PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            23 May 2002
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2002072229

	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. Deyon D. Battle		Analyst	

The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Chairperson	
	Mr. Lester Echols		Member	
	Mr. Karen Y. Fletcher		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 her enlistment contract be corrected to show that she enlisted in the Army for 2 years and 17 weeks.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that her enlistment contract erroneously shows that she enlisted in the Army for 2 years and 00 weeks.  In support of her appeal, she submits a Memorandum For Record (MFR) from the United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) confirming that the years of service on her enlistment contract should read 2 years and 17 weeks.

4.  The applicant’s enlistment contract (DD Form 4/1 and DD Form 4/3) shows that she enlisted in the Army for 2 years and 00 weeks on 12 March 2002.  However, her Statement for Enlistment (DA Form 3286-63) shows her term of enlistment as 2 years and 17 weeks.  

5.  The MFR from USAREC dated 14 March 2002 confirms that both DD Forms 4/1 and 4/3 are incorrect and should be corrected to reflect her term of enlistment as 2 years and 17 weeks.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  An error was made during the preparation of the applicant’s enlistment contract, which resulted in the incorrect term of service being reflected.

2.  The applicant clearly enlisted in the Army for 2 years and 17 weeks on 12 March 2002 and her enlistment contract should be amended accordingly.

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 amending the enlistment contract (DD Form 4/1 and DD Form 4/3) of the individual concerned to show that she enlisted in the Regular Army for 2 years and 17 weeks instead of 2 years and 00 weeks. 

BOARD VOTE:  

___mdm_  ___le____  _kf_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Mark D. Manning____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2002072229	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	2002/05/23	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  222	112.0000	
2.  225	112.0300	
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