IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 6 July 2021 .DOCKET NUMBER: AR20210009444 


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 6 April 1985 to show: 

.completion of the Basic Airborne Course

.award of special qualification identifier (SQI) P (Parachutist)



APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

.DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record under the Provisionsof Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 1552)

.DD Form 214

.Headquarters, 193d Infantry Brigade, Panama, Orders 73-76, 15 April 1983

.DA Form 87 (Certificate of Training), 15 April 1983



FACTS: 

1.The applicant did not file within the 3-year time frame provided in Title 10,U.S. Code, 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 theinterest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file.

2.The applicant states there is no entry on his DD Form 214 showing he completedbasic airborne training at the 3d Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Airborne School,Fort Sherman, Panama, 28 March-15 April 1983 and was awarded SQI P. He believesa clerical error occurred after completion of the training or after his expiration of term ofservice date.

3.The Certificate of Training, 15 April 1983, shows he successfully completed theBasic Airborne Course given at Fort Sherman, Panama, 28 March-15 April 1983.

4.Headquarters, 193d Infantry Brigade, Panama, Orders 73-76, 15 April 1983,authorized him hazardous duty (parachutist) pay from 25 March through 20 April 1983.

5.Item 6 (Military Occupational Specialties) of his DA Form 2-1 (PersonnelQualification Record – Part II) shows he was awarded primary military occupationalspecialty (MOS) 91E2P (Dental Specialist – Parachutist) effective 17 July 1981.

6.Item 17 (Civilian Education and Military Schools) of his DA Form 2-1 shows hecompleted the Basic Airborne Course in 1983.

7.He was honorably released from active duty on 5 April 1985 and transferred to theU.S. Army Reserve Control Group (Reinforcement). He completed 4 years of net activeservice during this period. Item 11 (Primary Specialty) of his DD Form 214 shows hisMOS as 91E1O (no SQI). Item 14 (Military Education) does not show completion of theBasic Airborne Course.

8.Item 6 of his DA Form 2-1 shows he was awarded primary MOS 91E2O (DentalHygienist) effective 20 May 1985.

BOARD DISCUSSION: 

After reviewing the application, all supporting documents, and the evidence found within the military record, the Board found that relief was warranted.  The applicant’s contentions, the military record, and regulatory guidance were carefully considered.  Evidence of record shows the applicant completed the Airborne Course; however, the course nor the Parachutist Badge is listed on his DD Form 214. 

BOARD VOTE: 

Mbr 1 Mbr 2 Mbr 3 

:XX :XX :XX GRANT FULL RELIEF 

: : : GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

: : : GRANT FORMAL HEARING 

: : : DENY APPLICATION 


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 amending his DD Form 214 for the period ending reissuing him a DD Form 214 for the period ending 5 April 1985 by: 

.Block 11 – delete 91E1O and replace it with 91E1P

.Block 13 – adding the Parachutist Badge; and

.Block 14 – adding the Basic Airborne Course, 3 weeks, 1983






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, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction ofmilitary records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error orinjustice.  This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of MilitaryRecords (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statuteof limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so.

2.Army Regulation 611-1 (Military Occupational Classification Structure Developmentand Implementation) prescribes policies and responsibilities for developing, maintaining,evaluating, and revising the military occupational classification structure for officerbranch, warrant officer branch, and enlisted career management. Chapter 6 states theenlisted MOS code consists of nine characters which are used to provide more detailedidentification than the 3-character MOS. The first three characters consist of twonumbers and one letter that identify the MOS without regard to level of skill. The fourthcharacter is a number which shows the skill and grade level in the MOS. The fifthcharacter is a letter or a number which shows SQIs common to a number of positionsand MOSs. The letter "O" will always be inserted as the fifth character when a positiondoes not require special qualifications or a Soldier is not qualified for award of an SQI.

3.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), effective 1 October 1979, 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. The general instructions stated to ensure that all information entered on the DD Form 214 is accurate. The specific instructions for: 
 
 a.  item 11 (Primary Specialty Number, Title, Years and Months in Specialty) stated to enter the MOS codes, titles, years, and months for warrant officers and enlisted personnel. For commissioned officers enter the specialty skill identifier (two digits and one letter), title, years, and months; and 
 
 b.  item 14 (Military Education) stated to list in-service training courses; title, number of weeks, and year successfully completed during this period of service. This information is to assist the member after separation in job placement and counseling; therefore, training courses for combat skills will not be listed. 
 
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