PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            31 October 2002
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2002075471

	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	
	Mr. Jessie B. Strickland		Analyst	

The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Curtis L. Greenway		Chairperson	
	Ms. Regan K. Smith		Member	
	Mr. Donald P. Hupman		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 block 11 of his report of separation (DD Form 214) dated 31 August 1999, be corrected to reflect the amount of time he served as a UH-1 pilot, a UH-60 pilot and as a UH-60 instructor pilot.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that his DD Form 214 does not reflect that he served as a UH-1 pilot for 1 year, a UH-60 pilot for 6 years and 1 month and a UH-60 instructor pilot for 11 years and 11 months.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he completed the aviation warrant officer basic course in August 1980 and was awarded the military occupational specialty (MOS) of a UH-1 pilot (153B0).  He served in that position for 1 year before transitioning to the MOS of a UH-60 pilot (153D0), where he served for 6 years and 1 month, when he completed the UH-60 Instructor Pilot Course in September 1987 and was awarded the MOS 153DC.  He served in MOS 153DC for a period of 11 years and 11 months before he was retired in the rank of CW4 on 31 August 1999.

5.  At the time of his retirement, his DD Form 214 indicated in block 11, that he had served in MOS 153DC as a UH-60 pilot for “0” years and “0” months. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 clearly does not reflect the applicant’s MOS qualifications over a 19-year period in Army Aviation.  Therefore, it would be in the interest of justice to correct this administrative oversight at this time.

2.  Accordingly, the applicant’s records should be corrected to reflect in block 11 of his DD Form 214 dated 31 August 1999, that he held the primary specialty of 153B0 – UH-1 pilot for 1 year and 0 months, the primary specialty of 153D0 – UH-60 Pilot for 6 years and 1 month and the primary specialty of 153DC – UH-60 Instructor Pilot for 11 years and 11 months.

3.  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 showing that the individual concerned held the primary specialty of 153B0 – UH-1 pilot for 1 year and 0 months, the primary specialty of 153D0 – UH-60 Pilot for 6 years and 1 month and the primary specialty of 153DC – UH-60 Instructor Pilot for 11 years and 11 months, instead of 153DC – UH-60 Pilot for 0 months and 0 days, as currently reflected on his DD Form 214 dated 31 August 1999.

BOARD VOTE:  

__rks ___  __dh____  ___clg___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		___Curtis L. Greenway____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2002075471	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	2002/10/31	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  189	110.0000/CORR 214	
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