IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 February 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150006758 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 her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 31 July 2013 by: * adding to item 11 (Primary Specialty) the area of concentration (AOC) 13A (Field Artillery Officer) * amending item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period) to show she entered active duty on 15 August 1983 * adding the Legion of Merit (LOM) to item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) 2. The applicant states, in effect, that her DD Form 214 does not reflect the 30 years of active duty service she completed, the 5 years and 7 months that she served as a Field Artillery Officer, or the LOM she received upon her retirement. 3. The applicant provides her oath of office, DD Form 214, military orders, pay documents and LOM certificate. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. On 15 August 1983 she took the oath of office as a second lieutenant (2LT) and she was ordered to active duty on the same day. Her record shows she served on active duty continuously from that date until the day she retired. 2. Her official military personnel file (OMPF) contains several DA Forms 67-8 (Officer Evaluation Reports) which show she served as a Field Artillery Officer (13A) from on or about 2 February 1984 to on or about 17 February 1989, approximately 5 years and 16 days. 3. She was awarded the LOM for her service during the period 31 July 2003 to 31 July 2013, as announced in Permanent Orders 143-002, issued by U.S. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, TX, dated 22 May 2013. 4. On 31 July 2013 she retired and item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) shows she completed 30 years, 1 month, and 7 days of active duty service. This document further shows in: * Item 11 – no entry for 13A * item 12a – "1993  10  22" * item 13 – no entry for the LOM 5. Her record is void of any other DD Form 214. 6. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, provided instructions for completing the DD Form 214. It stated for: * item 11 – enter the titles of all military occupational specialties or AOC served for at least 1 year and include the number of years and months served for each. For time determination, 16 days or more count as a month * item 12a – enter the beginning date of the continuous period of active duty for issuance of this DD Form 214 for which a DD Form 214 was not previously issued * item 13 – list awards and decorations for all periods of service DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The applicant was ordered to active duty on 15 August 1983 and she served continuously until she retired on 31 July 2013. Her record is void of any other DD Form 214. Therefore, the entry in item 12a of her DD Form 214 is incorrect. The correct date of entry should be 15 August 1983. 2. Her OERs shows she served in AOC 13A for approximately 5 years and 1 month which meets the regulatory criteria to have this AOC listed on her DD Form 214. 3. Permanent orders awarded her the LOM. This award should be listed on her DD Form 214. 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 amending her DD Form 214 for the period ending 31 July 2013 as follows: * adding to item 11 the entry "13A FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER – 5 YRS 1 MOS" * deleting the current entry in item 12a and replacing it with "1983  08  15" * adding to item 13 the LOM _______ _ _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) AR20150006758 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20150006758 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1