ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  13 December 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170002834


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  that her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) be corrected by adding the following: 

*	service credit for basic training and active duty mobilization
*	a personal appearance before the Board


APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record) online form
*	self-authored statement
*	Permanent Orders 15-15
*	DD Form 1610 (Request and Authorization for TDY Travel of DOD Personnel)
*	Orders 116-6, dated 30 May 1991
*	DD Form 214
*	Service Computation for Retirement

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 (ABCMR) 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 her DD Form 214 does not show she received credit for her 
Reserve active duty for training (ADT) or that she received credit for a period of 
Reserve mobilization for Operation Desert Storm.  At the time of her retirement, she 
could not locate the documents necessary to justify those additional months of active 
federal service.  She provides the following documents:

a.	A self-authored statement asking for consideration of adjusting her service 
computation based upon two key omissions of active service periods at the time of 
her retirement.

b.	Permanent Order 15-15, dated 25 January 1991, shows her USAR unit was
ordered to active duty for a period not to exceed 12 months.

c.	A DD Form 1610, dated 15 February 1991, which shows her attendance at 
the Medical Service Corp, Officer Basic Course from 10 March 1991 to 7 June 1991, 
a period of approximately 88 days.

d.	Orders 116-6, dated 30 May 1991, show she was ordered to active duty with
a reporting date of 24 June 1991 to the 24th Infantry Division, at Fort Stewart, GA.

e.	On 31 December 2011, she was honorably retired for sufficient service.  Her 
DD Form 214 shows she completed 20 years, 6 months, and 27 days of net active 
service this period.  

f.	Her Service Computation for Retirement record showing enlisted service 
dates for active and inactive periods of service.  It shows in:

*	item 10 (Total Active Service) :21 years, 3 months, and 4 days
*	item 14 (Total Service Prior to Current Tour): 5 years, 10 months, and 15 
days
*	item 19 (Plus Active Service Prior to Current Tour): 8 month and 7 days

3.  A review of the applicant’s service record shows:

a.	She enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves (USAR) on 19 July 1985.

   b.  Orders 049-502, dated 18 February 1986 shows she was released from active 
duty for training, with an effective date of 7 March 1986
   
c.	On 22 January 1987, the applicant was ordered to IADT for military 
occupational specialty (MOS) 96B (Intelligence Analyst).

4.	Her DD Form 214 for period ending on 13 May 1987 shows she completed her
MOS 96B, and was honorably released from IADT.  She completed 3 months and 22 
days of active duty service, and was released back to her USAR unit. 

5.	A DD Form 214 for the period ending on 23 August 1990 shows she entered 
officer candidate school on 9 April 1990, and was honorably discharged to accept a 
commission in the USAR on 23 August 1990.

6.	Orders 192-01, dated 10 October 1990 show she was reassigned to the 2289th
U.S. Army hospital, Wilmington, Delaware, with an effective date of 24 August 1990.

7.	 On 25 January 1991, her Reserve unit was mobilized and ordered to active duty 
for a period not to exceed 12 months in support of Operation Desert Storm.

8.	 On 30 May 1991, she was ordered to active duty as a 2LT and assigned to 24th 
Infantry Division, Fort Stewart with interim duty at Fort Sam Houston from 4 June 
1991 to 23 June 1991.  She was released from her USAR assignment on the 
effective date of active duty.

9.	On 1 September 2001, the applicant took the Oath of Office in the Regular
Army Branch, Medical Service Corps.

10.	 On 31 December 2011 she was honorably retired for sufficient service.  Her 
DD Form 214 shows in:

*	Item 12a (Dated Entered Active Duty This Period): “1991 06 04”
*	Item 12b (Separation Date This Period): “2011 12 31”
*	Item 12c (Net Active Service This Period): “0020 06 27” 
*	Item 12d (Total Prior Active Service): “0000 08 07”
*	Item 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service): “0005 02 08”
*	Item 18 (Remarks): in pertinent part, “SERVICE IN IRAQ 20040315 – 
20050215” 

11.	 Army Regulation 15-185 states that applicants do not have a right to a hearing
before the ABCMR.  The Director or the ABCMR may grant a formal hearing 
whenever justice requires.

