IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 15 March 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150009081 BOARD VOTE: ____X____ ___X___ ____X___ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION 2 Enclosures 1. Board Determination/Recommendation 2. Evidence and Consideration IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 15 March 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150009081 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 his DD Form 214 as follows: * delete the entry in item 12f and replace it with the entry “00--00--29” * add to item 18 the entry “SERVICE IN GRENADA FROM 19831024-19831121” ____________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 Enclosure 1 IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 15 March 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150009081 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 DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his foreign service in Grenada. 2. The applicant states his DD Form 214 does not reflect his combat time/combat pay while he was serving in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury from October to November 1983. He received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service while serving in Grenada and received an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for his combat service there. 3. The applicant provides no additional evidence. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing. 2. The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 8 February 1983 and he held military occupational specialty 95B (Military Police (MP)). On 15 July 1983, he was assigned to the 82nd MP Company, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC. 3. Item 27 (Remarks) of his DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) contains an entry that shows he served in an imminent danger pay (IDP) area (Grenada) from 24 October to 21 November 1983 (29 days). 4. He was honorably released from active duty on 7 February 1986 and he was transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve. The DD Form 214 he was issued shows, in part, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. 5. Item 12f (Foreign Service) of his DD Form 214 contains the entry "00--00--00." Item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 does not contain an entry that shows he served in Grenada. REFERENCES: 1. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal is awarded for qualifying service after 1 July 1958 in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, and U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations. Qualifying service for this award includes participation in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada during the period 23 October 21 November 1983. 2. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) then in effect established standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214. It stated in item 12f, enter the amount of foreign service the Soldier completed during the period of service covered by the DD Form 214. There were no provisions to enter the dates or country of the foreign service on the DD Form 214. Later versions of this regulation required that in item 18, for an active duty Soldier deployed to a foreign country, enter "SERVICE IN (Name of Country Deployed) FROM (inclusive dates, for example, YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD)." DISCUSSION: The evidence of record confirms the applicant had 29 days of foreign service in Grenada; however, item 12f of his DD Form 214 does not show this foreign service. At the time of his separation, there was no regulatory requirement to list service in military operations on the DD Form 214. However, later versions required an entry listing the inclusive dates a Soldier deployed to a foreign country. There is no harm to the Army or the Soldier if his service in Grenada is added to item 18 of his DD Form 214. //NOTHING FOLLOWS// ABCMR Record of Proceedings @#!CASENUMBER Enclosure 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ABCMR Record of Proceedings AR20150009081 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Enclosure 2