PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           16 August 2001                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2001057967

	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. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. June Hajjar		Chairperson	
	Mr. Thomas F. Baxter		Member	
	Mr. John T. Meixell		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 the Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC) be added to his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty,     DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant states that he went to PLDC while at Fort Bliss, TX.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army  on 9 August 1988.  He was assigned to Fort Bliss, TX as permanent party on           3 January 1989.  He was promoted to Specialist, E-4 on 1 October 1990.  He
departed Fort Bliss for Germany on 16 July 1992.  He was promoted to Sergeant, E-5 on 1 November 1992.  He was discharged on 24 April 1995.

5.  The applicant’s Personnel Qualification Record, DA Form 2-1, does not show that he attended PLDC nor is there a PLDC completion certificate available.  His Personnel Qualification Record, DA Form 2A, item 13 shows his military education code as “2.”

6.  Army Regulation 680-29 prescribes the data code structure used to report and record personnel data via the automated Personnel Information System.  In pertinent part, it states that noncommissioned officer education code “2” equals PLDC graduation.

7.  Army Regulation 600-8-19 prescribes the enlisted promotions and reductions function of the military personnel system.  It states that effective 1 October 1989 graduation from PLDC or an equivalent course was required prior to promotion to Sergeant, E-5.

8.  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 all in-service training courses – title, number of weeks, and year successfully completed – will be entered in item 14.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board finds the applicant’s contention that he did graduate from PLDC reasonable.  His DA Form 2A indicates that he was a PLDC graduate and he could not have been promoted to Sergeant, E-5 without being a PLDC graduate.

2.  Given the date of his promotion to Specialist, E-4 and the date of his departure from Fort Bliss, the most likely year he graduated from PLDC was 1991.  

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

That the applicant’s DD Form 214 be amended to add “Primary Leadership Development Course, 4 weeks, 1991” in item 14.

BOARD VOTE:  

__jh____  __tfb___  __jtm___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			June Hajjar
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2001057967	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010816	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.07	
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6.