MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:           26 September 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000044358

	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. Arthur A. Omartian		Chairperson	
	Mr. Melvin H. Meyer		Member	
	Mr. Thomas F. Baxter		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 Report of Transfer or Discharge, DD Form 214, be corrected to add the Army Good Conduct Medal.

APPLICANT STATES:  That he was given the Army Good Conduct Medal upon his release from active duty but it does not appear on his DD Form 214.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

He enlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve (USAR) on 13 September 1963.

On 13 May 1968, his USAR unit was mobilized and he was involuntarily ordered to active duty for 2 years.

On 20 January 1969, the applicant was honorably released from active duty early to attend college.  He had completed 1 year, 1 month and 8 days of creditable active service for that period.

Army Regulation 600-8-2 provides policy and criteria concerning individual military decorations.  In pertinent part it states that Active Component enlisted soldiers (and Active Guard Reserve enlisted soldiers serving on extended periods of active duty for qualifying service beginning on or after 1 September 1982) are eligible for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal.  It also states that the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal was established on 3 March 1971 and is awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity while serving as a member of an Army National Guard or USAR troop program unit or as an individual mobilization augmentee.

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 evidence of record shows that the applicant was not eligible for award of the Army Good Conduct Medal.  He was a member of a Reserve Component, not the Active Component.  The applicant may have been given the Army Good Conduct Medal, but if so it was given in error.

2.  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

__aao___  __mhm___  __tfb___  DENY APPLICATION

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

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000044358	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000926	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(DENY)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0056	
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