PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            3 April 2001
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000050510

	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	
	Mr. Joseph A. Adriance		Analyst	

The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Chairperson	
	Mr. John T. Meixell		Member	
	Mr. Thomas F. Baxter		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, that the date of separation contained in her Department of Defense (DD) Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that the date of separation contained on her 
DD Form 214 is listed as 4 March 2000 when in fact her separation date was 
4 April 2000.  She claims that this incorrect date is causing overpayment problems with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that on 23 September 1999 she enlisted in the Regular Army for four years.  

5.  On 29 March 2000, the applicant was notified by her unit commander that separation action was being initiated on her under the provisions of chapter 13, Army Regulation 635-200, for unsatisfactory performance and that it was recommended she receive a general, under honorable conditions discharge (GD).

6.  The applicant acknowledged receipt of this notification and completed her election of rights by waiving her right to consult counsel and electing not to submit a statement in her own behalf.  The appropriate authority approved the separation action and directed the applicant be separated and be issued a GD.  

7.  On 31 March 2000, Orders Number 91-1200 was published by Headquarters, United States Army Training Center, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, directing the applicant’s reassignment to the Transition Point, effective 3 April 2000 for ultimate discharge on 4 April 2000.  

8.  The DD Form 214 prepared at the transition center contains a separation date of 4 March 2000 in block 12b (separation date this period) and an entry of 
5 months and 12 days in block 12c (net active service this period).  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board noted the applicant’s contention that the separation date listed in block 12b of his DD Form 214 was incorrectly entered as 4 March 2000 and finds this claim has merit. 

2.  The evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant’s discharge was approved on 29 March 2000, that she was assigned to the Transition Point on 
3 April 2000, and that the effective date of her discharge was 4 April 2000.

3.  In the opinion of the Board, the incorrect date listed in block 12b of the applicant’s DD Form 214 was the result of an administrative error and should be corrected to reflect the proper separation date of 4 April 2000 at this time. 

4.  In addition, the Board finds that based on the incorrect separation date listed in block 12b of the applicant’s DD Form 214, the net service contained in block 12c was incorrectly calculated and that it would be appropriate to adjust this period of service to reflect 6 months and 12 days.

5.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the applicant was discharged on 4 April 2000, that she completed a total of 6 months and 12 days of active military service, and by correcting blocks 12b and 12c of her DD Form 214 to reflect these changes. 

2.  That any pay due or debt incurred as a result of the incorrect separation date be adjusted to account for the corrections outlined above. 

BOARD VOTE:  

__tb ____  ___jm___  __wtm___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Walter T. Morrison____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000050510	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	2001/04/03	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	GD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	2000/03/04	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR 635-200 C13	
DISCHARGE REASON	Unsatisfactory Performance	
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  1021	100.0000	
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