MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            27 June 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999031464

	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		Director	
	Mr. Walter Avery, Jr.		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:  That his DD Form 214, be corrected so that block 18 (Prior Regular Enlistment) reflects his Regular Army number and prior regular enlistment, and that block 23b (Related Civilian Occupation and Department of Transportation) reflect a payment of $10.00 to Arsonia Workman.

APPLICANT STATES:  That failure to make the requested corrections affects his entitlement from the Department of Veterans Affairs.  

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

He entered active duty on 21 May 1965, attended officer candidate school, and was honorably discharged on 17 March 1966.  He was commissioned on 18 March 1966 and honorably discharged at the rank of first lieutenant on 29 January 1968.

Army Regulation 635-5, Personnel Separations, Separation Documents, in effect at the time provides, in pertinent part, that blocks 18 and 23b are completed for enlisted personnel.

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 governing regulation for the DD Form 214 in effect at the time dictated that blocks 18, and 23b were completed for enlisted personnel – the applicant was a commissioned officer.  Therefore, there is no regulatory basis to make the corrections as requested.

2.  The applicant requested that a monetary payment be reflected on his DD Form 214.  The governing regulation in effect at that time does not provide for such information to be reflected on the DD Form 214.  Therefore, there is no regulatory basis to make the correction requested.

3.  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 this requirement.

4.  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	AR1999031464	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED		
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	20000627	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	110	
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