MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:           27 March 2001                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000050115

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Roger W. Able		Chairperson	
	Mr. Allen L. Raub		Member	
	Ms. Gail J. Wire		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:  That his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD Form 214, be corrected to add the Air Assault School and his campaign ribbons.

APPLICANT STATES:  That the 2-week Air Assault School he attended in March 1999 and the campaign ribbons awarded him are not entered on his DD Form 214.  He provides a copy of his DD Form 214 as supporting evidence.

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

He enlisted in the Regular Army on 17 October 1997.  He completed basic training and advanced individual training and was awarded military occupational specialty 52D (Power Generator Equipment Repairer).  He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, Schofield Barracks, HI on 23 April 1998.  He departed on or about 12 October 2000 and was released from active duty on 16 October 2000.

Neither the applicant’s Personnel Qualification Record, DA Form 2-1 nor his Enlisted Record Brief shows that he attended the Air Assault School or that he had any other overseas service that would qualify for a campaign ribbon.

Army Regulation 635-5 prescribes the separation documents prepared for soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It establishes standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  In pertinent part it states that formal in-service training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered by the DD Form 214 will be entered in item 14.  This information is to assist the soldier in job placement and counseling; therefore, training courses for combat skills will not be listed.

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.  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.

2.  There is no evidence of record nor does the applicant provide any to show he completed the Air Assault School.  This course would not be listed on the DD Form 214 in any case because it is a training course for combat skills.

3.  There is no evidence of record to show that the applicant deployed to any country that would have entitled him to award of campaign ribbons.  He provides no evidence to show that he so deployed nor any information as to where or when he may have deployed.

4.  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

__rwa___  __alr___  __gjw___  DENY APPLICATION

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

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000050115	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010327	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(DENY)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.