PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:               1 March 2000              
	DOCKET NUMBER:       AR1999030285

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

	Ms. Beverly A. Young		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. George D. Paxson		Chairperson	
	Ms. Melinda M. Darby		Member	
	Mr. John Saputo		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

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

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests, in effect, that item 19 (Current Active Service Other Than By Induction) of his DD Form 214 (Report of Transfer or Discharge) be corrected to show he “reenlisted”.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that December 1958 was not his date of enlistment; it was his reenlistment date.  In support of his application, he provides a copy of his DD Form 214 with an effective date of 5 January 1966.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he initially served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 13 July 1953 to 17 May 1958.  He was inducted in the Army on 18 May 1958 and completed basic combat training.  He served in Germany from 30 August 1960 through 22 October 1962 and was discharged from active duty on 5 January 1966.

5.  The applicant’s personnel records contain two DD Forms 214.  His DD Form 214 with an effective date of 5 January 1966 shows “ENLISTED (Prior Service)” in item 19.  

6.  The applicant’s DD Form 214, with an effective date of 18 December 1958, shows he was inducted on 18 May 1958 and was honorably discharged on 18 December 1958 for immediate reenlistment.  His DD Form 4 (Enlistment Record) shows he reenlisted in the Army on 19 December 1958.  

7.  Army Regulation 635-5 governs the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It states, in pertinent part, that a DD Form 214 will not be prepared to cover the current period of service for which a previous DD Form 214 has been issued.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Evidence of record shows that the applicant served on active duty from 18 May 1958 through 18 December 1958.

2.  The applicant reenlisted in the Army on 19 December 1958.  Therefore, he is entitled to correction of item 19 of his DD Form 214 with an effective date of 5 January 1966 to show he “REENLISTED” on 19 December 1958.

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 the entry “REENLISTED” in item 19 of the individual concerned DD Form 214 with an effective date of 5 January 1966.

BOARD VOTE:  

GDP____  MMD____  JS______  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		George D. Paxson______
		      CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999030285	
SUFFIX		
RECON	20000301 	
DATE BOARDED	YYYYMMDD	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.