ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:  25 March 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170001680


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  he be issued a DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) which combines the active duty periods he completed 
during his initial active duty training (IADT) as follows:

*	Basic Combat Training, 10 June 1985 to 8 August 1985
*	Advanced Individual Training, 1 June 1993 to 30 August 1993

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 220 (Active Duty Report), dated 8 August 1985
*	Leave and Earning Statements for the period 10 June 1985 through 31 August 
1985
*	Pay History printout, as of 30 December 1993
*	National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of 
Service), ending 13 November 1987
*	NGB Form 22, ending 20 April 1995

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 that he enlisted he enlisted into the Mississippi Army National 
Guard (MSARNG) on 23 May 1985.  He elected to participate in the ARNG Split Option 
Training Program and completed Phase I of his IADT from 10 June 1985 to 8 August 
1985.  He was later discharged due to a defective enlistment agreement.  He reenlisted 
into the MSARNG on 19 December 1991 and completed his AIT from 1 June 1993 to 
30 August 1993.

3.  The DD Form 220 provided by the applicant shows he was assigned to the 4th 
Training Brigade, Fort Knox, KY, from 10 June 1985 to 8 August 1985 (59 days).
4.  He provides his NGB Form 22 for the period 23 May 1985 through 13 November 
1987, which shows he was discharged from the MSARNG due to a defective enlistment 
contract.  This form does not indicate whether the applicant was awarded a military 
occupational specialty (MOS).

5.  He reenlisted in the MSARNG on 19 December 1991 and subsequently completed 
the Medical Specialist Course (MOS 91B) at Fort Sam Houston, TX, from 4 February 
1992 to 10 April 1992 (66 days).

6.  The applicant was reassigned to the U. S. Army Control Group (Reinforcement) due 
to unsatisfactory participation on 20 April 1995.  Item 10c (Prior Active Federal Service) 
of his NGB Form 22 does not show the applicant completed prior active duty service.

7.  The applicant provides pay records correlating to his active duty service.

8.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) states the DD Form 214 is a 
summary of a Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty of more than 90 
days, to include attendance at basic and advanced individual training, and is prepared 
for all personnel at the time of their retirement, discharge, or release from active duty.  A 
DD Form 214 will be issued to Reserve component Soldiers upon the completion of 
ADT that results in the award of a MOS.

9.  National Guard Regulation 600-200 (Enlisted Personnel Management) states that 
that all prior active duty service for which a DD Form 214 or DD Form 220 was issued in 
will be entered item in 10c of the NGB Form 22.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After review of the application and all evidence, the Board determined there is 
insufficient evidence to grant relief.  The applicant’s contentions were carefully 
considered.  Based upon the preponderance of evidence, the Board there is no 
provision for combining separate periods of service into one period of service on a 
DD Form 214.

BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	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 the overall merits of this case are insufficient 
as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.


	  
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.


ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE(S):

Not Applicable

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, established 
the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  It states:

   a.  The separation document provides the individual with complete and accurate 
documentary evidence of his or her military service.  The DD Form 214 is a summary of 
a Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty of more than 90 days, to include 
attendance at basic and advanced individual training, and is prepared for all personnel 
at the time of their retirement, discharge, or release from active duty.

   b.  Reserve component soldiers completing initial ADT that results in the award of a 
military occupational specialty, even when the active duty period was less than 90 days, 
will be issued a DD Form 214.  This includes completion of advanced individual training 
under Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) Alternate Training Program 
or U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Split Training Program.

3.  National Guard Regulation 600-200 (Enlisted Personnel Management), prescribes 
the procedures for issuing the National Guard Bureau Form 22.  It states that the total of 
all prior active service will be entered in item 10c (Prior Active Federal Service) of the 
NGB Form 22.  This includes all active service and full-time National Guard duty for 
which a DD Form 214 or DD Form 220 was issued.
//NOTHING FOLLOWS//

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170001680
	
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