IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 25 February 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150018119 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 records to show his home of record (HOR) as Ohio. 2. The applicant states: a. He wants his HOR changed from New York to Ohio. b. His DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States), DA Form 597-3 (Army Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship Cadet Contract), and subsequent active duty orders all list his HOR as New York. His cadet discharge orders, dated 7 May 1999, and appointment memorandum, dated 8 May 1999, show his then-current address as Ohio. His DA Form 71 (Oath of Office), dated 8 May 1999, also shows he was sworn in Ohio. c. As he moves closer to retirement and his children are getting closer to college age, he never considered the fact that his HOR was wrong until he realized how much it will effect things such as college attendance, retirements, and scholarships. He made the incorrect assumption that the HOR was tied to the location of where he was from, not where he entered active duty. d. If he knew that when he was commissioned, he would have caught the mistake then. However, the recruiter and cadre staff should have known and caught this for him, and not rely on the fact that a brand new second lieutenant would know this. 3. The applicant provides no additional evidence. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant's DA Form 597-3, dated 4 October 1996, shows his home address as Olean, New York. 2. Item 3 (HOR) of his DD Form 4, dated 4 October 1996, shows an address in Olean, New York. He enlisted as a cadet in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) on 4 October 1996 for a period of 8 years. 3. U.S. Army ROTC Battalion, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, Orders 127-1, dated 7 May 1999, discharged him from the USAR to accept a commission. 4. He was appointed as a second lieutenant in the USAR on 8 May 1999. His DA Form 71, dated 8 May 1999, shows he was sworn in at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. 5. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel effective 1 January 2016. 6. Army Regulation 601-280 (Army Retention Program) states the term "home of record" means the place (city and state or country) recorded as the home of the individual when commissioned, reinstated, appointed, reappointed, enlisted, reenlisted, inducted, or ordered into the relevant tour of active duty. An HOR can only be changed if there is a break in service of more than 1 day or to correct an error. 7. The Joint Travel Regulations state the HOR is the place recorded as the home of the individual at the time of enlistment or induction. There is no authority to change the HOR as officially recorded at the time of entry into military service. However, there is authority to correct an HOR if erroneously entered on the records at that time and then only for travel and transportation purposes. Correction of the HOR must be based on evidence that a bona fide error was made and the HOR as corrected must have been the actual home of the individual at the time of entry into the relevant period of service. It may not be a place selected for the convenience of the Soldier. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The applicant's contentions were carefully considered. However, the Joint Travel Regulations provide that an HOR may only be corrected if a bona fide error can be established. It appears that he initially enlisted in New York before attending college in Ohio. He was discharged from an enlisted status in the USAR on 7 May 1999 to accept a commission in the USAR. He was commissioned in the USAR on 8 May 1999. He did not incur a break in service. He provided no evidence showing his HOR was not New York at the time he enlisted in 1996. Therefore, there is an insufficient basis upon which to change his HOR. BOARD VOTE: ________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ____X___ ____X___ ____X___ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined 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) AR20150018119 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20150018119 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1