ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  19 September 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170008257


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  in effect,

* reconsideration of her previous request for correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show in item 11 (Primary Specialty Number, Title, and Years and Months in Specialty) the entry 71L10 – Administrative Specialist, 6 months
* correction of her DD Form 214 to show in item 14 (Military Education) the Expert Grenade Course

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

* DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
* two DD Forms 214
* two DD Forms 215 (Correction to DD Form 214)

FACTS:

1.  Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR88-05336 on 12 July 1989.

2.  The applicant states she completed the courses and fulfilled her duty in both.  One course was deleted from her records; however, both should be shown on her DD Form 214 or DD Form 215.  The Expert Grenade Course was not shown on either.  After recovering the last 2 years from an illness, she recently discovered her DD Forms 214 and 215.  When she joined the Army in 1983, she was not married and her last name was different.  

3.  The applicant provides copies of the following:

* two DD Forms 214, for the periods ending on 22 December 1983 and 14 November 1986
* two DD Forms 215, dated 4 January 1988
4.  Review of the applicant's service record shows: 

	a.  She enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) on 17 June 1983.  She entered on active duty for training (ADT) on 6 July 1983.  She completed 8 weeks of the Administrative course and was awarded military occupational specialty (MOS) 71L.  She was honorably released from ADT on 22 December 1983 and was transferred to a Reserve unit.

	b.  She enlisted in the Regular Army on 7 May 1986.  She completed 13 weeks of the Technical Drafting Specialist Course in 1986 and was awarded MOS 81B10.

	c.  On 13 November 1986, the applicant’s company commander notified the applicant that he was recommending her for separation under the provisions of Army Regulation (AR) 635-200 (Personnel Separations – Enlisted Personnel), chapter 5 due to a personality disorder.  On 14 November 1986, the separation authority approved her discharge, with an honorable characterization of service.

	d.  Accordingly, she was discharged from active duty on 14 November 1986.  Her DD Form 214 shows in:

* Item 11 – 71L10 – Administrative Specialist, 6 months//Nothing Follows
* Item 14 – Administrative Specialist Course, 8 weeks (83)//Nothing Follow

	e.  Item 17 (Civilian Education and Military Service) of her DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record – Part II) shows she completed the:

* Administrative Specialist 71L course, 8 weeks, 1983
* Technical Drafting Specialist course, 13 weeks, 1986

	f.  On 4 January 1988, the Reserve Personnel Center (ARPERCEN), issued the applicant a DD Form 215, amending her DD Form 214, ending on 14 November 1986, by:

* deleting from item 11 the entry – 71L10 – Administrative Specialist, 6 months
* adding the entry 81B10 – Technical Draftsman, 2 months and 21 days
* adding to item 14 the entry – Defense Drafting Course (86)/Nothing Follows

	g.  On 12 July 1989, the ABCMR determined ARPERCEN had administratively corrected her DD Form 214 to show the MOS 81B10 in item 11 and the Defense Drafting Course in item 14.  Therefore, there was no reason for the Board’s intervention.

	h.  Her record is void of evidence she completed the Expert Grenade Course or that she qualified with, or the degree of qualification, this weapon system, during her periods of service.

5.  By regulation (AR 635-5), the instructions for completing the DD Form 214 stated: 

	a.  Item 11 would list the titles of all MOSs awarded and held for at least 1 year during the current period of service and include for each MOS the number of years and months held.  For an enlisted Soldier, specify the first five characters of the MOS code (MOSC), which includes three characters of the MOS, the fourth character of skill and grade level in the MOS, and the fifth character of a special qualification identifier, if applicable.  Enter “O” when not applicable.  A single additional skill identifier may be listed immediately following the five-character MOSC.

	b.  Item 14 would list in-service training courses; title, number of weeks year successfully completed during this period of service.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board determined relief was not warranted.  Because the applicant is a USAR Soldier, her first DD Form 214, with an end date of 22 December 1983, was only reflecting the applicant’s active duty time served in Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training.  Her second DD Form 214 captures another 6 month active duty period in 1986.  Based upon a review of the documentary evidence and the DD Form 214s of the applicant, the Board found no error or injustice which would warrant changing the information reflected on the DD Form 214s.

Additionally, the applicant’s request to add additional training to her DD Form 214 was determined to have no merit.  In additional to providing no evidence of completion of the course, the Board found no such training course listed within the Army inventory.  For that reason, the Board concluded that adding the additional training should be denied.

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.

REFERENCES:

1.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It established standardized policy for preparation of the DD Form 214.  The DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier’s most recent period of continuous active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharges discovered as a result of a physical examination.  The instructions for completing the DD Form 214 stated: 

	a.  Item 11 (Primary Specialty Number, Title, and Years and Months in Specialty) would list the titles of all MOSs awarded and held for at least 1 year during the current period of service and include for each MOS the number of years and months held.  For an enlisted Soldier, specify the first five characters of the MOS code (MOSC), which includes three characters of the MOS, the fourth character of skill and grade level in the MOS, and the fifth character of a special qualification identifier, if applicable.  Enter “O” when not applicable.  A single additional skill identifier may be listed immediately following the five-character MOSC.

	b.  Item 14 (Military Education) would list in-service training courses; title, number of weeks years successfully completed during the period of service.  That information was to assist the member after separation in job placement and counseling; therefore, training courses for combat skills would not be listed.


ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170008257


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