2.  The applicant requests, in effect, retroactive reevaluation of her promotion points and promotion to pay grade E-6 effective 1 March 1996 vice 1 May 1997.  She contends that the Personnel Service Battalion (PSB) wrongly removed 41 promotion points from the recomputation of her DA Form 3355 (Promotion Point Worksheet) for August 1995.  She had earned those promotion points for course work completed at Orleans Technical Institute.   These points had been previously accepted on her initial DA Form 3355.  The action by the PSB prevented her promotion to pay grade E-6 on 1 March 1996. 

3.  On 2 March 1995 the applicant, with over 9 years of prior active service, reenlisted for 4 years.  She was promoted to pay grade E-6 effective 1 May 1997.

4.  The applicant’s was granted 881 promotion points on her initial DA Form 3355, dated 10 August 1992.  Under civilian education she was granted a total of 48 promotion points, 41 points were earned at Orleans Technical Institute.  Her primary military occupational specialty (MOS) is 75D (Personnel Services Specialist).  

5.  Her August 1995 recomputation awarded her 776 promotion points.  Under education the 41 promotion points previously awarded from the Orleans Technical Institute were removed.

6.  The Department of the Army promotion cut-off score for 1 March 1996, in the applicant’s MOS, for pay grade E-6 was 794 points. 

7.  The Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) in a comment to the Board advised, in effect, that its review of the case confirms the applicant’s contentions and recommended granting her request. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record supports the applicant’s contention that the removal of 41 promotion points she earned from Orleans Technical Institute was improper.

2.  Had this error not occurred, the applicant would have met the promotion point cut-off score for promotion to pay grade E-6 for 1 March 1996.
  
3.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was promoted to pay grade E-6 effective 1 March 1996 with a same date of rank.  

BOARD VOTE:  

                       GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

                       GRANT FORMAL HEARING

                       DENY APPLICATION




		                           
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