PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           11 August 1999                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999015766

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. John H. Kern		Chairperson	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Member	
	Mr. John P. Infante		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 blocks 12a, 12c and 12e of her DD Form 214 be corrected.

3.  The applicant states that the date she entered active duty is incorrect in block 12a.  This results in an error in blocks 12c and 12e.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve on 16 March 1996.  She performed inactive duty training (IDT) in March, April and August 1996.  She was ordered to initial active duty for training (IADT) on 11 September 1996.  She completed IADT and was released from active duty on 20 March 1998 after completing 1 year, 3 months and 10 days of active service.

5.  The Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation, Volume 7A, paragraph 010104M provides that inactive service as an enlisted member in the Reserves between the time of enlistment and the date the member began active duty or active duty for training, in a Reserve component, is creditable service for pay purposes provided the member enlisted in the Reserve component before  28 November 1989.  If the enlistment began after 27 November 1989, it is creditable service only if the enlisted Reserve member performed inactive duty training before beginning service on active duty for training.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The Board concludes there is evidence of Government administrative error in this case.

2.  The applicant enlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve on 16 March 1996 but she was not ordered to IADT until 11 September 1996.  She had performed IDT between those dates.  Therefore, blocks 12a, 12c and 12e of her DD Form 214 are incorrect.

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

RECOMMENDATION:

That the applicant’s DD Form 214 be corrected by changing block 12a to read 1996 09 11, block 12c to read 0001 03 10 and block 12e to read 0000 05 26.

BOARD VOTE:  

__jhk___  __wtm___  __jpi___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			John H. Kern
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999015766	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	19990811	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	100.00	
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