MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  21 December 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2000043583

	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	
	Ms. Joyce A. Wright		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Karol A. Kennedy		Chairperson	
	Ms. Gail J. Wire		Member	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz		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:  Correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States) to show the Leaders Course.

APPLICANT STATES:  That the Leaders Course, which he completed at Camp Tortuguero, Puerto Rico, is not show on his DD Form 214.  In support of his application he submits a copy of his DD Form 214 and a copy of a certificate showing completion of the Leaders Course.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records were destroyed or lost during the National Personnel Records Center fire of 1973.  Records available to the Board were obtained from alternate sources and show he enlisted as a light weapons infantryman on 4 December 1953.  He continued to serve until he was honorably discharged on 5 December 1955.

The applicant provided a certificate which shows that he completed the Leaders Course on 31 July 1954.

Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the policies and procedures for completion and distribution of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part it states that item 
30 (Service Schools or Colleges, College Training Courses and/or Post-Grad/Courses Successfully Completed) will list formal in-service training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered, by title, length in weeks, and month and year completed.

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.  The Board notes the applicant’s contention that the Leaders Course, which he completed at Camp Tortuguero, Puerto Rico, is not shown on his DD Form 214.  The Board also notes that the applicant completed the Leaders Course on 31 July 1954; however, his certificate failed to show the length in weeks.  

2.  There is no evidence of record available to the Board, and the applicant has provided no evidence, which shows his length in weeks for the Leaders Course.  Therefore, he is not entitled to correction of item 30 (Service Schools or Colleges, College Training Courses and/or Post-Grad/Courses Successfully Completed) of his DD Form 214 to show the entry “Leaders Course July 1954”.

3.  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 that would satisfy this requirement.

4.  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

__kk____  __gw____  __el____  DENY APPLICATION

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

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000043583	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20001221	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	HD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19551205	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-250	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  1021		
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6.