PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           2 May 2002                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2002068212

	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:

	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Member	
	Mr. Christopher J. Prosser		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 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD Form 214, be amended to add his Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM), his Certificate of Achievement, and to show he was recommended for promotion to Sergeant, E-5.

3.  The applicant states that he just recently found his DD Form 214 and noticed it was incomplete.  Supporting evidence is as listed on his DD Form 149.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 2 March 1984.  He completed basic training and advanced individual training and was awarded military occupational specialty 05H (Electronic Warfare Signal Intelligence Interceptor).  He received a Certificate of Achievement for being selected as Honor Graduate of his O5H course.  

5.  The applicant was recommended for promotion to E-5 on 6 April 1986.        His promotion packet is on file in his records.  He was awarded the ARCOM     on Permanent Orders 111-5, U. S. Army Field Station Augsburg dated              23 September 1986.  Permanent Orders 111-5 are filed on his performance fiche.  

6.  The applicant was released from active duty on 1 March 1986.  His DD Form 214 does not show he was awarded the ARCOM.

7.  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.  There are no provisions for entering certificates of achievement or for indicating a member’s promotable status on the form.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded the ARCOM and it should be added to his DD Form 214.

2.  Although the applicant’s receiving a Certificate of Achievement and being recommended for promotion to Sergeant, E-5 are commendable, there are no regulatory provisions for entering certificates of achievement or for indicating a member’s promotable status on the DD Form 214.

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

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That the applicant’s DD Form 214 be amended to add the Army Commendation Medal.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

__fne___  __wtm___  __cjp___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Fred N. Eichorn
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2002068212	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20020502	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
2.	110.04	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.