PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:           

	BOARD DATE:                30 January 2001            
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AR2000047225

	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. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Chairperson	
	Ms. Brenda F. Hirschi		Member	
	Mr. Thomas E. O’Shaughnessy		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 correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show award of the Army Commendation Medal and to show she completed the Combat Lifesaver Training Course.  She also requests correction of her military occupational specialty (MOS) in item 11 (Primary Specialty) to show she served as The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) and Prescribed Load List (PLL) clerk instead of a light wheeled vehicle mechanic.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that the primary specialty shown in item 11 of her DD Form 214 is incorrect.  She contends that she served as TAMMS and PLL clerk as indicated in the citation for her Army Commendation Medal.  In support of her application, she submits award certificates for the Army Commendation Medal and the Army Achievement Medal, a DA Form 638-1 (Recommendation for Award) and a Certificate of Training for the Lifesaver Training Course.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the Regular Army on 21 May 1991.  She attended basic and advanced individual training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina in MOS 94B (food service specialist).  In July 1991, she was reclassified to MOS 63B (light wheeled vehicle mechanic) and served in Germany from 11 December 1991 through 17 October 1994.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 20 December 1994.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show the Army Commendation Medal as an authorized award.

6.  The applicant provided a copy of an award certificate, dated 17 October 1994, which shows she was awarded the Army Commendation Medal by Headquarters, 1st Armored Division Support Command Permanent Order Number 103-18 for meritorious service from 21 December 1991 through 20 December 1994.

7.  The applicant provided a Certificate of Training which shows she successfully completed 40 hours of Combat Lifesaver Training during the period 25 February 1992 to 5 March 1992.

8.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the entry “63B100000 LT WVEH MECH—3 YRS-1 MOS//NOTHING FOLLOWS” in item 11.  Orders in the applicant’s personnel records show she was awarded primary MOS 63B upon completion of the Recovery Operations Course. 

9.  The applicant provided a copy of an award certificate for the Army Achievement Medal.  This certificate shows she performed duties as TAMMS and PLL clerk for the period 18 April 1994 to 13 May 1994.  Records show she also performed duties as TAMMS and PLL clerk for the period 21 December 1991 through 20 December 1994 while assigned in Germany.  There is no evidence of record which shows she was awarded a MOS for TAMMS or PLL clerk during her active duty service.

10.  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 14 (military education) will list formal in service training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered by title, length in weeks, and month and year completed.  This information is to assist the soldier after separation in job placement and counseling; therefore, training courses for combat skills and correspondence courses are not listed on the DD Form 214.

11.  Army Regulation 635-5 established the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part it states that the primary MOS or Area of Concentration (AOC) and all additional MOS/AOC served for a period of one year or more, during a soldier’s continuous active military service will be entered in item 11 (Primary Specialty).

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Orders show the applicant was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service; therefore, she is entitled to correction of her DD Form 214 to show this award.

2.  Evidence of record shows the applicant completed the Combat Lifesaver Training Course.  Although training courses for combat skills are not listed on the DD Form 214, the Board has determined that this course is not solely a combat skill and that this course will be shown on her DD Form 214 as an exception to regulation.

3.  Evidence of record shows the applicant completed training and was awarded MOS 63B.  

4.  The Board noted that the applicant performed duties as TAMMS and PLL clerk while assigned in Germany; however, there is no evidence and the applicant has provided no evidence which shows she was awarded MOS for TAMMS and PLL clerk.  Therefore, she is not entitled to correction of item 11 of her DD Form 214 to show her primary specialty as TAMMS and PLL clerk and her DD Form 214 is correct as currently constituted.

5.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s records, but only as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected:

a.  by showing the individual concerned was awarded the Army Commendation Medal;

b.  by showing the entry “Combat Lifesaver Training Course, 2 Weeks, March 1992” in item 14 of her DD Form 214.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

AAO____  BFH_____  TEO____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Arthur A. Omartian____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000047225	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20010130    	
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.	107.0000	
2.	100.0000	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.