PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           22 March 2001                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2001054103

	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	
	Mrs. Joyce A. Hall		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Shirley L. Powell		Chairperson	
	Mr. John P. Infante		Member	
	Ms. Regan K. Smith		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 DD Form 4/3, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document, item 20a be corrected to show that he enlisted for a period of 3 years and 00 weeks.

3.  The applicant states in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows he enlisted for 4 years and 00 weeks. The applicant submits a Memorandum for Record signed by the liaison officer, located at the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky which states that his DD Form 4/3 erroneously shows he enlisted for a period of 4 years and 00 weeks instead of 3 years and 
00 weeks.

4.  The DD Form 4/3 should read 3 years and 00 weeks instead of 4 years and 00 weeks.  The applicant’s Statement for Enlistment United States Army Training Enlistment Program DA Form 3286-63 and his Enlistment/Reenlistment Document DD Form 4/1, also erroneously reads 4 years and 00 weeks.

CONCLUSIONS:

There is an administrative error on the applicant’s DD Form 4/1,4/3 and his DA Form 3286-63.  The evidence of record shows he enlisted on 9 November 2000 for 3 years and 00 weeks.  Therefore, In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the applicant’s DD Form 4/1, Section B, DD Form 4/3, Section F and DA Form 3286-63, be corrected to show he enlisted for 3 years and 00 weeks.

BOARD VOTE:  

__slp___  __jprks_  ________  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Shirley L. Powell
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2001054103	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010322	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.0000	
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