PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            29 June 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999031923

	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. W. E. Schnupp		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. JoAnn H. Langston		Chairperson	
	Mr. John N. Slone		Member	
	Mr. Melvin H. Meyer		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 reentry (RE) code of RE-4 be upgraded.

3.  The applicant states that his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge, was reissued on 27 August 1998 but the RE code was not changed.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that on 9 March 1988 he was honorably discharged as the result of a DA Imposed Bar to Reenlistment under the authority of Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 16-5.  The separation code on his DD Form 214 was entered as KBF and the corresponding RE code was    RE-4.

5.  On 27 August 1998 the applicant appealed his separation to the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB) who concluded that his generally acceptable performance of duty did not warrant termination of his service.  Accordingly, the ADRB voted to change the reason for his discharge to secretarial authority.

6.  In accordance with the ADRB’s directive, on 27 August 1998 his DD Form 214 was administratively reissued showing the authority for his separation as Army Regulation 635-200, paragraph 5-3, secretarial authority.  The separation code was changed from KBF to JFF, however, the RE code remained RE-4.

7.  Army regulations provide that only RE codes 1, 3, 4 and 4R will be entered on an enlisted soldier’s DD Form 214.  RE-1 applies to persons completing their term of active service who are considered qualified to reenter the US Army.    RE-3 applies to persons who are not considered fully qualified for reentry or continuous service at time of separation, but the disqualification is waivable in accordance with Army Regulation 601-210.  RE-4 applies to persons separated from their last period of service with a non-waivable disqualification.  This includes anyone with a Department of the Army Imposed Bar to Reenlistment in effect at the time of separation or separated for any reason with 18 or more years of service.  RE-4R pertains to persons retired for length of service.

8.  Army Regulation 635-5, Revised SPD/RE Code Cross-Reference Table, provides that the appropriate RE code for separation code JFF will be determined from the directive authorizing separation under secretarial authority.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 was reissued to reflect that he was separated pursuant to secretarial authority instead of a DA Imposed Bar to Reenlistment.  At that time, his separation code was changed to reflect the revised authority for his discharge but his RE code, which is cross-referenced to the separation code, was not changed. 

2.  It would therefore, be appropriate to change his RE code to conform to his revised separation code – JFF.  In accordance with instructions for assigning    RE codes, based on the ADRB assessment of his service, he should be assigned RE-3, - not considered fully qualified for reentry or continuous service at time of separation, but the disqualification is waivable in accordance with Army Regulation 601-210.

3.  It should be noted, however, that under current standards, the active Army is approving very few waivers for reentry of prior-service soldiers.

4.  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 changing the RE code in block 27, DD Form 214 of the individual concerned to show RE-3.

BOARD VOTE:  

__jhl____  __jns____  __mhm  _  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		________JoAnn H. Langston____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999031923	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000629	
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.  100.03		
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