12.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separations - Separation Documents), the 
DD Form 214 is a summary of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active 
duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of all current active, prior active, and prior 
inactive duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  
The information entered thereon reflects the conditions as they existed at the time of 
separation.  The instructions for completing the DD Form 214 states for block 14 
(Military Education), list formal in-service (full-time attendance) training courses 
successfully completed during the period of service covered by title, length in weeks, 
and month and year completed; e. g., medical, dental, electronics, supply, 
administrative, personnel or heavy equipment.  Command and General Staff and 
Senior Service Colleges, Senior Warrant Officer Course, and Sergeant Major 
Academy Non-resident course may be included when successfully completed by 
correspondence.  This information is to assist the Soldier after separation in job 
placement and counseling; therefore, training courses for combat skills will not be 
listed.  On 22 January 2015 she was honorably released from a



BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  The applicant's request for a personal appearance hearing was carefully 
considered.  In this case, the evidence of record was sufficient to render a fair and 
equitable decision.  As a result, a personal appearance hearing is not necessary to 
serve the interest of equity and justice in this case.

2.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found the 
relief was not warranted.  The applicant’s contentions were carefully considered.  
The Board determined that there was insufficient evidence to warrant relief.  The 
Board notes that the applicant’s multiple DD Form 214’s covers all of her service 
time, including her deployments and that there was no error or injustice in this case.   

BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:XX	:XXX	:XXX	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.




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 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 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records) 
(ABCMR) prescribes the policies and procedures for correction of military records by 
the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Army Board for Correction of Military 
Records (ABCMR).  The ABCMR begins its consideration of each case with the 
presumption of administrative regularity.  

	a.  The ABCMR is not an investigative body and decides cases based on the 
evidence that is presented in the military records provided and the independent 
evidence submitted with the application.  The applicant has the burden of proving an 
error or injustice by a preponderance of the evidence.  

	b.  The ABCMR may, in its discretion, hold a hearing or request additional 
evidence or opinions.  Additionally, it states in paragraph 2-11 that applicants do not 
have a right to a hearing before the ABCMR.  The Director or the ABCMR may grant 
a formal hearing whenever justice requires.

3.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separations - Active Duty Enlisted 
Administrative Separations), in effect at the time, prescribed the separation 
documents which are prepared for individuals upon retirement, discharge, or release 
from active military service or control of the Active Army.  It establishes standardized 
policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  Table 2-1 (DD Form 214 
Preparation Instructions), states for item 14 (Military Education), list formal in-service 
(full-time attendance) training courses successfully completed during the period of 
service covered by title, length in weeks, and month and year completed; e. g., 
medical, dental, electronics, supply, administrative, personnel or heavy equipment.  
Command and General Staff and Senior Service Colleges, Senior Warrant Officer 
Course, and Sergeant Major Academy Non-resident course may be included when 
successfully completed by correspondence.  This information is to assist the Soldier 
after separation in job placement and counseling; therefore, training courses for 
combat skills will not be listed.  A DD Form 214 will be prepared for each Soldier as 
indicated:

	a.  Active Army Soldiers on termination of active duty by reason of administrative 
separation (including separation by reason of retirement or expiration of term of 
service), physical disability separation, or punitive discharge under the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice;

	b.  Reserve Component (RC) Soldiers completing 90 days or more of continuous 
ADT, Full-Time National Guard Duty, active duty for special work, temporary tours of 
active duty, or Active Guard Reserve service.  Also, RC Soldiers separated for 
cause or physical disability regardless of the length of time served on active duty;

	c.  RC Soldiers completing initial ADT that results in the award of an MOS even 
when the active duty period was less than 90 days.  This includes completion of 
advanced individual training under the ARNG of the United States Alternate Training 
Program or USAR Split Training Program.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170002834

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