PART II - APPLICATION DATA

(Note: Part I deleted under the Privacy Act on Reading Room copy)

1.  Character of Discharge:  UNCHAR

2.  Date of discharge (or REFRAD):  971210

3.  Authority for separation:

	a.  Regulation:  Chapter 11, AR 135-178

	b.  Reason:  Expiration of Service Obligation

4.  Prior review(s):  NONE

PART III - SERVICE HISTORY

SECTION A - Period of Service Under Review

1.	Service data:                              2.  Awards and decorations:
			                          ARCAMDL                       
a.  Period entered for: 3 Years                AFRMDL
b.  Entry date: 941211                               
c.  Age: 28 Years   DOB: 660807                                                 
d.  Educational level:  HS Grad                                                 
e.  Aptitude area score:
	    GT: 102                                3.  Highest grade achieved:
    f.  Length of Service:                         E5
         3 Year(s)  0 Month(s)  0 Day(s)                                  
                                                           
                                               4.  Performance evaluations:  
                                                   See OMPF

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

5.  Periods of unauthorized absence:  NONE
                                                                    
    Status       Inclusive dates                       
	AWOL                                                               

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	Civil conf                                                         

	Other                                                              

6.  Nonjudicial punishment:  NONE

	Date 	Offense(s)

7.  Court-Martial data:  NONE

	a.  SCM:  
		Date   Offense(s)

	b.  SPCM:  
		Date   Offense(s)

	c.  GCM:	 
		Date   Offense(s)

8.	Remarks:  NONE

SECTION B - Prior Service Data

Other discharge(s):

	Service	From	To	Type Discharge
	USAR	870610	871109	NA
	ADT	871110	880310	HD
	USAR	880311	910107	NA
	ADT	910108	910517	HD
	USAR	910518	941210	NA
	     (Concurrent Service)

PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW

SECTION A-ANALYST’S ASSESSMENT
l.  Facts and Circumstances:

	a.  Evidence of record shows that on 22 October 1997, the unit commander notified the applicant of 2 unexcused absences for assemblies 1 and 2.  She was advised of her rights.  On 9 December 1997, Orders 343-50 DA 88th Regional Support Command; 506 Roeder Circle Fort Snelling, Minnesota; discharged the applicant form the US Army Reserve with an uncharacterized discharge, under the provisions of Chapter 11 N1, AR 135-178.  

	b.  On 10 December 1997, the applicant was discharged with an uncharacterized discharge.  At the time of discharge, the applicant had 3 years service on her current enlistment and 7 years, 6 months and 1 day, total time in service.

2.  Legal/Regulatory Basis for Separation Action:  Army Regulation 135-178, establishes policies, standards, and procedures governing the administrative separation of enlisted soldiers from the Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) and the United States Army Reserves (USAR).  Chapter 11 prescribes the policies and procedures for the separation of enlisted soldier at the expiration term of service.  A soldier being discharged on the expiration of enlistment, reenlistment, or fulfillment of service obligation will be awarded a characterization of service of honorable unless the soldier is in an entry-level status.  The service of soldiers in an entry-level status will be uncharacterized unless being discharged for misconduct. 

SECTION B-APPLICANT’S SUBMISSIONS

1.  Issue(s) of propriety and/or equity submitted by applicant or counsel.
    As stated on applicant’s DD Form 293.

2.  Exhibit(s) submitted:

	A-1:  DD Form 293, dated 991007, with three (3) enclosure(s).
	A-2:  Counsel Issues:  NONE
	B-l:  Other Documents: NONE
	C-1:  DD Form 149, dated 990925.

