PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           16 November 2000   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000045951

	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	
	Ms. Wanda L. Waller		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Chairperson	
	Mr. James E. Anderholm		Member	
	Ms. Martha E. Schuler		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, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) to show completion of the Jumpmaster Course. 

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he completed the Jumpmaster Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, and it is not shown on his amended DD Form 214.  He contends that this course was shown on his initial DD Form 214.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered active duty on 9 June 1968.  He served as an infantry unit commander in Vietnam from 10 August 1969 through 9 August 1970.  On 14 August 1972, the applicant was discharged with an under other than honorable conditions discharge under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-120, for unacceptable conduct.  The Army Discharge Review Board upgraded the applicant’s discharge to an under honorable conditions
(a general discharge) discharge in September 1976.  

5.  Item 25 (Education and Training Completed) on the applicant’s initial DD Form 214 shows that he completed the Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Ranger Course, the Basic Airborne Course, the Instructor Training Course and the Jumpmaster Course.  
 
6.  The applicant’s reissued DD Form 214 does not contain an item/block for education or training entries.  Item 27 (Remarks) on this DD Form 214 does not show completion of any training courses.   

7.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, establishes the policies and procedures for completion and distribution of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it states that item 27 (Remarks) will be used for entries authorized by Headquarters Department of the Army for which a separate item is not available on the DD Form 214 and to complete entries too long for their respective blocks.  The regulation also states that an authorized entry for item 27 (Remarks) could be formal in service training courses successfully completed during this period of service.  This information is to assist in employment placement and job counseling; therefore, training courses for combat skills are not listed.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s initial DD Form 214 shows that he completed the Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Ranger Course, the Basic Airborne Course, the Instructor Training Course and the Jumpmaster Course.  

2.  His reissued DD Form 214 does not show completion of any training courses.  In accordance with the governing regulation in effect at the time, the applicant is entitled to correction of item 27 (Remarks) on this amended DD Form 214 to show completion of the Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Ranger Course, the Basic Airborne Course, the Instructor Training Course and the Jumpmaster Course.  

3.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214) be prepared to amend item
27 (Remarks) on the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned to show completion of the Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Ranger Course, the Basic Airborne Course, the Instructor Training Course and the Jumpmaster Course.  

BOARD VOTE:  

WTM____  JEA____  MES_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Walter E. Morrison_____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000045951	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20001116	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	( UOTHC)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19720814 – Army Discharge Review Board upgraded discharge to a general discharge in September 1976. 	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-120  	
DISCHARGE REASON	Unacceptable conduct	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.0700	
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