PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           16 February 2000                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999033569

	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.  

	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Chairperson	
	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		Member	
	Ms. Meta Waller		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 DD Form 214 be corrected to show his correct amount of active service.

3.  The applicant states that he had more than 1 year, 7 months and 17 days active service.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Regular Army on 3 September 1969 for 3 years.  His expiration term of service was adjusted in accordance with Department of the Army message 102035Z December 1971 which apparently dealt with the post-Vietnam drawdown.  

5.  There is no evidence of record to show the applicant had any lost time.  He was court-martialed on 6 March 1972 but his approved sentence was a reduction in pay grade and a suspended sentence to 2 months confinement at hard labor, which was remitted on 8 March 1972.  

6.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 20 March 1972.  His DD Form 214, item 22 erroneously shows he had 1 year, 7 months and       17 days of active service this period, 11 days of other (inactive) service and a total of 1 year, 7 months and 28 days total service.  Item 22 should show he had 2 years, 6 months and 18 days of active service and a total of 2 years, 6 months and 29 days service.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  There is an administrative error on the applicant’s DD Form 214.  

2.  There is no evidence of record to show the applicant had any lost time so his DD Form 214 should show his total active service as 2 years, 6 months and      18 days.

3.  In view of the foregoing, it would be in the interest of justice to correct the applicant’s records as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the applicant’s DD Form 214, item 22a(1) to read 2 years, 6 months and 18 days; 22a(3) to read 2 years, 6 months and 29 days; and 22b to read      2 years, 6 months and 18 days.

BOARD VOTE:  

__aao___  __clg___  ___mw___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Arthur A. Omartian
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999033569	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000216	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
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