RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 17 April 2007 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060012587 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. 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 her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty) be corrected in Block 18 (Remarks) by changing the statement "MEMBER HAS NOT COMPLETED FIRST FULL TERM OF SERVICE" to "MEMBER HAS COMPLETED FIRST FULL TERM OF SERVICE." 2. The applicant states she completed all service obligations associated with her training as a dental specialist. She adds she is unable to collect unemployment compensation because of her DD Form 214. 3. The applicant provides her DD Form 214. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. In accordance with her DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document), the applicant enlisted in the United States Army Reserve for 8 years on 16 August 2003 under the Delayed Entry/Enlistment Program (DEP). She was subsequently discharged from the DEP and enlisted in the Regular Army for 6 years on 7 April 2004. 2. The applicant's DD Form 214 shows she was honorably discharged on 2 August 2006 for the purpose of entering an officer training program. She completed 2 years, 3 months, and 26 days of her 6-year term of service. 3. Army Regulation (AR) 635-5 (Separation Documents) prescribes the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers on retirement, discharge, release from active duty service, or control of the Active Army and establishes standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. It provides for the following mandatory entry in Block 18 (Remarks): "SOLDIER (HAS) (HAS NOT) COMPLETED FIRST FULL TERM OF SERVICE." This entry is made to assist the States in determining eligibility for unemployment compensation entitlement. To determine if an enlisted Soldier has completed the first full term of enlistment, the DD Form 4 must be consulted and the term of enlistment therein compared to the net service in block 12c of the DD Form 214. If the Soldier has completed or exceeded the initial enlistment, enter “has.” If block 12c of the DD Form 214 is less than the Soldier’s commitment, enter “has not.” DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The applicant's first full term of service was contracted for 6 years; however, she only served slightly more than one-third of that term. 2. AR 635-5 is clear on how to determine the "has/has not" portion of the remark "SOLDIER (HAS) (HAS NOT) COMPLETED FIRST FULL TERM OF SERVICE." Based upon the regulation, the applicant clearly did not complete her first full term of service. 3. In order to justify correction of a military record, the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust. The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy this requirement. BOARD VOTE: ________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING __jtm___ __tmr___ __rmn___ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned. John T. Meixell ______________________ CHAIRPERSON INDEX CASE ID AR20060012587 SUFFIX RECON DATE BOARDED 20070417 TYPE OF DISCHARGE DATE OF DISCHARGE DISCHARGE AUTHORITY DISCHARGE REASON BOARD DECISION DENY REVIEW AUTHORITY ISSUES 1. 100.0000 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.