IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 1 March 2012 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20110017767 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 that his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), dated 15 December 1998, be corrected to show that he served 2 years and 5 months of foreign service in block 12f and his deployments to Iraq and Kuwait in block 18. 2. The applicant states that he served in Germany from 19870612 – 19890601 (24 months), in Iraq from 19910201 – 19910531 (4 months), and in Kuwait from 19911201 – 19911231 (1 month), and he desires this information to be reflected on his DD Form 214. 3. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214, memoranda verifying his deployments, an overseas tours credit listing, and a letter of commendation. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 28 January 1987. He completed his one-station unit training as a light weapons infantryman at Fort Benning, Georgia and was transferred to Germany on 12 June 1987. He departed Germany on 1 June 1989 and was transferred back to Fort Benning where he underwent Ranger training and was then transferred to the Ranger Battalion at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. 2. He deployed to Iraq from 19910217 – 19910404 (1 month and 18 days) and to Kuwait from 19911206 – 19911212 (7 days). 3. On 15 December 1998, he was honorably discharged at Fort Benning, Georgia upon graduation from Officer Candidate School (OCS) to accept a commission in the Army. He had served 11 years, 10 months and 18 days of active service and his DD Form 214 issued at the time of discharge shows no foreign service in block 12f and no deployments in block 18. 4. The applicant’s records show that he served 24 months in Germany, 1 month and 18 days in Iraq, and 7 days in Kuwait; this foreign service equals 2 years, 1 month, and 24 days. 5. On 16 December 1998, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant and remained on active duty until he was retired as a special forces major on 31 August 2011 and placed on the Retired List effective 1 September 2011. He had served 24 years, 7 months, and 3 days of active service. 6. Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separations - Separation Documents) prescribes the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army. It establishes standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214. It states that for: a. block 12f, enter the total amount of foreign service completed during the period covered by the DD Form 214. b. block 18, for an active duty Soldier deployed to a foreign country with his or her unit during their continuous period of active service, enter the statement "SERVICE IN (NAME OF COUNTRY DEPLOYED) FROM (inclusive dates for example, YYYYMMDD - YYYYMMDD)." DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The applicant’s contention that his foreign service and deployments should be added to his DD Form 214, dated 15 December 1998, has been noted and found to have merit. 2. The applicant served 24 months in Germany, 1 month and 18 days in Iraq, and 7 days in Kuwait; this foreign service equals 2 years, 1 month, and 24 days for the period covered by the DD Form 214. Accordingly, it should be added to block 12f of his DD Form 214. 3. Additionally, his deployments to Iraq during the period 19910217 – 19910404 and to Kuwait from 19911206 – 19911212 should be added to block 18 of his DD Form 214. BOARD VOTE: ___X ___ ___X____ ____X___ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: 1. The Board determined that the evidence presented was 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: * Deleting the entry “0000 00 00 from block 12f of his DD Form 214 dated 15 December 1998 * Adding the entry “0002 01 24” to block 12f of his DD Form 214 dated 15 December 1998 * Adding the entry “Service in Iraq 19910217 – 19910404 and Kuwait from 19911206 – 19911212” to block 18 of his DD Form 214 dated 15 December 1998 2. The Board wants the applicant and all others to know that the sacrifices he made in service to the United States during the Global War on Terrorism are deeply appreciated. The applicant and all Americans should be justifiably proud of his service in arms. _______ _ 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) AR20110017767 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20110017767 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1