MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:           14 December 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000047111

	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	
	Ms. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. June Hajjar		Chairperson	
	Mr. Hubert O. Fry, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Richard T. Dunbar		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:  Correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show he served six months in Bosnia and to show award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal.

APPLICANT STATES:  That all that was put on his DD Form 214 was the Army Lapel Button, the Army Service Ribbon and the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Pistol Bar.

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

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 2 April 1998 for a period of three years.  He successfully completed basic and advanced individual training and was assigned to Fort Hood, Texas.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 7 January 2000.

The applicant’s DD Form 214, which is authenticated in his own hand, does not show that he served in Bosnia.  Also, his discharge document does not show the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal as authorized awards.  

There is no indication in the applicant’s records which shows he served in Bosnia.  Item 8 (Overseas Service) of his DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) does not show he was deployed in Bosnia.  

There is no indication in the applicant’s records that he was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal based on service in Bosnia.  His DA Form 2-1 does not list these awards in 
item 9 (Awards, Decorations and Campaigns).  

Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it directs that foreign service performed during the period covered by the DD Form will be entered in item 12f. The regulation also states that the amount of foreign service will be taken from the soldier’s Enlisted Qualification Record or, if necessary, verified from the soldier’s Military Personnel Records Jacket. 

Army Regulation 635-5 establishes the policies and procedures for completion and distribution of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part, it states that item 18 (Remarks) is used for entries required by Headquarters Department of the Army for which a separate block is not available and for completing entries that are too long for their blocks.  

Army Personnel Command Message Number 99-100 (with a Date/Time Group of 121605Z March 1999) authorized award of both the Armed Forces Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, as a one-time exception to Department of Defense and Service policy, for qualifying service in support of Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.  This exception allowed both service medals to be presented to personnel deployed in Bosnia-Herzegovina, aboard naval vessels operating in the Adriatic Sea and their respective air spaces during the period 1 June 1992 to 19 December 1996 (Operation Joint Endeavor) and during the period 20 December 1996 to 20 June 1998 (Operation Joint Guard).  The exception also allowed only one award of each service medal for service in either or both Operation Joint Endeavor and Operation Joint Guard.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Medal was authorized by the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for specific NATO operations.  The Secretary of Defense may approve acceptance and wear by United States service members who meet the criteria specified by the Secretary General of NATO.  Acceptance of the NATO Medal has been approved for U.S. military personnel who serve under NATO command or operational control in direct support of NATO operations in the former Republic of Yugoslavia from 1 July 1992 through a date to be determined.

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 Board noted the applicant’s contention that he served six months in Bosnia and that he is entitled to award of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal; however, there is no evidence of record and the applicant has provided no evidence which shows that he was deployed in Bosnia or that he was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal.  Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to correction of his records and his DD Form 214 is correct as currently constituted. 

2.  In order to justify correction of a military record the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy this requirement.

3.  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

JH______  HOF____  RTD____  DENY APPLICATION

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

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000047111	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	YYYYMMDD	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.0000	
2.	107.0000	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.