IN THE CASE OF:  

		BOARD DATE:  20 July 2020

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170012274


APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction of his record to show cancellation/remission of a 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) debt.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	SGLV Form 8286 (SGLI Election and Certificate), dated 18 October 2015
*	National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of 
	Service), dated 30 May 2016
*	Orders Number 122-1030, dated 2 May 2017
*	NGB Form 22A (Correction to NGB Form 22), dated 1 August 2017 

FACTS:

1.  The applicant states he was erroneously enlisted in the California Army National 
Guard (CAARNG) and is being charged an SGLI debt.  It was a paperwork mishap that 
took months to fix.

2.  A review of the applicant's official records shows the following:

	a.  On 11 May 2010, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army.  In conjunction with 
this enlistment he completed SGLV Form 8286 selecting $50,000.00 of coverage at the 
time, and from there renewed annually.

	b.  On 10 March 2015, Orders Number 069-0023, issued by Headquarters, 1st 
Infantry Division and Fort Riley, KS, reassigned the applicant to the transition point for 
transition processing.  He was assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Control 
Group (Reinforcement).

	c.  On 15 April 2015, the applicant enlisted in the CAARNG for a period of 1 year,                        
4 months, and 15 days.

	d.  On 18 May 2015, Orders Number 138-0015, issued by Headquarters, 1st Infantry 
Division and Fort Riley, revoked Orders Number 069-0023 pertaining to the applicant's 
release from active duty.

	e.  The applicant's records contain an SGLV Form 8286, dated 10 June 2015, 
showing his primary beneficiary for a 100 percent share was his wife.

	f.  On 7 July 2015, Orders Number 188-0026, issued by Headquarters, 1st Infantry 
Division and Fort Riley, reassigned the applicant to the transition point for transition 
processing.  He was assigned to the 11th Forward Support Company, 11th Armored 
Cavalry Regiment, Burbank, CA, effective on 17 October 2015.  These orders show a 
terminal date of Reserve obligation ending on 2 March 2018.

	g.  On 17 October 2015, the applicant was honorably released from active duty and 
transferred to the 11th Forward Support Company, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.

	h.  On 30 May 2016, the applicant was honorably released from the ARNG and 
transferred to the USAR Control Group (Reinforcement).  NGB Form 22, item 16 (SGLI 
Coverage) shows $400,000.00.

	i.  On 2 May 2017, Orders Number 122-1030, issued by the CAARNG, honorably 
discharged the applicant from the ARNG, effective on 18 October 2015.

	j.  On 12 January 2019, NGB Form 22A was issued showing the applicant's effective 
date of separation was changed from 30 May 2016 to 18 October 2015.

3.  The applicant provides a SGLV Form 8286 showing at the time he declined SGLI 
coverage.

4.  See applicable references below. 


BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that 
relief is warranted.

2.  The Board agreed that although the applicant would properly have been charged 
SGLI premiums during his ARNG service from October 2014 through May 2016, the 
correction of his record to show he was discharged after one day of ARNG service 
effectively voided any SGLI coverage he had subsequent to 18 October 2015.  The 
Board determined the applicant should not be held accountable for any SGLI premiums 
charged to him after 18 October 2015, the date he was discharged from the ARNG.  
BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	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 cancelling any debt he 
incurred as a result of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance premiums charged to him 
after 18 October 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.  Army Regulation 600-4 (Remission or Cancellation of Indebtedness) provides policy 
and instructions for submitting and processing packets for remission or cancellation of 
indebtedness to the U.S. Army.  Requests for remission or cancellation of indebtedness 
must be based on injustice, hardship, or both.  A Soldier's debt to the U.S. Army may be 
remitted or canceled on the basis of this regulation in cases arising from debts incurred 
while serving on active duty or in an active status as a Soldier.

2.  Title 10 United States Code, section 1552 states the Secretary of a military 
department may correct any military record of the Secretary’s department when the 
Secretary considers it necessary to correct an error or remove an injustice.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
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