PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:           12 October 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000044809

	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. W. W. Osborn, Jr.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John D. Miller		Chairperson	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		Member	
	Mr. John E. Denning		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 reconsideration of his previous application to correct his records by awarding him the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (ARCAM).

3.  The applicant submits a corrected copy of his retirement points accounting to support his contention that he has 4 years of qualifying service.

4.  The record of proceedings of the Board’s 4 May 2000 review of his case is incorporated herein by reference as if wholly set forth.

5.  The applicant’s submission is new evidence that requires Board consideration.

6.   The corrected retirement points printout shows that the applicant had 4 continuous years of qualifying service in the Army Reserve from 30 July 1987 through 29 July 1991.  This reflects the correction to his 1991 points included in Recommendation 1a of the prior proceedings.  It gives him a fourth consecutive qualifying year.

8.  Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards), indicates that the ARCAM will be awarded for exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity while serving as a member of an Army National Guard or Army Reserve troop program unit or as an individual mobilization augmentee.  Four years of consecutive qualifying service is required for each award.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant served four years of continuous qualifying service and is entitled to award of the ARCAM.

2.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, correcting the applicant’s records as recommended below would correct an error.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was awarded the ARCAM (First Award) for the period 30 July 1987 to 29 July 1991.

BOARD VOTE:  

__JDM__  __CJS___  __JED__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_____John D. Miller_______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000044809	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20001012	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.00	
2.		
3.		
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6.