CASE NO:  AD97-00392

PART II - APPLICATION DATA
(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)

1.  Type of discharge (or characterization of service):  HD
 
2.  Date of discharge (or REFRAD):  900817

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 16, AR 635-200

	b.  Reason:	Locally Imposed Bar to Reenlistment
                           
4.  Prior review(s):  ( X ) NONE

PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review

1.	Service data:                              2.  Awards and decorations:
                                                   ( X ) NONE
                                                    
a.  Period entered for:  2 Years              
b.  Entry date:  900105                        
c.  Age:  35 Years   DOB:  540205                                          
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                               
e.  Aptitude area scores:  ( X ) NIF/NA
	    GT:  82                                3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Actual creditable service:  0 Years            
        7 Months  13 Days                          Grade    
                                                   E6        

                                               4.  Performance evaluations:  
                                                   ( X ) NONE

					CASE NO:  AD97-00392

PART III - SERVICE HISTORY
SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review - Continued

5.  Periods of unauthorized absence:  ( X ) NONE
                                                                    
6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  

	Nature                 Date
	Art 15      	         900402
    Letter of Reprimand    900424 (Adminstrative)

7.  Court-Martial data:  ( X ) NONE
	
8.	Remarks:  ( X ) NONE

SECTION B - Other Service Data

1.  Other discharge(s):                  

	Service          Type           
    RA               HD
    RA               HD
    RA               HD
    RA               HD
    RA               HD

            

	CASE NO:  AD97-00392

PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION A - Analyst's Assessment

1.  Summary of facts and circumstances concerning discharge:

    900813:  Applicant requested discharge under the provisions of Chapter 16, 
             AR 635-200, locally imposed bar to reenlistment.
    900813:  Unit commander recommended approval of applicant’s request for 
             discharge.
    900813:  Separation authority approved separation with an honorable discharge.
    900817:  Applicant was discharged.

2.  Issue(s) of propriety and/or equity on DD Form 293 or incorporated by reference:

	See attached DD Form 293.

3.  Exhibit(s) submitted:

	A-1:  DD Form 293, dated 961120.

PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW
SECTION B - Medical and/or Legal Advisory Opinion
( X ) NONE

PART V - SUMMARY OF REVIEW HEARING

	a.  Applicant testified:    (   ) Yes   ( X ) No

	b.  Witness(es) testified:  (   ) Yes   ( X ) No

2.  Exhibit(s) submitted at hearing:  ( X ) NONE

				CASE NO:  AD97-00392

PART VI - ISSUES AND FINDINGS

1.  a.  Applicant's issue(s) of propriety and/or equity:
	    ( X )	Same as those listed on DD Form 293 and Part IV, Section A, Paragraph 2.
	    (   )	Revised issue(s) furnished in writing by applicant as follows:
	    (   )	Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as follows:

    b.  Request:  ( X ) Recharacterization    ( X ) Change of Reason

2.  Finding(s), conclusion(s), and reason(s) for the Board's decision(s) on issues of propriety and/or equity:

	a.  Propriety:	The applicant has not submitted an issue of propriety and the ADRB has not otherwise relied upon an issue of propriety to change the discharge. 
 
	b.  Equity:	The parenthetical numbers below corresponds to the issue numbers on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, Paragraph 1, above.

       (1-4)  The issues are rejected.  The Board noted that the applicant requested to be separated under the provisions of paragraph 16-5, Army Regulation 635-200, based on the applicant’s perceived inability to overcome a locally imposed bar to reenlistment. The request for separation clearly stated that once separated, the applicant would not be permitted to reenlist at a later date and would be ineligible for further service.  The Board found the reason for discharge to be both proper and equitable and voted to deny relief.

3.  Response to item(s) not addressed as decisional issue(s):  ( X ) NA

			CASE NO:  AD97-00392

PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION A - Conclusions/Decisions/Vote

1.	Board conclusion(s):

	The discharge was:

	( X )	Proper.
	(   )	Improper as to characterization.  Change characterization to                                     .
	(   )	Improper as to reason.  Change reason to                         under                      .
	( X )	Equitable.
	(   )	Inequitable as to characterization.  Change characterization to                               .
	(   )	Inequitable as to reason.  Change reason to                        
		under                                 .
	(   )	Both proper and equitable, but characterization/reason for separation cited was an administrative/clerical error and should be changed to                      under                         .

2.  Voting record:      Change   No Change
	            Reason       0         5  
    Characterization       0         5   

	  The names and votes of the members of the Board are recorded in Part IX of this document and can be obtained by writing to the address below.  The request must contain the CASE NO. located in the upper right corner of this document.

                  Department of the Army Review Boards Agency
                  ATTN:  CPCD
                  1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, 2nd Floor
                  Arlington, VA  22202-4508

3.  Minority views:  ( X ) NA

				CASE NO:  AD97-00392

PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified	

                          	
LTC SMITH                                                                              
Post Hearing Reviewer	

PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE

(X) NONE

SECTION B - CERTIFICATION

Approval Authority:

EL CARTIO BARNES
Colonel, U.S. Army
President, Army Discharge
   Review Board

Official:

SHERRY HILL SARGENT
Major, U.S. Army
Chief, Secretary Recorder

EXHIBITS:
A - Application for review of discharge                   C - Other
B - Material submitted by applicant                  	

INDEX RECORD: 

AD9700392         970314    HD    900817    AR 635-200  C16   A0720    NC 5-0 A
1          10 11 12        18    20        26                41       46 49  52

                  A0113   A0100   A9447   A9453   A9445                    
                 53      58      63      68      73                           

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PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1.   MAJ WYRICK, JIMMY R.          Mbr          X                 X       

    2.   LTC PHILLIPS, JOHN S.         Mbr          X                 X       

    3.   LTC SMITH, LILLIAN C.         Mbr          X                 X       

    4.   LTC WHISKER, JILL M.          Mbr          X                 X       

    5.   COL MELCHIOR, ROBERT J.       PO           X                 X