PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            29 March 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000050097

	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. Deyon D. Battle		Analyst	

The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John N. Slone		Chairperson	
	Mr. Lester Echols		Member	
	Mr. Christopher J. Prosser		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 that his Report of Transfer or Discharge (DD Form 214) be corrected to show his Specialty Number and Title as 81A10 (draftsman) instead of 83F20 (offset pressman).

3.  The applicant states that he was a construction draftsman at the Eighth Army Headquarters and a draftsman at Fort Bliss, Texas.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was inducted into the Army on 21 July 1965.  He successfully completed his training as a general draftsman at Fort Bliss, Texas and he was transferred to Headquarters Eighth United States Army, Korea on 29 April 1966.

5.  He continued to perform the duties of a general draftsman until 4 November 1966 when orders were published withdrawing his draftsman specialty and awarding him the military occupational specialty (MOS) of an offset pressman.

6.  A review of the records shows that he performed the duties of an offset pressman until he was released from active duty on 16 May 1967.  His DD Form 214 was prepared to reflect the MOS of an offset pressman.

7.  Army Regulation 635-5 serves as the authority for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It states, in pertinent part, that only those Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) in which an individual served for 1 year or more, will be included on a DD Form 214.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Apparently, during the preparation of the applicant’s DD Form 214 an administrative error was made which resulted in the incorrect Specialty Number and Title being reflected.

2.  Upon his induction, he completed his training as a draftsman and he continued to serve in that capacity until his specialty was withdrawn on 4 November 1966.  He served as a draftsman for more than 1 year; therefore, his DD Form 214 reflects the incorrect Specialty Number and Title.

3.  The evidence of record clearly shows that he performed the duties of an offset pressman from 4 November 1966 until 16 May 1967 (less than 1 year).  Therefore, his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show the appropriate Specialty Number and Title.

4.  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 amending the DD Form 214 of the individual concerned to show his Specialty Number and Title as 81A10, general draftsman.

BOARD VOTE:  

___cjp___  ___le ___  __js ____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_____John N. Slone______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000050097	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	2001/03/29	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  6	100.0500	
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6.