MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:           27 June 2002                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2002067617

	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	
	Mr. Edmund P. Mercanti		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright		Chairperson	
	Ms. Kathleen A. Newman		Member	
	Mr. Richard T. Dunbar		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 DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge, be corrected to show his 211 days of active duty and 5 plus years of service in the Army National Guard (ARNG).  He also requests that the reference to his active service being Active Duty Training (ADT) be deleted.

APPLICANT STATES:  That his military records will show that he served more than 6 months of active duty.

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

He enlisted in the ARNG in pay grade E-1 with no prior service on 20 May 1963.

On 20 August 1963, the applicant entered active duty as a member of the ARNG.  He completed basic combat training and advanced individual training, was awarded a military occupational specialty, and was honorably released from active duty and was returned to his ARNG unit on 19 February 1964.  The DD Form 214 he was issued shows that he completed 6 months of active duty during that period and had 3 months and 1 day of prior inactive (ARNG not on active duty) service.  The DD Form 214, item 19, Current Active Service Other Than by Induction, Source of Entry, has “Ordered to ACDUTRA [active duty for training]” entered.  Item 32, Remarks, has “6 MONTHS ACDUTRA” entered, along with “Released from active duty and returned to State Control as a member of the Army National Guard of Florida to complete remaining service obligation of 5 years 2 months and 29 days.”

On 10 March 1969, the applicant was honorably discharged from the ARNG and transferred to the Army Reserve Control Group due to his position being classified as excess due to the reorganization of his unit.

On 19 May 1971, the applicant was honorably discharged from the USAR at the expiration of his term of service.

Army Regulation 635-5, Personnel Separations, Separation Documents, limits the issuance of DD Forms 214 for Reservists to those who have performed 90 or more days of continuous active duty.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record and applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  All the evidence of record shows that the applicant’s DD Form 214 is correct, that he served 6 months of active duty for training.

2.  It would appear that the applicant believes that his DD Form 214 should reflect the short periods of active service (such as annual training) he performed subsequent to his initial entry training.  This is not an accurate assessment.  A DD Form 214 records the service and accomplishments of a soldier at the moment of its issue.  Subsequent service is recorded in the manner prescribed by Army Regulations.  Since the applicant did not perform another period of active duty of 90 days or more, he was not entitled to have another DD Form 214 issued to reflect his additional active duty for training.

3.  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

__rtd____  ____inw__  _____kaw DENY APPLICATION

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

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2002067617	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20020627	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110.00	
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