IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 17 November 2015 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150004783 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 reconsideration of her request for correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show her rank and pay grade as specialist four (SP4)/E-4 and a different mailing address after separation. She submits a new request to add to her DD Form 214 “The Commander’s Award” she was given while a student at the Academy of Health Sciences. 2. The applicant states her unit did not keep very good records. She was an SP4 when her obligation ended and she never lived at the address shown on her DD Form 214. 3. The applicant provides: * Orders D-08-362643 dated 3 August 1993 * Honorable Discharge Certificate dated 3 August 1993 * Academy of Health Sciences Certificate dated 30 August 1985 CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20120006162, dated 10 January 2013. 2. On 5 January 1984, the applicant enlisted in the USAR for 6 years. She entered Reserve service in pay grade E-3 based upon her civilian education and her agreement to participate in an USAR unit that was authorized to accept such advanced pay grade recruits. 3. The address shown on her enlistment contract is also shown on her DD Form 1966 (Application for Enlistment) and as her address on the accompanying college transcript. It is also listed as her mother's address on the DD Form 1966. 4. Her DD Form 214 was issued on 30 August 1985 upon her completion of 2 months and 6 days of initial active duty for training (IADT). Her rank and pay grade are shown as private first class (PFC)/E-3. Item 19 (Mailing Address After Separation) shows the identical address described above. She signed the DD Form 214 as the person being separated. 5. The applicant's DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record – Part II) shows she was advanced to SP4/E-4 while a member of the USAR, effective 8 March 1986. 6. The applicant provides Orders D-08-362643 and an Honorable Discharge Certificate dated 3 August 1993 that shows she was discharged from the USAR as a SPC/E-4. 7. The applicant also provides a copy of a local command award she received while a student at the Academy of Health Sciences. 8. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), paragraph 2-1, states, "the DD Form 214 is a summary of a Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge. The DD Form 214 is not intended to have any legal effect on termination of a Soldier's service." DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The DD Form 214 issued upon the applicant's release from IADT reflects information based on her service while on active duty. It is intended to reflect only her period of active duty, not her entire military career. 2. The applicant’s records shows she was advanced to SPC/E-4 while a member of the USAR and not while on active duty. 3. Whether or not the applicant actually lived at the address shown on her DD Form 214, it is the address she provided on her application for enlistment and her enlistment contract. 4. While the applicant provides a certificate for a local command award given to her while a student at the Academy of Health Sciences, this type of award is not listed on the DD Form 214. BOARD VOTE: ________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ___x_____ ___x____ ___x____ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: 1. 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 to amend the decision of the ABCMR set forth in Docket Number AR20120006162, dated 10 January 2013. 2. Regarding her new issue, 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. _______ _ _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) AR20120005920 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20150004783 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1