ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD DATE: 28 August 2020 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20200000163 APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show participation in the El Salvador, Nicaragua, or Grenada campaigns. APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: * DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record), dated 21 October 2019 * DD Form 214 FACTS: 1. The applicant did not file within the three-year time frame provided in Title 10, United States Code (USC), section 1552(b); however, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) conducted a substantive review of this case and determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. 2. The applicant states: a. During her active duty service, she trained Soldiers and Marines stationed in Fort Ord, CA, to document their company's equipment for shipment through the Break Bulk terminal to El Salvador, Nicaragua and Grenada. She held classes and gave them examples of all cargo assigned to their company and certified all their hazardous cargo. b. From Fort Ord, she planned the convoy route for their hazardous cargo equipment because not all bridges on their convoy route allowed hazardous cargo to pass. She traveled in the lead truck. c. After arrival, she participated in operations during the loading of all their equipment onto break bulk ships, securing equipment and keeping it operational. d. She has not been recognized for any of the above campaigns on her DD Form 214 and; therefore, she is not receiving a veteran's status for Federal government employment. e. She is considered a non-veteran; therefore, missing the five-point preference. f. She was assigned to the Military Ocean Terminal Bay Area on Oakland Army Base, CA. In order for an operation to be successful, execution involves all units to work as a team and perform their assigned function. g. There were restrictions placed on women in combat in the Army from 1981 through 1985. She was assigned to a support unit and served her post with honor and integrity. She was patriotic and proud of her service. 3. On 21 August 1981, the applicant was appointed as a Reserve commissioned officer in the rank/grade of second lieutenant. On 25 September 1981, she was ordered to active duty. 4. Her DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) shows in: a. item 5 (Overseas Service) – "None;" b. item 6 (Military Occupational Specialties) – she was awarded area of concentration (AOC) 95C00 (Marine and Terminal Operations Officer); c. item 9 (Awards, Decorations and Campaigns) – * Army Service Ribbon * Sharpshooter Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar (M-16) d. item 35 (Record of Assignments) – she was assigned to Military Traffic Management Command Western Area, Oakland, CA, as follows: * unassigned duties in a temporary duty status to U.S. Army Transportation School, Transportation Brigade, Fort Eustis, VA, in AOC 00A95, for the period 25 September 1981 to 27 September 1981 * student officer in a temporary duty status for Transportation Officer Basic Course at U.S. Army Transportation School, Transportation Brigade, Fort Eustis, VA, in AOC 00E95, for the period 28 September 1981 to 2 February 1982 * Operations Officer, Military Traffic Management Command Western Area/Military Ocean Terminal Bay Area, Oakland, CA, in AOC 95C00 for the period 15 February 1982 to 14 January 1983 * Cargo Security Officer, Military Traffic Management Command Western Area, Oakland, CA, in AOC 95A00 for the period 15 January 1983 to 19 November 1983 * Assistant Operations Officer, Caro Documents Division, Headquarters, Military Traffic Management Command Western Area, Oakland, CA, in AOC 95A00 on 20 November 1983 5. Headquarters, Department of the Army General Order Number 33, dated 10 October 1984, awarded Grenada campaign participating credit and assault landing credit for the period 23 October 1983 through 21 November 1983. This order does not list Headquarters, Military Traffic Management Command Western Area, Military Ocean Terminal, Oakland, CA, as a unit receiving campaign credit 6. On 9 September 1985, the applicant was honorably released from active duty. Her DD Form 214 for this period shows she completed 3 years, 11 months, and 15 days of net service and, in part, in: a. item 12f (Foreign Service) – 00 00 00 and b. item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized – she was awarded or authorized the Army Service Ribbon. 7. Her records are void of evidence she participated in Grenada Operations during the period 23 October 1983 to 21 November 1983. BOARD DISCUSSION: The Board noted that the applicant did not serve overseas and she did not serve in a unit that received campaign credit for participation in the Grenada campaign. The Board agreed that, generally, campaign credit accrues for units serving overseas in direct support of combat operations. While the Board appreciates the support she provided to ensure the safe and expeditious movement of military materiel and equipment, the Board found insufficient evidence to support a recommendation for relief in this case. BOARD VOTE: Mbr 1 Mbr 2 Mbr 3 : : : 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___________________ 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. REFERENCES: 1. Title 10, USC, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within three years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. This provision of law also allows the ABCMR to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the three-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. 2. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) prescribes Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual and unit military awards. Table B-1 (Campaigns, Service Requirements, and Inscriptions Prescribed for Streamers) shows Grenada Operations (Grenada 1983) occurred during the period 23 October 1983 to 21 November 1983. 3. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active duty service or control of the Active Army. It established standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. a. The general instructions stated to ensure that all information entered on the DD Form 214 is accurate. Personnel officers will use the following source documents when preparing DD Forms 214 and other separation documents: * DA Form 201 (Military Personnel Records Jacket) * DA Forms 2 and 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Records) * separation orders * DD Forms 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Documents) * DA Form 3716 (Personnel Financial Record) * enlistment records and DD Forms 214 for prior service personnel * any other available records b. A later version of the regulation instructed for an active duty Soldier deployed with his or her unit during their continuous period of active service, to enter "SERVICE IN (name of country deployed) FROM (inclusive dates for example, YYYYMMDD- YYYYMMDD)" in the remarks block. //NOTHING FOLLOWS// ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20200000163 4 1