IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 26 March 2015 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140014216 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 correction of item 14 (Military Education) of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 4 November 2007 to show he completed the: * military occupational specialty (MOS) 11B (Infantryman) Course * MOS 31B (Military Police) Course * Warrior Leader Course (WLC) 2. The applicant states he completed both MOS courses and the WLC but they are not shown on his DD Form 214 for the period ending 4 November 2007. 3. The applicant provides his DD Form 214, National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service), and two DA Forms 1059 (Service School Academic Evaluation Report). CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice. This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing. 2. The applicant enlisted in the Illinois Army National Guard (ILARNG) on 25 February 2005. He was ordered to active duty as a member of his ARNG unit in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and he entered active duty on 24 July 2006. He held MOS 63B (Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic). He served in Iraq from 15 October 2006 to 30 September 2007. 3. He was honorably released from active duty on 4 November 2007 to the control of the ARNG. Item 14 of the DD Form 214 he was issued for this period of service contains the entry "None." 4. He provides two DA Forms 1059 that show he attended and successfully completed the WLC from 12 to 27 September 2008 and the Infantryman Course from 11 to 25 July 2009. 5. His record is void of any evidence that shows he completed the 31B Course. His record is void of any evidence that shows he completed any full-time military training courses between 24 July 2006 and 4 November 2007. 6. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army. It established standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214. It stated the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge. In item 14 of the DD Form 214 list the formal in-service (full-time attendance) training courses successfully completed during the period covered by the DD Form 214 (emphasis added). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The evidence of record confirms the applicant served on active duty from 24 July 2006 to 4 November 2007. He completed the WLC in 2008 and the Infantryman Course in 2009, and there is no evidence that he completed the 31B Course during this period of active duty service. The DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty. There are no provisions for adding courses to the DD Form 214 which were completed before a Soldier entered on active duty or after the Soldier was released from active duty. Therefore, he is not entitled to the requested relief. 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) AR20140014216 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140014216 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1