BOARD DATE: 23 January 2014 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20130002725 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 removal of a DA Form 2166-8 (Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER)) for the period 7 September 2010 to 6 September 2011 from his military records and replacement with the revised copy. 2. The applicant states he requested a commander's inquiry because he did not believe the original NCOER properly reflected his contributions and achievements during the rating period. The formal inquiry had similar findings and the senior rater responded by modifying portions of the evaluation and submitting a revised NCOER on 14 August 2012. 3. The applicant provides copies of: * memorandum from the Assistant Division Commander, 100th Division (Operations Support), Fort Knox, KY, dated 13 October 2012 * DA Form 2166-8 for the period ending 6 September 2011 currently filed in his Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR) * DA Form 2166-8 for the period ending 6 September 2011 signed by the senior rater, reviewer, and applicant on 14 August 2012 CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. A memorandum from the Assistant Division Commander, 100th Division (Operations Support), dated 13 October 2012, states he concluded a commander's inquiry concerning the applicant's NCOER for the rating period ending 6 September 2011. He found the original NCOER did not properly reflect the applicant's contributions and achievements during this period. The senior rater agreed with the findings and offered to change his portion of the report. The revised NCOER was completed on 14 August 2012. 2. A review of the applicant's AMHRR revealed that the original NCOER which was the subject of the commander's inquiry was filed in the performance folder. This report was signed by all parties except for the applicant. 3. A comparison of the original NCOER and the modified report shows only the senior rater's portion of the report has been slightly changed. Also, the senior rater, reviewer, and applicant signed and dated the NCOER on 14 August 2012. 4. On 25 July 2012, the applicant was reassigned from his U.S. Army Reserve troop program unit to the Retired Reserve. 5. Army Regulation 600-8-104 (Army Military Human Resource Records Management) provides that all personnel information recorded under the authority of this regulation is the property of the U.S. Government. a. Once recorded, it will not be removed except as provided by law or this regulation. b. Once placed in the AMHRR, the document becomes a permanent part of that file. The document will not be removed from or moved to another part of the AMHRR unless directed by one or more of the following: * Army Board for Correction of Military Records * Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board * Chief, Appeals and Corrections Branch, U.S. Army Human Resources Command * AMHRR custodian when documents have been improperly filed * Commander, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, ATTN: HRC-PDO-PO, as an approved policy change to this regulation * Chief, Appeals Branch, National Guard Personnel Center DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The applicant contends that his military records should be corrected by removing the DA Form 2166-8 for the period ending 6 September 2011 currently filed in his AMHRR and replacing it with the revised NCOER, dated 14 August 2012. 2. The available evidence shows a commander's inquiry determined the original NCOER required modification because it did not reflect the applicant's contributions and achievements during the rating period. Normally, such inquiries are done prior to filing the NCOER in the AMHRR. For unknown reasons, the subject NCOER was filed in the AMHRR prior to completion of the commander's inquiry. 3. In view of the foregoing and as a matter of equity, it would be appropriate to grant the applicant's request. 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 removing the current DA Form 2166-8 for the period ending 6 September 2011 from his AMHRR and replacing it with the revised DA Form 2166-8 showing the senior rater's, reviewer's and applicant's signatures, dated 14 August 2012. ___________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) AR20130002725 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20130002725 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1