IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 30 January 2014 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20130018499 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 correction of his Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR) by removing his DA Form 2166-8 (NCO Evaluation Report) (NCOER)) for the rated period ending 31 January 2010 that is dated in 2010 and replacing it with a corrected report for the same period, dated in 2012. 2. The applicant states the original NCOER was rejected by the U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC) because it did not include bullet comments explaining the status of his enrollment in the weight control program. He contends that he was never in the weight control program. There is no record ever showing he was in the program. Because the original NCOER was allowed to be posted to his AMHRR, the subsequent corrected copy of the report was never allowed to be posted in his record. 3. The applicant provides copies of: * DA Form 2166-8 signed by rating officials in 2010 * DA Form 2166-8 signed by rating officials in 2012 * Email communication dated in February and March 2012 CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. At the time of his application, the applicant was serving in the Regular Army as a staff sergeant, pay grade E-6. 2. AMHRR contains a DA Form 2166-8 for the rated period 1 February 2009 to 31 January 2010 signed by the rating officials in 2010. It reports in Part IVc (Physical Fitness and Military Bearing) that he needed some improvement. It further stated his height and weight was 67/197 and indicated "NO" as not meeting the standards. It also stated his profile did not interfere with his performance of duties and he did not meet the height and weight standards. 3. Another DA Form 2166-8 for the same rated period was signed by the same rating officials but dated in 2012. It reports in Part IVc that he was successful. It contains the same height and weight but indicates "YES" as meeting the standards. The bullet comments about his profile and meeting height and weight standards is missing. 4. The email communication, as provided by the applicant, in summary states that the applicant had two NCOERs missing from his AMHRR for his service while in Korea. At the time of the email, one of these reports had already been corrected and properly filed in his AMHRR. However, the subject report was still a problem. It was originally rejected by HRC because it did not contain required language in Part IVc. The intent of this email was to get the rejected report filed, or to get it fixed and then filed. There was no documentary evidence showing that the applicant had been enrolled in the Army Weight Control Program. The rating chain agreed and concurred that the best course of action was to remove the bullet comments, change the "NO" to "YES" and to upgrade to a satisfactory rating. 5. Army Regulation 600-8-104 (Army Military Human Resource Records Management) governs the composition of the AMHRR and states the performance section is used for filing performance, commendatory, and disciplinary data. Once placed in the AMHRR, the document becomes a permanent part of that file. The document will not be removed from or moved to another part of the AMHRR unless directed by certain agencies, to include this Board. The NCOER is to be filed in the performance section of the AMHRR. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The available evidence shows that the applicant was identified as not meeting the height and weight standards and was rated as needing improvement. Even though this report was originally rejected by HRC because required comments were missing, it was subsequently filed in his AMHRR. 2. After a significant period of time, the error has come to light and is now in need of fixing. The original rating officials have agreed that there is no supporting documentation to show he did not meet the height and weight standards and that those comments should not have been made. Accordingly, the report was redone and signed by the same rating officials. 3. In view of the above, it would be appropriate to remove the report currently filed in the applicant's AMHRR for the period 1 February 2009 to 31 January 2010 and replace it with the corrected report dated by the rating officials in 2012. 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. removing from his AMHRR the DA Form 2166-8 for the period 1 February 2009 - 31 January 2010; and b. replacing it with the corrected version for the same rating period, but signed in 2012. _______ _ __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) AR20130018499 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20130018499 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1