IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 26 April 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150010838 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: 26 April 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150010838 BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined the evidence presented is 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: * deleting from item 23a of his DD Form 214 ending on 9 June 1967 the entry “71B3O Clerk Typist” and adding the entry “35G3O Medical Equipment Repairer” * deleting from item 23b of his DD Form 214 ending on 9 June 1967 the entry "209.389 Clerk Typist" and adding the entry "49-9062.00 Medical Equipment Repairer" ____________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. IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 26 April 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150010838 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 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show in: * Item 23a (Specialty Number and Title) 35G (Medical Equipment Repairman) vice 71B (Clerk Typist) * Item 23b (Related Civilian Occupation and DOT Number) relating to specialty number 35G and not the corresponding civilian occupation relating to specialty number 209.389 (Clerk Typist) 2. The applicant states he was never a clerk typist. He was trained in specialty 35G at Fitzsimmons Army General Hospital. 3. The applicant provides: * DD Form 214, ending on 9 June 1967 * DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) * DA Form 873 (Certificate of Clearance and/or Security Determination) 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 (RA) on 16 January 1962. He completed basic combat training (BCT) at Fort Chaffee, AR. Following completion of BCT, his DA Form 20 show she was assigned to Fort Sill, OK, for completion of advanced individual training in MOS 140.00 (Field Artillery). 3. He served in Korea from 8 June 1962 to 5 July 1963. He was assigned to Headquarters Battery, 7th Infantry Division Artillery, in: * MOS 310.00 (Message Center Clerk), from 27 June to 30 October 1962 * MOS 910.00 (Battery Aidman), from 30 October 1962 to 5 July 1963 4. Following his tour in Korea, he was reassigned to Headquarters Battery, 5th Missile Battalion, 57th Artillery, Fort Bliss, TX, in MOS 711.20 (Clerk Typist), from 5 July 1963 to around 14 August 1964. 5. He was honorably discharged on 11 June 1964 for the purpose of immediate reenlistment. His DD Form 214 for this period shows in: * Item 25a - Clerk Typist, 711.20 * Item 25b - Clerk Typist 1-37.18 6. He reenlisted in the RA on 12 June 1964. He reenlisted for training as a medical equipment maintenance specialist. He: * completed the Medical Equipment Repairer (Basic) Course at the Army Student Company, Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, CO from 14 August to around 17 November 1964 * served in MOS 35G at Womack Army Hospital, Fort Brag, NC from 17 November 1964 to 27 October 1965 * completed the Medical Equipment Repairer (Advanced) Course at the Army Student Company, Fitzsimmons General Hospital, from October 1965 to around February 1966 7. Item 22 (MOS) of his DA Form 20 shows he was awarded MOS 35G as his primary MOS on 23 October 1964. It also shows he held MOS 71B as his secondary MOS as of 10 October 1963. 8. In July 1966, he was reassigned to Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he performed duties in MOS 35G. He then served in Ethiopia from 1 March 1967 to around 3 June 1967, also in MOS 35G. 9. He was honorably released from active duty in the rank/grade of staff sergeant/E-6 (skill level 3) on 9 June 1967. His DD Form 214 for this period of service shows in (the numbered block that corresponded to the primary specialty on the DD Form 214 was changed from item 25 to item 23): * Item 23a - 71B3O, Clerk Typist * Item 23b - 209.389, Clerk Typist REFERNECS: 1. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) governs the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. The purpose of the separation document is to provide the individual with documentary evidence of their military service. It is important that information entered on the form should be complete and accurate. The DD Form 214 is a summary of a Soldier's most recent period of continuous active service. In the version used at the time for item 23a enter primary specialty number and title. If the specialty represented had a related civilian occupation, enter the appropriate job title and code number from the dictionary or occupational title in Item 23b. 2. The D.O.T. refers to a publication produced by the Department of Labor which helped employers, government officials, and workforce development professionals to define over 13,000 different types of work, from 1938 to the late 1990s. The DOT was created by job analysts who visited thousands of U.S. worksites to observe and record the various types of work, and what was involved. The DOT included information still used today in settling EEO and workers compensation claims, like the physical abilities required to perform that occupation, and the time and repetitiveness of those physical actions (i.e., standing, sitting, lifting 20 pounds or more, seeing at a distance, near vision, hearing quiet sounds, ignoring loud sounds. The D.O.T. code for MOS 35G at the time was 49-9062.00 Medical Equipment Repairer. DISCUSSION: Although the applicant previously served in duty MOS 71B (Clerk Typist), upon reenlistment in 1964, he completed training and was awarded primary MOS 35G (Medical Equipment Repairer). He held MOS 35G3O at the time of separation in 1967. His DD Form 214 does not reflect this MOS or its related specialty. //NOTHING FOLLOWS// ABCMR Record of Proceedings AR20150000953 Enclosure 1 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20150010838 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Enclosure 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20150010838 4 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Enclosure 2