RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:        

	BOARD DATE:             APRIL 13, 2004
	DOCKET NUMBER:     AR2004103306

	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. Roger W. Able		Chairperson	
	Ms. Yolanda Maldonado		Member	
	Mr. Robert J. Osborn		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 that his date of rank (DOR) on his report of separation (DD Form 214) reflects the incorrect date. 

2.  The applicant states, in effect, that his DOR on his DD Form 214 reflects that he was advanced to the pay grade of E-4 on 3 December 2005, a date that has not arrived.  He also states that his DOR is later than his separation date and is preventing him from competing for promotion to the pay grade of E-5 in the Air Force.  

3.  The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 

1.  The applicant enlisted in Wuerzburg, Germany, on 27 January 1998, for a period of 2 years and 23 weeks, training as a quartermaster and chemical repairer, and enrollment in the Army College Fund.  He completed his training and was transferred to Germany.

2.  He was advanced to the pay grade of E-3 on 1 October 1998 and to the pay grade of E-4 on 1 October 1999.

3.  On 5 July 2000, he was honorably released from active duty (REFRAD) in the pay grade of E-4, due to completion of required service.  He had served 2 years, 5 months, and 9 days of total active service and was transferred to a Virginia Army National Guard (VAARNG) unit in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  His DD Form 214 issued at the time of his REFRAD indicates in block 12h, that his effective date of pay grade was 3 December 2005.

4.  The applicant continued to serve in the VAARNG until he was honorably discharged for the purpose of enlisting in the Air Force, where he is currently serving. 

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was advanced to the pay grade of E-4 on 1 October 1999 and was discharged in that pay grade on 5 July 2000.  However, his DD Form 214 incorrectly reflects a future DOR of 3 December 2005. 

2.  Accordingly, it would be in the interest of justice to correct his DD Form 214 to reflect in block 12h, that his DOR is 1 October 1999.

BOARD VOTE:

ra_ _____  rjo  _____  ym______  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 in block 12h of his DD Form 214 dated 5 July 2000, that his effect date of pay grade is 1 October 1999. 

		___Roger W. Able____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2004103306	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20040413	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  110.0000	189/CORR 214	
2.  131.0500	315/DOR	
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