PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  25 August 1999                            
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR1999016153

	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	
	Ms. Rosa Chandler .		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Luther L. Santiful		Chairperson	
	Mr. Lester Echols		Member	
	Mr. Allen L. Raub		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, in effect, that her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) issued on 28 February 1992, in item 
12 (Record of Service), be corrected by deleting cumulative entries showing a prior period of active service from 23 October 1987 through 22 October 1989.  

3.  The applicant states that she submits copies of her DD Forms 
4/1 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Documents, and a copy of her DD Form 214 in support of her request.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that she enlisted in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) of the US Army Reserve (USAR) on 21 May 1984.  On 
1 November 1984, she was discharged from the DEP with 5 months and 11 days of inactive military service.

5.  On 2 November 1984, she enlisted in the Regular Army (RA) for 3 years, pay grade E-3 and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 92B (Medical Laboratory Specialist).  On 22 October 1987, she was honorably discharged with 2 years,
11 months, and 21 days of creditable active military service.  There is no evidence of record that a DD Form 2l4 was issued at that time.  

6.  On 23 October 1987, she reenlisted in the RA and served until she was honorably discharged on 26 February 1989 for immediate reenlistment purposes. She had 1 year, 4 months and 4 days of creditable active service on this second enlistment.  Again, no DD Form 2l4 was issued.  

7.  On 27 February 1989, she reenlisted in the RA for 4 years, pay grade E-5, and 71L (Administrative Specialist).  On 28 February 1992, she was separated under the provisions of Chapter 16, Army Regulation 635-200, for the convenience of the government-FY92 Early Transition Program.  She had served 3 years and 1 day of creditable active military service on this enlistment.  Her rank at the time of separation was staff sergeant, pay grade E-6.  

8.  At this time she was issued a DD Form 2l4.  This form, in item 12a (Date Entered AD This Period) showed 87-10-23;  Item 12b (Separation Date This Period) showed 92-02-28;  Item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) showed 
4 years, 4 months and 21 days.  In item 12d (Total Prior Active Service) the entry shows 2 years, 11 months and 21 days.  In item 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service), the entry shows 5 months and 11 days.

9.  Further, in item 18, Remarks, the entry was made:  “IMMEDIATE REENLISTMENTS THIS PERIOD:  841102-871022;  871023-890226;  890227-920228//NOTHING FOLLOWS”. 

10.  Army Regulation 635-5, then in effect set forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel.  Chapter 1 of that regulation provides, in pertinent part, that a DD Form 214 will not be prepared for enlisted members discharged for immediate reenlistment in the RA.  Dates of prior periods of service will be shown in item 18 (Remarks) and cumulative service accounting will be shown in the various sub-items in item 12.  This provision became effective 1 July 1981.   

CONCLUSIONS:

1. The Board determined that the applicant was not issued a DD Form 2l4 for her first period of service from 2 November 1984 to 22 October 1987.  This was proper and in accordance with Army Regulations, then in effect.

2.  However, item 12a of the DD Form 2l4, issued to her on 28 February 1992, shows an incorrect beginning date of 23 October 1987.  It should show 
2 November 1984.  This is supported by the entry in item 18 showing her first period of enlistment.   

3.  Additionally, item 12c should show 7 years, 3 months and 27 days total active service from 2 November 1984.  Further, the entry in item 12d is incorrect in that she had no prior active service not covered by other entries on the DD Form 2l4 in question.  

4.  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 issuing to the individual concerned a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 2l4) which shows that the DD Form 2l4 issued to the applicant on 
28 February 1992 is corrected to show:

a.  that in item 12a, the date of entry on active duty was 84-11-02; 

b.  that in item 12c she served for a total of 7 years, 3 months and 27 days on this period of service; and

	c.  that in item 12d she served 0 years, 0 months and 0 days prior active service.

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

BOARD VOTE:  

LLS_____  LE_____  ALR_____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999016153	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990825	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	19920406	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR635-200 CHAPTER 16 . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON	FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT 	
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY	ASA	
ISSUES         1.	A92.19	
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