PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:           

	BOARD DATE:                 6 February 2001             
	DOCKET NUMBER:        AR2000048513

	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. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Member	
	Mr. Thomas Lanyi		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 item 11 (Primary Specialty) on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty).

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his DD Form 214 should be upgraded to show his correct primary specialty.  In support of his application, he submits a copy of his DD Form 214.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Army on 6 February 1997 for a period of three years.  He successfully completed basic and advanced individual training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.  Upon completion of training, he was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 63S (Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic) and assigned to Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  On 9 August 1999, the applicant was discharged from active duty under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 10, in lieu of trial by court-martial.

5.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the entry “63S10 00 HVY WHEELED VEH MECH – 0 YRS-0 MOS//NOTHING FOLLOWS” in item 11.

6.  The applicant’s DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) shows he completed 8 weeks of advanced individual training (AIT) in MOS 63S.  There is no evidence of record which shows he was awarded or served in any other MOS.

7.  Item 14 (Military Education) of the applicant’s DD Form 214 shows the entry “NONE//NOTHING FOLLOWS”.

8.  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).

9.  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 are not listed.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows the applicant completed AIT in MOS 63S and was awarded the primary MOS of 63S.  There is no evidence of record, and the applicant has provided no evidence to substantiate his contention that his primary specialty is in error.  Therefore, the applicant is not entitled to correction of item 11 on his DD Form 214.

2.  Item 14 (Military Education) on the applicant’s DD Form 214 does not show that he completed 8 weeks of AIT in MOS 63S.  Therefore, item 14 on his DD Form 214 will be amended to show the entry “Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, 8 Weeks, April 1997”.

3.  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 by showing the entry “Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic, 8 Weeks, April 1997” in item 14 of the individual concerned DD Form 214.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

RVO____  WTM____  TL_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000048513	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20010206	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT IN PART)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.0500	
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