PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:            11 February 2000                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999034077

	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.  

	Ms Gale J. Thomas.		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Ms. Margaret K. Patterson		Chairperson	
	Mr. George D. Paxson		Member	
	Mr. Thomas B. Redfern, III		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 his records be corrected by changing his enlistment grade from E-3 to E-4, with all back pay and allowances.

3.  The applicant states that he received a bachelors degree prior to his entering active duty on 5 January 1999.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) on 29 October 1998.  

5.  On 18 December 1998, he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree from American University, which is listed in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education book, published by the American Council on Education.

6.  On 6 January 1999, he requested discharge from the DEP and enlisted in the Regular Army (RA), in the pay grade of E-3.

7.  Army Regulation 601-210, paragraph 2-20g., provides that an applicant who has successfully completed a degree producing college program of 4 years duration and has been awarded a Bachelor’s or higher degree from a college or university which is listed in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education book, published by the American Council on Education, can enlist at any time in the pay grade of E-4. 

8.  Army Regulation 601-210, paragraph 2-20l., states that Regular Army  soldiers who lack documentation required for advanced promotion at the time of enlistment must submit supporting documentation to his or her personnel officer within 6 months of enlistment.  

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was awarded a Bachelors of Arts Degree from American University, an accredited university, on 18 December 1998. 

2.  The applicant’s degree was awarded prior to date of his enlistment in the Regular Army, and therefore entitled him to enlist in the pay grade of E-4. 

3.  The Board notes that the applicant did not submit documentation of award of his degree within the prescribed timeframe, however in the interest of justice the applicant’s records should be corrected to show he enlisted in the pay grade of 
of E-4 on 6 January 1999. 

4.  In view of the foregoing, and in the interest of justice 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 enlisted in the Regular Army on 6 January 1999, in the pay grade of E-4, with entitlements to pay and allowances from 6 January 1999.  

BOARD VOTE:  

___mkp__  ___gdp__  ___tbf___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999034077	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000211	
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. 310	112.02	
2.	112.05	
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.