ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  3 September 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170011507


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  removal of the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) from her 
service record.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Joint Staff Permanent Order Number J-ISO-0023-15 – JMUA, dated 13 February 
2015
*	JMUA Citation

FACTS:

1.  The applicant states another person’s information is in her file.  The JMUA for 
service in the Pacific Command, dated 20 February 2015, does not belong to her.  She 
has never served under the Pacific Command and the social security number (SSN) on 
the document is not hers, but very close in number.

2.  The applicant provides Joint Staff Permanent Order Number J-ISO-0023-15, dated 
13 February 2015, which states the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff awarded the 
JMUA for exceptionally meritorious service to Headquarters, United States Pacific 
Command and its subordinate units during the period of 10 March 2012 to 20 February 
2015.  The last four of the SSN found on the document and its accompanying citation 
are XXX-XX-XXXX and the applicant’s last four are XXX-XX-XXXX.  

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

	a.  She was appointed as a Reserve commissioned officer on 22 July 1992 and 
executed an oath of office on 3 August 1992.

	b.  The JMUA is reflected on her DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record), her 
Officer Record Brief, and her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
Active Duty).

	c.  On 29 December 2016, she was released from active duty with an honorable 
characterization of service.  Her DD Form 214 shows she completed 7 years, 2 months, 
and 9 days of total active service with 13 years, 10 months, and 17 days of prior inactive 
service.

4.  By regulation, 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.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found relief was 
warranted.  The applicant’s contentions were carefully considered.  Based upon the 
documentary evidence provided by the applicant and found within the military service 
record, the Board agreed the JMUA was clearly erroneously added to her OMPF and 
recommends relief by removing the document.

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 removing all references to 
her receiving the Joint Meritorious Unit Award from her OMPF.


	  
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:

Army Regulation (AR) 635-5 states 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.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170011507

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