PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:           8 August 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999031181

	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.  

	Mr. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. Kenneth H. Aucock		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Chairperson	
	Mr. James E. Anderholm		Member	
	Mr. Ronald E. Blakely		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 that his record be corrected to show his date of rank and the effective date of his promotion to Staff Sergeant E-6 as                          17 December 1998 vice 1 February 1999. 

3.  The applicant states that while TDY at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, he was informed that he made the August 1998 cutoff score.  Consequently, he should have been promoted effective on his graduation from advanced training on                          17 December 1998. 

4.  The applicant’s military records show that his military occupational specialty (MOS) of 75B20 was withdrawn and he was awarded an MOS of 27M204A effective 28 April 1998.  He completed a specialty school in the military occupational specialty (MOS) of 27M10 on 17 December 1998.  The applicant was promoted to Staff Sergeant E-6 effective and with a date of rank of                1 February 1999.   

5.  In the processing of this application an advisory opinion (COPY ATTACHED) was obtained from the Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) Promotions Branch.  An official of that branch stated that the applicant was reclassified from MOS 75B to 27M, and that Army promotion policy states that soldiers who  receive a mandatory reclassification, while on a promotion standing list will compete for promotion immediately when mandatory reclassification action is directed.  Soldiers who meet or exceed the cutoff score after mandatory reclassification will be promoted following successful completion of reclassification training.  Date of rank and effective date of promotion will be the date of graduation from the reclassification training.  That official stated that the applicant completed reclassification training on 17 December 1998, exceeded the cutoff score for MOS 27M on 1 July 1998, and should have been promoted on 17 December 1998.  He recommended the applicant’s request be approved.

6.  The applicant was furnished a copy of the advisory opinion for his information and possible comment.  He concurred with the opinion rendered.   

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s date of rank and effective date of promotion to Staff Sergeant E-6 should be 17 December 1998.  He should receive all due pay and allowances in pay grade E-6 effective on that date.

2.  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 applicant was promoted to Staff Sergeant E-6 effective and with a date of rank of 17 December 1998.  He should receive all due pay and allowances in pay grade E-6 effective on that date.

BOARD VOTE:  

___sk___  ___jea___  ___reb__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999031181	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000808	
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.  21	131.04	
2.	131.05	
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5.		
6.