PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:           30 January 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000045512

	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. Walter Avery, Jr.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas E. O'Shaughnessy		Member	
	Ms. Brenda F. Hirschi		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 that his DD Form 214 (separation document) be corrected to show that he completed the airborne and ranger course.  In addition, he requests that his DD Form 214 show that he was awarded the Parachutist Badge, the Ranger Tab, the Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) and the Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR).

3.  The applicant states that at the time of his separation not all of his schools and awards were entered on his DD Form 214.

4. The applicant’s military records were not available.  Information herein was provided by the applicant who is currently a captain with the Iowa Army National Guard.

5.  DD Form 214 shows the applicant entered active duty on 30 June 1991.  He was commissioned in the Infantry and served until his separation on 1 July 1999.  He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (3rd Award), the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Lapel Button and the Army Service Ribbon.  He completed the Combined Arms Service Staff School, the Infantry Officer Basic, the Infantry Officer Advanced, the Airlift Operations, the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle Commander, and the Transportation of Storage of Hazardous Materials Courses.

6.  On 24 October 1991 orders were issued awarding the applicant the EIB.

7.  On 5 November 1991 orders were issued awarding the applicant the Parachutist Badge, effective 15 November 1991.

8.  On 13 January 1992 orders were issued awarding the applicant the Ranger Tab.

9.  On 4 February 1998 orders were issued assigning the applicant to Frankfurt, Germany in support of Operation Joint Guard.

10.  The requested information is not on the DD Form 214 issued on 1 July 1999.

11.  On 17 December 1999 a determination was made as to whether the applicant’s overseas service qualified for award of the OSR.  The following was provided as authority for the award:  “On 17 September 1996, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel authorized, as a one-time exception, to Army Regulation (AR) 614-30 (Overseas Service), to award short-tour credit for soldiers of all components deployed Temporary Duty and Temporary Change of Station to Germany in support of Operation Joint Endeavor.  In these cases, the OSR may be awarded without regard to the time served in Germany, as long as the overseas service is not recognized with another US service/campaign medal.  This constitutes an exception to AR 600-8-22 (Military Awards), which requires credit for normal overseas tour completion in order for a soldier to qualify for award of the OSR”.

12.  AR 600-8-22 provides, in pertinent part, that the OSR is awarded to members of the US Army for successful completion of overseas tours.  Soldiers must be credited with a normal overseas tour completion according to AR 614-30 (this provision was excepted as noted above).

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board concludes that the applicant is entitled to have the Airborne Course, the Ranger Course, the Parachutist Badge, the Ranger Tab, the EIB, and the OSR added to his DD Form 214.

2.  In view of the foregoing, it would be in the interest of justice to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by adding the Airborne Course, the Ranger Course, the Parachutist Badge, the Ranger Tab, the EIB, and the OSR to the applicant’s separation document issued on 1 July 1999.

BOARD VOTE:  

___aao____  __teo _  ____bfh _  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

___      __  ___        _  ____      _  DENY APPLICATION

			
		___________Arthur A. Omartian_____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000045512	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010130	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110.04	
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