MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:           27 June 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999029472

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.

	Mr. Carl W. S. Chun
Mr. David H. Keller		Director
Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Mark D. Manning		Chairperson	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Member	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  In effect, that his general discharge be upgraded to honorable.

APPLICANT STATES:  He submits no evidence or statement to support his request.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

That after 5 years prior active and Reserve service, he enlisted in the Florida Army National Guard (ARNG) on 28 September 1984.

Immediately upon his enlistment, the applicant began compiling a history of unexcused absences from scheduled unit training assemblies.  Finally on 17 December 1984, he was formally charged by his unit commander with nine unexcused absences.

The facts and circumstances pertaining to the applicant’s discharge are not on file.  His NGB Form 22, Report of Separation and Record of Service, indicates that he was discharged on 1 March 1985 under the provisions of National Guard (NGR) Regulation 600-200, paragraph 7-10r, and was transferred to the US Army Reserve (USAR) Control Group.  The applicant was issued a General Discharge Certificate.

NGR 600-200, in effect at the time, set forth the basic authority for the personnel management of enlisted personnel of the ARNG.  Chapter 7 covered, in pertinent part, the separation of enlisted personnel from the ARNG through discharge from the appropriate state.  Specific categories for separating members under the provisions of this chapter included unsatisfactory participation.  Members separated under the provisions of this chapter were furnished a discharge certificate based solely on the individual’s record of military service.  Normally a general discharge (NGB Form 56a) was awarded.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  The applicant's separation is presumed to be administratively correct and in conformance with applicable regulations.  This Board also presumes administrative regularity in the processing of the applicant’s discharge.  There is nothing in the available records, nor has the applicant submitted anything to overcome that presumption. 

2.  In order to justify correction of a military record, the applicant must show to the satisfaction of the Board, or it must otherwise satisfactorily appear, that the record is in error or unjust.  The applicant has failed to submit evidence that would satisfy the aforementioned requirement.

3.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

__mdm__  __wtm__  _clg_____  DENY APPLICATION

    Carl W. S. Chun
    Director, Army Board for Correction
    of Military Records

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999029472	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000627	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	GD	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19850301	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	NGR600-200 CH7	
DISCHARGE REASON	A84.00	
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110.00	
2.	142.00	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.