RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:            November 25, 2003                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR2003087846

	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:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor		Chairperson	
	Ms. Lana E. McGlynn		Member	
	Ms. Yolanda Maldonado		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).

THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:  

1.  The applicant requests the transfer of a DA Form 1059 dated 25 June 1999, promotion orders dated 27 September 2001 and Board proceedings dated 3 January 2003 be transferred to the Restricted fiche of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).

2.  The applicant states, in effect, that he has previously won his appeal before the Board and requests that his records be corrected by transferring the requested documents to the Restricted fiche of his OMPF in order that his chances for selection to the pay grade of E-8 will not be hindered.

3.  The applicant provides copies of the documents he requests to be transferred.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 

1.  He enlisted in the Regular Army on 4 December 1986 for a period of 3 years and has remained on active duty through a series of continuous reenlistments.  He was promoted to the pay grade of E-6 on 1 November 1994.  

2.  On 12 February 1999, the Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) published orders number 43-62, which announced that the applicant was promoted to the pay grade of E-7, effective 1 March 1999.  The orders also direct that the applicant be promoted conditional on his completion of the Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course (ANCOC).

3.  On 25 June 1999, a DA Form 1056 (Academic Evaluation Report (AER)) was prepared to reflect that the applicant had failed to achieve course standards of the ANCOC by failing to pass the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) during the period of 17 June to 25 June 1999.  The applicant was returned to his unit and on 20 July 1999, the PERSCOM notified the applicant that he had been removed from the Sergeant First Class Promotion Selection List for failure of the ANCOC.

4.  On 11 December 2000, the Inspector General (IG) of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) informed the applicant that an investigation had concluded that he had been improperly denied the opportunity to execute wide arm pushups during his APFT, that he had been denied due process rights to appeal his ANCOC dismissal and that he should apply to the PERSCOM to appeal his removal from the promotion selection list.

5.  The applicant applied to the PERSCOM for reinstatement and on 28 February 2001, the PERSCOM advised him that he would be reinstated to the promotion selection list and scheduled for attendance at the ANCOC as soon as practical.  He was advised to apply to this Board for retroactive promotion to the pay grade of E-7.  He submitted his application to the Board on 13 June 2001, requesting that his DOR for promotion to the pay grade of E-7 be established as 1 March 1999, with entitlement to all back pay and allowances.

6.  The applicant completed the course requirements of the ANCOC on 20 September 2001 and was named to the commandant's list based on academic achievements.  Orders were published on 27 September 2001, by the PERSCOM, which promoted the applicant to the pay grade of E-7, effective 25 May 2001.

7.  On 6 December 2001, the Board voted unanimously to approve the applicant's request and directed that his records be corrected accordingly.  However, a review of the applicant's OMPF shows that both of his promotion orders are still present on his performance fiche.

8.  On 3 January 2002, the Enlisted Records and Evaluation Center (EREC) dispatched a memorandum to the applicant informing him of the Board's decision in his case and informing him that his records had been corrected accordingly.  This memorandum is filed on his service continuation fiche.

9.  Army Regulation 600-8-104 serves as the authority for the filing of documents in the OMPF.  It provides, in pertinent part, that unless specifically directed by the Board, all Board actions will be filed on the Restricted fiche of the OMPF.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Inasmuch as an IG investigation has revealed that the applicant was improperly dismissed from the ANCOC and subsequently removed from the promotion selection list, any documents that resulted from that action should become null and void.  Accordingly, his AER dated 25 June 1999 should be transferred to his Restricted fiche.  

2.  Likewise, his records should reflect his original promotion to the pay grade of E-7 and should not contain any other promotion orders that may lend confusion at a future date as to his date of rank, without having to refer to his Restricted fiche.  Therefore, his records should be corrected to reflect only one promotion to the pay grade of E-7, effective 1 March 1999.  

3.  The evidence of record also shows that a memorandum from the EREC dated 3 January 2002, explaining the actions of the Board in his case is present on the service computation fiche of his OMPF.  While the memorandum offers no derogatory connotations, it would be in the interest of justice to transfer that document to the Restricted fiche of his OMPF to avoid any unnecessary confusion.

BOARD VOTE:

YM__  __LEM___  __RO____      GRANT RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was promoted to the pay grade of E-7 effective 1 March 1999 and that any additional orders, as well as the AER dated 25 June 1999 and the EREC memorandum dated 3 January 2002, be transferred to the Restricted fiche of his OMPF.

		Raymond V. O’Connor
		    CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2003087846	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	2003/11/25	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.134.0000	328/REM DER INFO	
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