BOARD DATE: 22 February 2011 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100020344 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 2. Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any). THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal be added his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) and his records be corrected to show all awards and decorations to which he is entitled. 2. The applicant states the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal was issued during his period of service and it should have been awarded upon his discharge. 3. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant's records show he enlisted in the Regular Army on 23 April 1998 and held military occupational specialty 11B (Infantryman). 2. He was honorably released from active duty on 22 April 2002. He completed 4 years of active military service. 3. Item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) of his DD Form 214 shows the Army Achievement Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Grenade Bar, and Army Lapel Button. 4. Item 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 shows he served in Southwest Asia from 3 October 2001 to 21 February 2002. 5. A review of the applicant's records indicates entitlement to additional awards and decorations that are not shown on his DD Form 214. 6. His available records do not contain any orders awarding him the Army Good Conduct Medal. There is no evidence of any unfavorable action which would have disqualified him from receiving the Army Good Conduct Medal. 7. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) provides Department of the Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual military decorations, Army Good Conduct Medal, service medals and ribbons, combat and special skill badges and tabs, unit decorations and trophies, and similar devices awarded in recognition of accomplishments. a. The Army Good Conduct Medal is awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by their conduct, efficiency, and fidelity during a qualifying period of active duty enlisted service. This period is 3 years except in those cases when the period for the first award ends with the termination of a period of Federal military service. Although there is no automatic entitlement to the Army Good Conduct Medal, disqualification must be justified. b. The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service for any period between 27 July 1950 and 27 July 1954, 1 January 1961 and 14 August 1974, 2 August 1990 and 30 November 1995, and 11 September 2001 and a date to be determined. c. The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who deployed abroad for service in the Global War on Terrorism operations on or after 11 September 2001 to a date to be determined. The general area of eligibility (AOE) encompasses all foreign land, water, and air spaces outside the fifty states of the United States and outside 200 nautical miles of the shores of the United States. The Secretary of Defense, when recommended by the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, will designate the specific AOE per qualifying operation. Under no conditions will units or personnel within the United States or the general region excluded above be deemed eligible for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. d. The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have participated in the Global War on Terrorism operations outside of the designated AOE on or after 11 September 2001 to a future date to be determined. All Soldiers on active duty, including Reserve Component Soldiers mobilized or National Guard Soldiers activated, on or after 11 September 2001 to a date to be determined having served 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days are authorized the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The applicant contends that his DD Form 214 should be corrected to show award of the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. 2. The available evidence shows he served a qualifying period of service for award of the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. 3. The available evidence confirms he served honorably on active duty during the period 23 April 1998 through 22 April 2002. His available records contain no derogatory information or evidence that shows he was denied award of the Army Good Conduct Medal. Therefore, it would be appropriate to award the applicant the Army Good Conduct Medal and to correct his DD Form 214 to show this award. BOARD VOTE: __x____ __x______ ___x_____ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. awarding the applicant the Army Good Conduct Medal for exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity during the period 23 April 1998 through 22 April 2001 and b. adding the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal to his DD Form 214. ___________x______________ CHAIRPERSON I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20100007388 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20100020344 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1