PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:        

	BOARD DATE:            30 April 2002          
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR2002070463

	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	
	Ms. Antoinette Farley		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Chairperson	
	Mr. Hubert O. Fry		Member	
	Mr. Thomas E. O’Shaughnessy		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 correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) dated 27 November 2001, to show award of the Joint Service Commendation Medal. 

3.  The applicant submits a copy of her Joint Service Commendation Medal certificate, a copy of her Permanent Orders 283-012 issued by Headquarters, U.S. European Command authorizing award of the Joint Service Commendation Medal. 

4.  The applicant's military records are limited to the documents she has submitted. The available records show she enlisted in the Regular Army for 
4 years on 28 November 1995.  

5.  The Joint Service Commendation Medal was issued to the applicant on
10 October 2001, for meritorious service from 1 June 1998 to 30 September 2001.

6.  On 27 November 2001 she was honorably separated as an Information Systems Operator/Analyst (74B10) and transferred to the United States Army Reserve Control Group (Reinforcement).  She was credited with 6 years of active service and no lost time.  The highest grade she attained was pay grade E-4.  

7.  At the time of her separation, his DD Form 214, item 13 showed the following 
awards; Joint Meritorious Unit Award, NATO Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, (2nd Award), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record substantiates that the applicant was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal.  This award should be added to her 
DD Form 214.  

2.  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 adding the Joint Service Commendation Medal award to item 13 on her 
DD Form 214 issued to her on 27 November 2001.

BOARD VOTE:  

__AAO __  ___HOF_  __TEO__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  _______  _________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_     Arthur A. Omartian___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2002070463	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMM	
DATE BOARDED	2002.04.30	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19601127	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR635-200  	
DISCHARGE REASON	A107.0000	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	107.0020	
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