PART IV - PREHEARING REVIEW (CONTINUED)

SECTION C - Medical and/or Legal Advisory Opinion

Referred to ( ) Medical Advisor      ( ) Legal Advisor

      a.  Medical prehearing comments (if applicable):

      b.  Legal prehearing comments (if applicable):

PART V - SUMMARY OF HEARING

SECTION A-Attendees and exhibits

1.  Review/hearing information:

	a. Type requested:
	   ( X ) Records review             (   ) Hearing

	b. Type Held:
	   ( X )Records review              (   ) Hearing
	                                    (   ) Tender Offer

	c. Review/hearing location and date:  Washington, DC on 10 November 1999.

	d. Appearance by:
	   Applicant                 (   ) Yes   ( X ) No
	   Counsel                   (   ) Yes   ( X ) No

	e.  Applicant testified:     (   ) Yes   ( X ) No
	
	f.  Counsel presentation:    (   ) Yes   ( X ) No
	
	g.  Witness(es) testified:   (   ) Yes   ( X ) No
	                                                
2.  Exhibit(s) submitted at hearing:  

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 of this case report and directive.
	    (   )	Revised issue(s) furnished in writing by applicant as follows:
	    ( X )	Additional issue(s) identified during review/hearing as follows:

	    Board Issue:  (2)  The characterization is improper.

	b.  Request:  ( X ) Recharacterization     (   ) 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 parenthetical number(s) below correspond(s) to the issue number(s) on the DD Form 293, or in Part VI, Paragraph 1, above.

        (2)  The issue is accepted.  The evidence of record indicates that the applicant was discharged under the provisions of Chapter 11, AR 135-178, by reason of expiration of term of service with an uncharacterized discharge.  In accordance with Chapter 11, AR 135-178, soldiers discharged at the expiration of term of service will be awarded a characterization of service of honorable unless the soldier is in an entry-level status.  At the time of discharge the applicant was not in an entry-level status and had completed her 3-year period of enlistment.  Therefore, her uncharacterized discharge is improper.  Accordingly, the Board voted to grant relief in the form of a fully honorable discharge.  The Board noted the reason for discharge was proper and equitable and voted not to change it.

        (1)  See Paragraph 3, below.

	b.  Equity:	The applicant has not submitted an issue of equity and the ADRB has not otherwise relied upon an issue of equity to change the discharge.  The major factors upon which the discharge was based are set forth in Parts III and IV of this decisional document.

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

    Inasmuch as the Board voted to grant the full relief requested response to the remaining issue is neither required nor rendered.

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

1.	Board conclusion(s):

	The discharge was:

	(   )	Proper.
	( X )	Improper as to characterization.  Change characterization to Honorable.
	(   )	Improper as to reason.  Change reason to                         under                      .

	(   )	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       5         0   

	  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:  Promulgation Team
                  1941 Jefferson Davis Highway, 2nd Floor
                  Arlington, VA  22202-4508

3.  Minority views:  NONE  

PART VII - BOARD ACTION
SECTION B - Verification and Authentication

Case report reviewed and verified	

MR. RON WILLIAMS                                      
Case Reviewing Official	

PART VIII - DIRECTIVE/CERTIFICATION
SECTION A - DIRECTIVE

TO: ARBA Support Division-St Louis      Date:  10 November 1999      

     The Army Discharge Review Board, established under the provisions of Section 30, Public Law 346, 78th Congress, 22 June 1944 and codified as Title 10, United States Code, Section 1553, in the case of the applicant named in Part I directs that the ARBA Support Division-St Louis issue a new DD Form 2l4 to the applicant which reflects the following directed change(s):

           ( X )	Change the characterization of discharge to Honorable.

SECTION B - CERTIFICATION

Approval Authority:

THOMAS J. ALLEN
Colonel, U.S. Army
President, Army Discharge
   Review Board

Official:

SUZANNE WALKER    
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
Chief, Secretary Recorder

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

INDEX RECORD:

AR Number:  1999032326                    INDEX NUMBERS:  A0102
Date of Review:  991110                                   A9218
Character of Service:  EL                                 
Date of Discharge:  971210                                
Authority:  AR 135-178 C11                                
Reason:  A0300                                            
Results of Board Action/                                  
Vote/Affirmation:  HD 5-0 A                               

PART IX - VOTING RECORD

    Name                                   Reason          Characterization
                                           CHANGE   NC     HON  UHC   NC  UNCHAR

    1. 	Mbr          X       X                 

    2. 	Mbr          X       X                 

    3. 	Mbr          X       X                 

    4. 	Mbr          X       X                 

    5. 	PO           X       X