IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 2 August 2011 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20110001971 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 items 4a (Grade, Rate, or Rank), 4b (Pay Grade), and 12i (Effective Date of Pay Grade) of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 16 October 2010 be corrected. 2. The applicant states: * The pay grade reflected on her DD Form 214 is incorrect * She was an E-3 at the time of separation 3. The applicant provides: * Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Military Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) * DD Form 214 * Discharge orders CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. She enlisted in the Army National Guard on 5 August 2009 for a period of 8 years. She was ordered to active duty for training on 26 October 2009. On 16 October 2010, she was honorably released from active duty by reason of physical disability (severance pay, non-combat related). 2. Item 4a of her DD Form 214 for the period ending 16 October 2010 shows the entry "PV2" [private 2]. Item 4b shows the entry "E02." Item 12i shows the entry "2009 08 05" [5 August 2009]. 3. Records from DFAS show her pay grades as: * Pay grade E-2 from 5 December 2009 through 26 April 2010 * Pay grade E-3 from 27 April 2010 through 16 October 2010 4. Her DFAS LES, dated 5 November 2010, shows her pay grade as E-3. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The DFAS information which shows the applicant was separated in the pay grade of E-3 on 16 October 2010 is accepted as sufficient evidence on which to amend items 4a, 4b, and 12i of her DD Form 214 for the period ending 16 October 2010. BOARD VOTE: ____X____ ___X_____ ___X_____ 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: a. deleting the entry in item 4a of her DD Form 214 for the period ending 16 October 2010 and replacing it with "PFC"; b. deleting the entry in item 4b and replacing it with "E3"; and c. deleting the entry in item 12i and replacing it with "2010 04 27." _______ _ _X______ ___ 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. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20110001971 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20110001971 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1