PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:            12 April 2001                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000046989

	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. Gale J. Thomas .		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Roger W. Able		Chairperson	
	Mr. Donald P. Hupman		Member	
	Mr. Richard T. Dunbar		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 his basic pay entry date (BPED) be adjusted by          1 year, 10 months and 7 days to account for his U.S. Army Reserve service he performed while a senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadet. 

3.  The applicant states that the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) will not adjust his BPED without a DA Form 4824-R, the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) Contract which he has been unable to obtain.  He states that he can prove he was a member of a Reserve unit and enrolled as a Senior ROTC cadet at the same time, but he does not have the contract showing he was in the SMP.  

4.  The applicant’s military records show he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) on 28 March 1983, and enrolled as a Senior ROTC cadet on 15 August 1983.

5.  The applicant’s DARP Form 249 (Chronological Statement of Retirement Points) dated 3 August 1986 shows he was an active drilling member of a Reserve unit between 28 March 1983 and 28 March 1985.  He was also awarded the Army Reserve Commendation Medal (ARCAM) for completing four qualifying years in the USAR.

6.  On 22 June 1985, he was appointed as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve.   

7.  On 25 January 2000, the applicant’s commander at the time in question, verified that he had been an ROTC cadet while simultaneously performing Reserve drills, and that he was carried on the unit roster as an SMP Cadet, in the pay grade of E-5.

8.  In the processing of this case, an advisory opinion was obtained from the       U.S. Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) which recommends that the applicant’s request be approved.  Their recommendation was based on his ROTC contract, his enlistment contract and the statement from the Detachment Commander verifying the applicant’s SMP cadet status.  As a result of their review PERSCOM updated the applicant’s Basic Active Service Date (BASD) giving him credit for the active duty for training he performed during 1983, and recommends that DFAS make the necessary changes to update the applicant’s BPED.       

9.  The applicant was provided a copy of the advisory opinion and has not responded.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence shows that the applicant was in the Simultaneous Membership Program, and as such is entitled to have his Basic Pay Entry Date adjusted by    1 year, 10 months and 7 days.  

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

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by adjusting the applicant's Basic Pay Entry Date (BPED) by 1 year, 10 months and 7 days, thereby giving him credit for his Reserve service.  

BOARD VOTE:  

__rwa___  __dph___  __rtd____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000046989	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20010412	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  135.00		
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