PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            8 March 2001                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2001051593

	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. Gale J. Thomas		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Roger W. Able		Chairperson	
	Ms. Barbara J. Lutz		Member	
	Mr. William D. Powers		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 his enlistment contract be corrected to show he enlisted for 2 years and 26 weeks.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows he enlisted for 2 years and 00 weeks. 

4.  The applicant’s U.S. Army Recruiting Command reservation sheets and his Oath of Extension of Enlistment shows he extended his enlistment in the Regular Army for a period of 26 weeks, thereby changing his term of enlistment to 2 years and 26 weeks.  His Enlistment/Reenlistment Contract, DD Form 4/3, item 20a erroneously shows he enlisted for 2 years and 00 weeks. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  There is an administrative error on the applicant’s DD Form 4/3.  The evidence of record shows he extended his enlistment to 2 years and 26 weeks. 

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

RECOMMENDATION:

That the applicant’s DD Form 4/3 dated 18 October 2000, item 20a be corrected to show he enlisted for 2 years and 26 weeks.  

BOARD VOTE:  

___rwa__  ___bjl__  ___wdp___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2001051593	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20010308	
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.  112.03		
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