IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 6 March 2015 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140010967 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 a general officer memorandum of reprimand (GOMOR), dated 8 September 2011, be removed from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) or transferred to the restricted portion of his OMPF. 2. He states the Inspector General (IG) could not substantiate any of the allegations, but he was told to sign the GOMOR. He adds that the GOMOR will cause him problems volunteering for active duty service. 3. He provides a copy of the GOMOR and his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. After having prior enlisted service in the Regular Army, on 13 January 1984, the applicant was appointed as a Reserve commissioned officer in the rank of second lieutenant. 2. On 8 September 2011, while in the rank of lieutenant colonel (LTC), he received a GOMOR for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship of a sexual nature with a married woman and attempting to conceal the relationship by purchasing a personal cell phone for her so that she could communicate with him privately. The imposing authority further stated: a. Since at least April 2011, the applicant had inappropriate contact with the married woman. His contact was inappropriate because of the sexual nature, which indicated a level of familiarity and intimacy that was outside the boundaries of a professional office relationship. The contact at issue included text messages, email, phone calls, and on at least one occasion the applicant was seen entering the married woman's residence while her husband was away. In addition, the applicant took affirmative steps to conceal his relationship with the married woman by purchasing a cellular telephone for her so that they could communicate in private. b. He also said that as a field grade officer, the applicant was obligated to set a positive example, provide leadership, and maintain standards. His conduct raised serious questions about his judgment, self-discipline, and integrity. By engaging in the aforementioned conduct with a married woman, he brought discredit upon himself and the U.S. Army. 3. The applicant signed the memorandum indicating that he had read and understood the unfavorable information presented against him and elected not to make a statement. 4. On 8 September 2011, the imposing authority directed that the GOMOR be filed in the applicant's OMPF. 5. On 31 December 2011, the applicant was honorably retired in the rank of LTC and he was credited with 20 years and 6 days of active duty service. 6. Army Regulation 600-37 (Unfavorable Information) states once an official document has been properly filed in the OMPF, it is presumed to be administratively correct and to have been filed pursuant to an object decision by competent authority. Thereafter, the burden of proof rests with the individual concerned to provide evidence of a clear and convincing nature that the document is untrue or unjust, in whole or in part, thereby warranting its alteration or removal from the OMPF. 7. The above regulation also provides that unfavorable documents may be transferred upon proof that their intended purpose has been served or their transfer would be in the best interest of the Army. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The evidence of record shows the applicant received a GOMOR in September 2011 for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship of a sexual nature with a married woman and attempting to conceal that relationship. He was given the opportunity to refute the information contained in the GOMOR and/or make a statement on his behalf, but he elected not to make a statement. 2. There is no evidence and the applicant has not provided any, such as the IG report, to substantiate his claim and/or show that the GOMOR was rendered in error or was unjust. Therefore, his argument 3 years later that the IG could not substantiate any of the allegations is not sufficient evidence to justify removal of the GOMOR or transfer to the restricted portion of his OMPF. 3. In view of the foregoing there is no basis for granting the applicant's request. BOARD VOTE: ________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ____X___ ____X___ ____X___ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned. ___________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) AR20140010967 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140010967 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1