PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            21 May 2002
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2002068085

	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. Jessie B. Strickland		Analyst	

The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Jennifer L. Prater		Chairperson	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis		Member	
	Mr. Thomas Lanyi		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 report of separation (DD Form 214) be corrected by deleting entries in item 14 (Military Education) which indicate that he completed the South Korean Airborne School, the Scout Commander Certification Course and the Light Leader Course.

3.  The applicant states that at the time of separation he informed the clerk at the time that the information was not correct and should be deleted; however, the clerk was too busy at the time to do so.  He goes on to state that while the information does not detract from his record, he believes that his records should accurately reflect the courses that he actually completed.  

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he was commissioned as a United States Army Reserve (USAR) second lieutenant on 15 July 1981 and entered active duty on 2 September 1981.  He continued to serve until he was honorably released from active duty (REFRAD) in the rank of captain on 18 May 1990.  He was transferred to a USAR Troop Program Unit in Madison, Wisconsin, where he is currently serving.

5.  At the time of the applicant’s REFRAD, his DD Form 214 was prepared to show in block 14, that he completed the South Korean Airborne School, the Scout Commander Certification Course and the Light Leader Course.  A review of his Official Military Personnel File fails to show that he ever attended any of those courses.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record clearly bears out the applicant’s contention that his DD Form 214, dated 18 May 1990, incorrectly reflects that he completed the three courses in question, when in fact he did not attend or complete the courses.

2.  Accordingly, it would be in the interest of justice to delete those courses from his DD Form 214 at this time.

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

RECOMMENDATION:  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by deleting from the DD Form 214 dated 18 May 1990, pertaining to the individual concerned, all references to his completion of the South Korean Airborne School, the Scout Commander Certification Course and the Light Leader Course.

BOARD VOTE:  

___be___  ___jlp ___  __tl ____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Jennifer L. Prater____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2002068085	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	2002/05/21	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  189	110.0000/CORR 214	
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