PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            16 July 2002
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2002074380

	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. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Mr. Melvin H. Meyer		Member	
	Mr. Donald P. Hupman		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 his enlistment contract be corrected to show that he enlisted in the Army in the pay grade of E-2.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his enlistment contract erroneously shows that he enlisted in the Army in the pay grade of E-3.  In support of his appeal, he submits a Memorandum For Record (MFR) from the United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) confirming that the pay grade on his enlistment contract should read E-2.

4.  The applicant’s enlistment contract (DD Form 4/1) shows that he enlisted in the Army on 31 May 2002 in the pay grade of E-3.

5.  The MFR from USAREC dated 3 June 2002 confirms that the DD Form 4/1 is incorrect and should be corrected to reflect his pay grade as E-2.

CONCLUSIONS:

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

2.  In accordance with the USAREC MFR dated 3 June 2002, the applicant clearly enlisted in the Army on 31 May 2002 in the pay grade of E-2 and his records should be appropriately amended.

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) of the individual concerned to show that he enlisted in the Army in the pay grade of E-2 instead of the pay grade of E-3 as currently reflected.

BOARD VOTE:  

___fe___  ___mm__  ___dh___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		____Fred N. Eichorn______
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2002074380	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	2002/06/17	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  222	112.0000	
2.  224	112.0200	
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