IN THE CASE OF:	  

		BOARD DATE:	        09 OCTOBER 2008

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20080007888 


THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:

1.  Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any).

2.  Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any).


THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant requests that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show his service in Iraq.

2.  The applicant states that this information was omitted from his DD Form 214.

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

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant served in the Regular Army from 25 July 2000 through
28 December 2007.  He was trained in, awarded, and served in military occupational specialty (MOS) 68W (Health Care Specialist).  His DD Form 214 shows that he was discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 14-12b, for a pattern of misconduct.  His service was characterized as general, under honorable conditions.  

2.  The applicant served in Iraq from 1 April 2003 – 30 July 2004 as verified through the receipt of hostile fire pay/imminent danger pay (HFP/IDP) from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), Army Military Pay Operations. This foreign service is not shown on his DD Form 214.

3.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) prescribes policies and procedures regarding separation documents (DD Form 214/5).  Item 18 (Remarks) lists the name of the country to which deployed and the inclusive dates of service in the country.  Each entry is verified by the individual's service record.  

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant's DD Form 214 does not show his service performed in Iraq.

2.  The applicant's record, as verified by DFAS, shows that he served in Iraq from 1 April 2003 – 30 July 2004.  Therefore, his record should be corrected as directed below.

BOARD VOTE:

__XXX __  __XXX__  __XXX__   GRANT FULL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT PARTIAL 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 adding the statement "SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20030401 – 20040730" in
Item 18 of the applicant's DD Form 214.




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                CHAIRPERSON
      
I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.

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