirement was as a First Sergeant in an infantry company.  In support of his application, he provides:  a copy of his DD Form 214; a copy of a DA Form 2166-7, NCO Evaluation Report, showing that he was rated as a First Sergeant in MOS 11B5M; and a copy of a diploma from the United States Army First Sergeant Course, dated 26 October 1989.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was honorably discharged and retired from the Regular Army as a Sergeant First Class after serving 20 years, 10 months, and 4 days.  His branch of service was Infantry and he held various infantry-related MOSs.  His separation date was 30 September 1990.

5.  In January 1989, the applicant was assigned duties as a First Sergeant in Company A, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.  He served in this position until 30 September 1990.  His MOS was 11B5M.

6.  Army Regulation 635-5, Separation Documents, prescribes the separation documents that are prepared for individuals upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It establishes standardized policy for preparing and distributing DD Form 214 and states, in pertinent part, that the titles of all MOSs in which a soldier served for at least 1 year will be entered in Block 11 as follows:  the first 5 characters of the primary MOS code, which includes the 3 characters of the MOS, the fourth character of skill and grade level in the MOS, and the fifth character of a special qualification identifier (SQI), if applicable (the SQI for First Sergeant is "M").  This is followed by the MOS title and the years and months served.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant's DD Form 214 reflects the following in Block 11 (Primary Specialty):  "11B4X, INFANTRYMAN, 13 YRS, 05 MOS//71L4X, ADMINISTRATION, 01 YRS, 01 MOS//11M5M, FIGHTING VEHICLE INFANTRYMAN, 01 YRS, 10 MOS//NOTHING FOLLOWS"  (emphasis added).

2.  The applicant actually served in MOS 11B5M for 1 year and 10 months.

3.  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 issuing to the individual concerned a DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214, voiding the entry "11M5M, FIGHTING VEHICLE INFANTRYMAN, 01 YRS, 10 MOS" in Block 11 (Primary Specialty) and replacing it with the appropriate entry for MOS 11B5M for the same length of time.

BOARD VOTE:  

__rvo___  __wtm___  __tl_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		__Raymond V. O’Connor Jr.__
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000042226	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010206	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	DASA	
ISSUES         1.	100.0500	
2.		
3.		
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6.