MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:           12 September 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000042227

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration 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. Fred Eichorn		Member	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS: That his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD Form 214, be corrected to show he completed the 93F, Meteorological Observer course.

APPLICANT STATES:  That he completed the 93F course.  He provides no supporting evidence.  

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records (fiche only) show:

He enlisted in the Regular Army on 30 September 1999.  He completed basic training and apparently started advanced individual training for military occupational specialty 93F.

On an unknown date, action was initiated to discharge the applicant under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-11, failure to meet procurement medical fitness standards.  The recommendation was apparently approved.  The separation paperwork is not available.  A Preseparation Counseling Checklist, DA Form 2648, notes that the applicant was a training separatee.  He was discharged on 28 April 2000.

The fiche copy of the applicant’s Personnel Qualification Record, DA Form 2-1, is incomplete.  It does not show that he completed the 93F course and the record of assignments item ends with the basic training entry.  No orders awarding MOS 93F are available.

Army Regulation 635-5 prescribes the separation documents which are prepared for individuals upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service. In pertinent part, it states that in-service training courses successfully completed during this period of service will be entered in block 14 of the DD Form 214.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  In order to justify correction of a military record, the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence tat would satisfy this requirement.

2.  The Board concludes that the Army’s definition of “successful” is different from a civilian definition.  The Army intends the awarding of an MOS to be the end result of a soldier completing advanced individual training; if the MOS was not awarded, the course was not successfully completed.  Since there is no evidence to show that the applicant was awarded MOS 93F, he did not meet the Army’s definition of successful and so his DD Form 214 is correct in not listing his attendance at that course of instruction.  

3.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__cmf___  __fe____  __cjs___  DENY APPLICATION

		    Carl W. S. Chun
		    Director, Army Board for Correction
    of Military Records

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000042227	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000912	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(DENY)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.