PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:      

	BOARD DATE:           26 MARCH 2002
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2001064002

	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. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Ms. Gale J. Thomas		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. George D. Paxson		Chairperson	
	Ms. Deborah S. Jacobs		Member	
	Mr. Ronald E. Blakely		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 her DD From 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected to show in item 23 (Type of Separation) “Retirement” instead of “Discharge.”  The applicant states that the error was brought to her attention at the Bamberg Transition Center in Germany.

3.  The applicant’s military records show that she was retired under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 12, for sufficient service for retirement.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 indicates she had 20 years and 8 days of active military service. 

4.  Army Regulation 635-5, provides in pertinent part that item 23 of the DD Form 214 should contain the type of separation (i.e. Retirement, Discharge, Release from ADT, etc.) from the member’s separation approval papers.  The applicant’s separation orders 081-003, dated 22 March 2001, authorized the applicant’s retirement effective 30 June 2001, with placement on the retired list on 1 July 2001.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant was retired on 30 June 2001, under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, chapter 12, therefore her DD Form 214, item 23 (Type of Separation) should read “Retirement” instead of “Discharge.” 

2.  In view of the foregoing, 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 changing the applicant’s  DD Form 214, item 23 to show “Retirement,” instead of Discharge.

BOARD VOTE:  

__GDP__  __DSJ    _  __REB__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___George D. Paxson____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2001064002	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20020326	
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.	110.00	
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