ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 10 September 2019 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20170001241 APPLICANT REQUESTS: in effect, correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), for the period ending on 18 May 1988, to show she was transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) instead of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: * DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record) * Bold Cactus Certificate of Contribution * Army Achievement Medal Certificate * Certification of Military Service FACTS: 1. The applicant did not file within the three year time frame provided in Title 10, United States Code (USC), section 1552 (b); however, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records conducted a substantive review of this case and determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. 2. The applicant states: a. She was in the USAR from 8 January 1988 to 8 January 1995. She was not in the IRR at this time. She attended annual training at Fort Polk, LA for two summers. Her unit was activated during Desert Shield/Desert Storm and she went to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base during this time. Her retirement points will need to reflect this time. She received the Army Achievement Medal and Cactus III award while serving in the USAR. She does not believe all of her personnel records have been added to her file. b. Her 1988 DD Form 214 states she was in the IRR from 8 January 1988 to 1 January 1995 and she was actually in the USAR for this time period. She would like to apply for a federal employment promotion and a Department of Veterans Affairs’ home loan and burial. 3. The applicant provides copies of the following: * Bold Cactus III Certificate of Contribution, dated 22 June 1990 * Certificate showing she was awarded the Army Achievement Medal for meritorious achievement from 5 to 18 July 1992, by Permanent Orders Number 22-3, dated 27 July 1992 * Certification of Military Service, issued on 30 May 2015, showing she was a member of the Regular Army (RA) from 10 March 1987 to 10 May 1988 and was honorably released from active duty 4. Review of the applicant’s service record shows: a. She enlisted in the USAR under the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) on 9 January 1987, for 8 years. She was discharged from the DEP on 9 March 1987, for immediate enlistment in the RA. b. She enlisted in the RA on 10 March 1987. Upon completion of training, she was awarded military occupational specialty 76V (Material Storage and Handling Specialist). c. She was honorably released from active duty on 10 May 1988, by reason of pregnancy. Her DD Form 214 shows she completed 1 year, 2 months, and 1 day of active service. Item 9 (Command to Which Transferred) of this form shows she was transferred to the USAR Control Group (Annual Training), Army Reserve Personnel Center, 9700 Page Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63132. d. Her Chronological Statement of Retirements Points, dated 8 April 1994, shows she served in the USAR from 9 January 1987 to 8 January 1994 and was credited with 4 years of qualifying retirement service. e. Orders Number 95-064-023, issued by Headquarters, USAR, Atlanta, GA on 6 January 1995, announced her honorable discharge from the USAR effective 8 January 1995. 5. By regulation AR 635-5 (Separation Documents), item 9 of the DD Form 214 would list the proper data from Table 2-2 of the regulation, dependent of the Soldier’s type of separation. Table 2-2 stated for transfer to the USAR Control Group (Annual Training) enter 9700 Page Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63132. BOARD DISCUSSION: After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board determined relief was warranted. The Board found she received an AAM while in the IRR which indicates she was completing drill duties and responsibilities; thus not in the IRR. Although the AAM was earned in 1992, and the applicant was released from active duty in 1987, the Board found in terms of liberal consideration and based upon the statement of the applicant, her DD Form 214 should be amended in Block 9 to show HHD, 435th Medical Battalion, Springfield, OH. BOARD VOTE: Mbr 1 Mbr 2 Mbr 3 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 amending her DD Form 214 for the period ending 10 May 1988 by amending Block 9 to show she was transferred to HHD, 435th Medical Battalion, Springfield, OH. 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. REFERENCES: 1. Title 10, USC, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within three 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 three-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. 2. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active duty service or control of the Active Army. It established standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. The general instructions stated all available records would be used as a basis for preparation of the DD Form 214. It also stated item 9 would list the proper data from Table 2-2 of the regulation when transferred to the USAR Control Group as appropriate. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20170001241 4 1