ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


IN THE CASE OF: 
BOARD DATE: 5 March 2020 
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20170004267

APPLICANT REQUESTS: amendment of his date of rank to captain/O-3.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record under the Provisions 
of Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 1552)
*	Orders 031-421, Office of the Adjutant General, State of North Dakota, dated 
31 January 2012
*	Special Orders Number 188, National Guard Bureau, dated 18 May 2012
*	Orders 003-003, Joint Forces Headquarters, Alaska Army National Guard 
Element, dated 3 January 2013
*	Memorandum, Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, dated 
13 June 2014, subject: Chief of Chaplains Accessions Board Results, June 2014
*	Roster, Army National Guard Personnel Recommended for Promotion to 
Captain, September 2014
*	Memorandum, National Guard Bureau, dated 17 February 2016, subject: Date of 
Rank Amendment for (Applicant)
*	Orders 216-010, Joint Forces Headquarters, Alaska Army National Guard 
Element, dated 3 August 2016

REFERENCES:

1.	Department of Defense Instruction Number 1310.02 (Original Appointment of 
Officers) provides procedures for the appointment of individuals, enlisted members, and 
officers as Regular or Reserve commissioned in or to the grades of O-6 and below. The 
appointment of individuals and officers to a special branch, to include chaplains, will be 
made in accordance with Title 10, U.S. Code, sections 531 and 3064, as established by 
the Secretary of the Army.

2.	Department of the Army Pamphlet 165-17 (Chaplain Personnel Management), in 
accordance with Army Regulation 165-1 (Army Chaplain Corps Activities), describes the 
specific procedures, guidelines, and references required to implement policy for 
management of personnel in the chaplain branch. It further provides the conditions and 
procedures for grade and date of rank determinations. Table 2-1 lists appointment




grade and date of rank determination. Applicants may receive a minimum of 3 years of 
constructive service credit, depending on the accession conditions that range from 
civilian status to appointment as a chaplain from the Reserve Component as a field 
grade officer. Pastoral experience used for constructive service credit must be 
subsequent to fulfillment of educational requirements for the chaplaincy and also in 
accordance with the Chief of Chaplains' policy.

FACTS:

1.	The applicant states the Department of the Army Chief of Chaplains Accessions 
Board found him eligible for appointment as a chaplain on 4 June 2014. However, there 
was some confusion in the Alaska National Guard regarding his specialty branch officer 
(chaplain) accession and appointment. As a result, the action did not occur timely and 
he was not appointed to captain/O-3 until 17 February 2016.

2.	On 16 February 2011, he completed the Chaplain Basic Officer Leader Course. He 
was serving in the grade of second lieutenant/O-1 in the Army National Guard. He has 
continued serving in positions of increasing responsibility and is serving on active duty 
in the Army National Guard of the United States in the grade of captain/O-3.

3.	Office of the Adjutant General, State of North Dakota, Orders 031-421, dated 
31 January 2012, promoted him to the grade of first lieutenant/O-2 effective
16 December 2011. The additional instructions state he will not be promoted at the 
higher grade until permanent Federal recognition has been received.

4.	National Guard Bureau Special Orders Number 188 AR, dated 18 May 2012, 
announced his Federal recognition in the grade of first lieutenant/O-2 effective 
16 December 2011.

5.	Joint Forces Headquarters, Alaska Army National Guard Element, Orders 003-003, 
dated 3 January 2013, appointed him in the Army National Guard in the rank of
first lieutenant/O-2 effective 19 December 2012.

6.	The Department of the Army Office of the Chief of Chaplains memorandum, dated 
13 June 2014, subject: Chief of Chaplains Accessions Board Results, June 2014, 
shows the accessions board voted him among professionally best qualified for Federal 
recognition as a chaplain in the Army National Guard.

7.	He provided a copy of a redacted roster of Army National Guard personnel 
recommended for promotion to captain effective September 2014, which shows his 
name listed.




8.	The National Guard Bureau memorandum, dated 17 February 2016, subject: Date 
of Rank Amendment for (Applicant), states the applicant was reviewed by the 
Department of the Army Chief of Chaplains Accessions Board and found to be eligible 
for appointment as a chaplain in area of concentration 56A (chaplain) on 4 June 2014. 
At the time of the Department of the Army Chief of Chaplains Accessions Board, the 
applicant met the time in grade and professional military education eligibility 
requirements for appointment as a captain. The applicant also appeared on the 
September Army National Guard Chaplain Captain Certification Review, indicating his 
eligibility (although he did not appear on the subsequent scroll due to a pending 
personnel issue). The Army National Guard Personnel Readiness Chaplain further 
recommended his appointment as a captain/O-3 with a date of rank that reflects the
4 June 2014 eligibility date and credited with the appropriate time in grade.

9.	Joint Forces Headquarters, Alaska Army National Guard Element, Orders 216-010, 
dated 3 August 2016, appointed him in the Army National Guard in the grade of 
captain/O-3 effective 17 February 2016.

10.	The National Guard Bureau memorandum, dated 20 February 2020, subject: 
Advisory Opinion – (Applicant), states the applicant should have been appointed in the 
rank of captain/O-3 as a special branch officer. The Chief, Special Actions Branch, 
recommended adjusting the applicant's effective date and date of rank to captain/O-3 to 
4 June 2014. The Alaska Army National Guard concurs with this recommendation.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application, the supporting documents, the records, applicable 
regulations, and the facts above, the Board found that relief is warranted as 
recommended in the Board Determination and Recommendation below.




BOARD VOTE:

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GRANT FULL RELIEF
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GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
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GRANT FORMAL HEARING
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DENY APPLICATION


BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined that the evidence presented was 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 adjusting the applicant's 
effective date and date of rank to captain/O-3 to 4 June 2014 and providing any 
consequent back pay and benefits due.

12/2/2020

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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.

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