IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 1 March 2016 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20150007938 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 11 (Primary Specialty) and item 12 (Record of Service), block a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period) of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). 2. The applicant states she entered active duty this period on 4 June 2002 (instead of 4 December 2002) and she held military occupational specialty (MOS) 25Q (Multichannel Transmission Systems Operator - Maintainer) for 12 years and 8 months (instead of 12 years and 3 months). 3. The applicant provides a copy of her Enlisted Record Brief, dated 30 September 2014. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. A DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States) shows the applicant enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Delayed Entry Program on 14 May 2002 for a period of 8 years and she further enlisted in the Regular Army (RA) on 4 June 2002 for a period of 4 years. 2. Through a series of reenlistments, she continued to serve on active duty in the RA and she attained the rank of sergeant/pay grade E-5. 3. Her Enlisted Record Brief, dated 27 February 2015, in pertinent part, shows in: * Section III (Service Data) – * Basic Active Service Date: 4 June 2002 * Pay Entry Basic Date: 4 June 2002 * Section IX (Assignment Information), the following units and Duty MOS (DMOS) codes – * Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 15th Signal Brigade (Training), Fort Gordon, GA, effective 16 August 2002; DMOS 31R1O * Headquarters and Company A, 447th Signal Battalion, 15th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, GA, effective 23 August 2002; DMOS 31R1O * Company D, 16th Signal Battalion, Fort Hood, TX, effective 4 December 2002; DMOS 31R1O, Duty Title: Transmission Systems Operator - Maintainer 4. MOS Code 31R (Multichannel Transmission Systems Operator/Maintainer) was converted to MOS Code 25Q. A review of the applicant's military personnel records failed to reveal evidence of any orders awarding her MOS 31R or 25Q. 5. The applicant's DD Form 214 shows she was honorably separated on 26 February 2015 based on disability (temporary) and transferred to the USAR Control Group (Retired). It also shows, in pertinent part, in: * item 11: "25Q2O MULTICH TRANS OP/MNT – 12 Years, 3 Months" * item 12 – * block a: "2002 12 04" (4 December 2002) * block b (Separation Date This Period): "2015 02 26" (26 February 2015) * block c (Net Active Service This Period): 12 years, 8 months, 23 days 6. Army Regulation 635-8 (Separation Processing and Documents) prescribes the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers on retirement, discharge, release from active duty service, or control of the Active Army. a. Chapter 2 contains guidance on the preparation of the DD Form 214. It states, in pertinent part, that the source documents for entering information on the DD Form 214 will be the Enlisted Record Brief, enlistment/reenlistment documents, personnel finance records, discharge documents, separation orders, Military Personnel Records Jacket, or any other document authorized for filing in the Official Military Personnel File. b. Table 2-1 (DD Form 214 Preparation Instructions) contains item-by-item instructions for completing the DD Form 214. It shows for: * item 11, enter the titles of all MOS awarded and held for at least one year during the current period of service and include for each MOS the number of years and months held (for time determinations, 16 days or more count as a month; do not count time in training (basic training, advanced individual training, etc.) * item 12 – * block a, enter the beginning date of the continuous period of active duty for which a DD Form 214 was not issued * block b, enter the Soldier's transition date * block c, enter the amount of service this period (subtract 12a from 12b) DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. Records show the applicant enlisted and entered active duty on 4 June 2002 and she served continuously on active duty through 26 February 2015. a. A computation of the applicant's net active service shows the following: 2015 02 26 date of discharge - 2002 06 04 date enlisted in RA = 12 08 22 + 1 day inclusive = 12 08 23 net active service b. In view of the foregoing, item 12, block a, of her DD Form 214 should be corrected; however, item 12, block c, does not require correction. 2. The evidence of record shows the applicant was assigned to her first permanent duty station on 4 December 2002 to perform duty in MOS 31R1O. Thus, in the absence of MOS orders, it is reasonable to conclude that she was awarded MOS 31R on 3 December 2002, but not later than 4 December 2002. a. A computation of the period of time the applicant held MOS 31R/25Q shows the following: 2015 02 26 date of discharge - 2002 12 03 date awarded MOS 31R (later converted to MOS 25Q) = 12 02 23 + 1 day inclusive = 12 02 24 rounded up to 12 years and 3 months (MOS 31R/25Q) b. In view of the foregoing, item 11 of her DD Form 214 does not require correction. 3. Therefore, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant's DD Form 214, as recommended below. BOARD VOTE: ____ X____ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ___X_____ ___X_____ 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 partial relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting the current entry from item 12, block a, of her DD Form 214 and adding the entry "2002 06 04" (4 June 2002). 2. The Board further determined that the evidence presented was insufficient to warrant a portion of the requested relief. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of the application that pertains to years and months in primary specialty. _______ _ _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) AR20150007938 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20150007938 5 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1