ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:  29 April 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170003783


APPLICANT REQUESTS correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show his deployment to Bosnia.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Orders 077-012, dated 18 March 1997
*	DA Forms 67-8 (U. S. Army Officer Evaluation Report (OER)) for the period 
21 March 1997 through 30 September 1997
*	DA Form 638 (Recommendation for Award), for the period 21 March 1997 
through 21 October 1997
*	Army Commendation Medal Certificate, dated 14 September 1997

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 served in Bosnia from 21 March 1997 to 12 October 
1997.

3.  The applicant entered on active duty on 4 June 1994 and he served as a 
commissioned officer in the Regular Army, retiring on 31 October 2016.

4.  The DD Form 214 he received upon retirement shows that he served in Bosnia on 
two occasions from:

*	28 December 1995 to 15 May 1996
*	31 March 1997 to 20 July 1997

5.  The applicant provides his Temporary Change of Station orders, an award 
recommendation and two OERs which show he served in Bosnia from on or about 
12 November 1997 to on or about 21 October 1997.

6.  DFAS pay records show he completed his second tour of duty in Bosnia from 
1 March 1997 through 31 October 1997.

7.  The ending date recorded on his DD Form 214 is different from the ending date 
recorded in his DFAS pay records.  Deployment dates are required to be listed on the 
DD Form 214 in item 18.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting evidence, the Board found that full 
relief was warranted.  There is substantial evidence that the applicant served in Bosnia 
beginning on 21 March 1997 and the applicant received an award recommendation for 
deployment through 21 October 1997. Therefore, the Board recommended full relief to 
the applicant for the dates 21 March 1997 to 21 October 1997. 


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 his DD Form 
214 ending on 31 October 2016 by adding to item 18 (Remarks) "SERVICE IN BOSNIA 
19970321 - 19971021."  

	  
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) establishes the standardized policy 
for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  Chapter 2 contains guidance on the 
preparation of the DD Form 214.  It states for an active duty Soldier deployed with his 
or her unit during their continuous period of active service, the statement "SERVICE IN 
(name of country deployed) FROM (inclusive dates for example, YYYYMMDD-
YYYYMMDD)" will be entered in item 18.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170003783
	
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