PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:         

	BOARD DATE:            14 July 1999  
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999015428

	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. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Mr. Paul A. Petty		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Samuel A. Crumpler		Chairperson	
	Mr. Ernest M. Willcher		Member	
	Mr. John Saputo		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 changes be made to her DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant states that she wants the following items of data changed on her DD Form 214:

	a.  Change her Social Security Number (SSN) to her new SSN as her former SSN has been illegally used by someone else while she was in the service to obtain credit cards and ruin her credit rating.  She provides forms from the Social Security Administration to verify this change.

	b.  Change box 11, Primary Specialty, to show 3 years 6 months she was in the service instead of the 3 years 1 month shown.

	c.  Add an Army Achievement Medal to her awards in box 13 and she provides a copy of the award order and citation.

	d.  Change "No" to "Yes" in box 15a to indicate that she contribute to the post Vietnam era veteran's educational assistance program.

	e.  Change her Reentry Code, RE-3, in box 27.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the Regular Army on 25 November 1992 for a 4 year term of service.  Finance records show that she contributed $1,200 dollars to the post Vietnam era veteran's educational assistance program during her first year of service.  She completed basic and advanced individual training and was awarded the MOS 54B10 by orders effective 28 May 1993.  On 14 March 1996, a bar to reenlistment was placed on the applicant.  On 28 May 1996, she requested discharge under AR 635-200, chapter 16-5(b), early separation of personnel denied reenlistment by reason of a locally imposed bars to reenlistment.  Her request was approved and she was honorably discharged on 14 June 1996.

5.  The narrative reason in box 28 of the DD Form 214 for voluntary discharge under AR 635-200, chapter 16-5(b) is Non-Retention of Active Duty with separation code in Box 26 as KGH according to Table C-1 or AR 635-5-1.  The associated Reentry Code for this discharge entered in box 27 of the DD Form 214 is RE-3 or RE-4.  The applicant's DD Form 214 box 27 shows a 3 for RE code 3.

6.  According to Army Regulation 601-210, Regular Army and Army Reserve Enlistment Program, an RE code may be changed only if there is evidence of an incorrect RE code or an administrative error.  There is no requirement to change an RE code to qualify for enlistment.  At the time of enlistment, the enlistment activity may request a waiver for a disqualifying RE code.  However, under current enlistment standards, the Army is granting very few such waivers.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  Under the circumstances where the applicant's SSN has been compromised and an new SSN issued, her military records should be changed to show the new SSN.

2.  The 3 years 1 month shown in box 11 of the DD Form 214 indicates the number of years and months that the applicant held the MOS 54B10 which was from 28 May 1993 to 14 June 1996.  This time frame is 3 years 16 days which is rounded to 3 years 1 month.  Box 11 is correct.  The 3 years 1 month in this box does not indicate period of service.

3.  Based on the copy of orders for the Army Achievement Medal provided by the applicant, her DD Form 214 should show the award of such.

4.  Based on finance records that show that the applicant did contribute to the post Vietnam era veteran's educational assistance program, box 15a of her 
DD Form 214 should be changed to show "Yes".

5.  The Reentry Code, RE-3, in box 27, is correct.  Change of the RE code is not made based on the end of a period of a bar to reenlistment.

6.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by:

	a.  showing her new SSN,                         , on all military records;

	b.  showing that she was awarded the Army Achievement Medal; and

	c.  showing that she did contribute to the post Vietnam era veteran's educational assistance program.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied 

BOARD VOTE:  

_sac____  _emw____  _js_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		_Samuel A. Crumpler________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	YYYYMMDD	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.		
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.