ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 23 September 2019 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20170009302 APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to reflect in block 18 (Remarks) her completion of the Staff Synchronization Officer (SSO) Training Course from 13 April 2015 to 17 April 2015. APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: * DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record) * (SSO) Training Course Certificate of Training FACTS: 1. The applicant states that she requests that SSO certificate of training course be added to her DD Form 214 in block 18 and to her Military Education. 2. The applicant provides a copy of her SSO certificate of training that shows attendance from 13 April 2015 to 17 April 2015. 3. A review of the applicant’s service record shows the following: a. She enlisted in the Army Reserve (AR) Reserve Officer Training Course on 14 October 1994. b. The applicant’s Officer Record Brief (Section IV, Military Education) does not show her completion of the SSO course. c. No evidence of SSO course completion was found in the applicant’s service record other than the one she provided. d. Department of the Army Certificate of Training shows that the applicant completed the SSO Training Course Class 2-15 from 13 April 2015 to 17 April 2015. The certificate was awarded at the Army Force Management School Fort Belvoir, Virginia. e. She retired from the USAR on 30 November 2016. Her DD Form 214 block 14 does not reflect SSO Training Course. 4. AR 350-1 (Army Training and Leader Development) paragraph 8-14 states that records of completion for all Soldiers who successfully complete a DL (Distributed Learning) course will have the completion recorded in ATRRS (Army Training Requirements and Resources System) and ATMS (Army Training Management System). All training mandated in accordance with this regulation will be entered or updated in the official personnel file of Soldiers through the ATRRS interface. Course completion data will be transmitted from ATRRS into the Soldier’s ITR (Individual Training and Readiness System) in DTMS (Defense Training Management System). School generated certificates of completion or ATRRS-generated DA Forms 1059 will be accomplished via mail or through electronic distribution such as the DL facility fax capability or locked portable document format (.pdf). These documents can be used for promotion point documentation. 5. AR 600-8-104 (Army Military Human Resource Records Management) paragraph 5- 14 states that: (1). Military education entries will be made for the successful completion of each formal course of instruction resulting in the award of a specialty skill identifier, military occupational specialty, additional skill identifier, or skill qualification identifier that makes a direct contribution to proficiency in a particular specialty skill identifier or military occupational specialty. For all schools and courses, an entry will be made for successful completion of any course of instruction conducted under military sponsorship or direction. (2) Basic criteria for military education course code include the following: (a) Course must be listed in the Army Training Requirements and Resource System. (b) Resident course hours with a minimum of 40 hours per 1 week per 5 days of instruction. 6. TRADOC Regulation (TR) 350-18 (Training – The Army School Systems TASS (The Army School System) in the paragraph 3-38 states that: a. TASS schools will issue diplomas or certificates of completion to all students on successful completion of courses to students who meet course completion criteria established by the student assessment plan for a TATS (Total Army Training System) course. b. Certificates and diplomas will contain: (1) Complete course title and course identification number. (2) Student's full name, grade, course, or phase, and beginning and completion dates of the course and hours. c. Commanders/commandants may issue locally produced certificates to students who successfully complete courses. They may also issue certificates for constructive, equivalent, or operational credit. Reference paragraph 3-33. 7. AR 635-5 (Separation Documents) DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty).will be issued to provide missing information or to correct any information. Block 14 (Military Education) from ERB/ORB, list formal in-service (full-time attendance) training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered by the DD Form 214. DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) will be issued to provide missing information. DD Form 215 will be issued when the missing information becomes available. BOARD DISCUSSION: After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found the relief was warranted. The applicant’s contentions were carefully considered. The Board agreed the certificate meets regulatory guidance to add the course to the military education listed on her DD Form 214. 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 her DD Form 214 for the period ending 30 November 2016 by adding to block 14 “Staff Synchronization Officer Training Course, 1 week, 2015.” 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 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. AR 600-8-104 ((Army Military Human Resource Records) paragraph 5-14 states that: (1). Military education entries will be made for the successful completion of each formal course of instruction resulting in the award of a specialty skill identifier, military occupational specialty, additional skill identifier, or skill qualification identifier that makes a direct contribution to proficiency in a particular specialty skill identifier or military occupational specialty. For all schools and courses, an entry will be made for successful completion of any course of instruction conducted under military sponsorship or direction. (2) Basic criteria for military education course code include the following: (a) Course must be listed in the Army Training Requirements and Resource System. (b) Resident course hours with a minimum of 40 hours per 1 week per 5 days of instruction. 3. TRADOC Regulation (TR) 350-18 (Training – The Army School Systems TASS (The Army School System) in the paragraph 3-38 states that: a. TASS schools will issue diplomas or certificates of completion to all students on successful completion of courses to students who meet course completion criteria established by the student assessment plan for a TATS (Total Army Training System) course. b. Certificates and diplomas will contain: (1) Complete course title and course identification number. (2) Student's full name, grade, course, or phase, and beginning and completion dates of the course and hours. c. Commanders/commandants may issue locally produced certificates to students who successfully complete courses. They may also issue certificates for constructive, equivalent, or operational credit. Reference paragraph 3-33. //NOTHING FOLLOWS// ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20170009302 3 1