PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            7 June 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999032515

	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. Jessie B. Strickland		Analyst	

The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Chairperson	
	Mr. Edwin S. Castle		Member	
	Mr. James P. Steuve		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 records be corrected to reflect that he was issued a reentry (RE) code of RE-1.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that he was unjustly awarded a RE Code of RE-3 at the time of his separation from the service on 26 April 1999.  He further states that he separated from the service after 11 years of honorable service and the completion of his contract and should have received a code of RE-1.  

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted on 8 June 1987 and remained on active duty through a series of continuous reenlistments.  He was promoted to the pay grade of E-6 on 1 September 1995 and there is no evidence in his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) of any derogatory information. 

5.  On 26 April 1999 the applicant was honorably discharged in the pay grade of E-6 under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 4, due to completion of required active service.  He had served 11 years, 10 months, and 19 days of total active service and was eligible for reenlistment.  He was issued a separation code of “KBK” and a RE Code of “3”.

6.  Army Regulation 635-5-1 serves as the authority for the issuance of separation codes at the time of separation.  It states, in pertinent part, that the code “KBK” will be used to denote the voluntary separation of Regular Army enlisted personnel who are eligible to reenlist and who are discharged on completion of required service.

7.  Pertinent Army Regulations provide that prior to discharge or release from active duty, individuals will be assigned RE Codes based on their service records or the reason for discharge.  Army Regulation 601-210 covers eligibility criteria, policies, and procedures for enlistment processing into the Regular Army and the USAR.  Chapter 3 of that regulation prescribes basic eligibility for prior service applicants for enlistment.  That chapter includes a list of Armed Forces RE Codes. 

8.  RE-1 applies to persons completing their term of active service who are considered qualified to reenter the Army.  RE-3 applies to persons who are not considered fully qualified for reentry or continuous service at the time of separation, but disqualification is waivable.

CONCLUSIONS:

1. The evidence of record clearly shows that the applicant was fully eligible for reenlistment at the time of separation.  Therefore, it is reasonable to presume that an administrative error resulted in the applicant being issued a RE Code of “3” at the time of separation instead of a RE Code of “1”.
2. Therefore, it would be in the interest of justice to correct this administrative error at this time by issuing the applicant the proper RE Code of RE-1.

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 that the individual concerned was issued an RE Code of RE-1 at the time of separation on 26 April 1999 instead of the RE Code of RE-3 that is currently reflected in his records.

BOARD VOTE:  

___esc__  ___jps __  __mkp___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___Margaret K. Patterson___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999032515	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	2000/06/08	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  4	100.0300/RE CODE	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.