ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 18 September 2019 
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20170013673

APPLICANT REQUESTS: her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
Active Duty) be corrected to reflect her 42A military occupational specialty (MOS), her 
rank of specialist (SPC)/E-4, and her correct service obligation date.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

   *	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Driver’s License (Proof of Identity for Name Change)
*	Orders D-04-205301 dated 3 April 2012 – U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Discharge
   *	DD Form 214 
FACTS:
1.	The applicant did not file within the three year time frame provided in Title 10, United 
States Code (USC), section 1552 (b); however, the Army Board for Correction of 
Military Records conducted a substantive review of this case and determined it is in the 
interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file.

2.	The applicant states her DD Form 214 does not reflect details of her complete 
service obligation and it is missing information. She reclassed and was discharged as a 
42A with the rank of SPC.

3.	The applicant provides:

   a.	Her driver’s license to prove her identity since her last name has changed. Her 
maiden name was Charles.

   b.	Orders D-04-205301 dated 3 April 2012, noted the applicant was honorably 
discharged from the USAR with an effective date of 3 April 2012.

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

   a.	She enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve on 2 April 2004.
   


   b.	She entered active duty on 13 July 2004 to complete her Automated Logistical 
Specialist training for 12 weeks.

   c.	On 15 December 2004, she was honorably released from active duty. Her DD 
Form 214 shows she completed 5 months and 3 days of total active service. It also 
shows in Block 23 (Type of Separation) she was released from active duty training.

   d.	Orders 08-269-00015, dated 25 September 2008, indicated her rank as 
specialist/E-4 and her MOS changed as follows:

*	Awarded: PMOS 42A1O00OO	SMOS: 92AO00O
*	Withdrawn:  PMOS 92A1O00OO

   e.	Orders D-04-205301 dated 3 April 2012, noted the applicant was honorably 
discharged from the USAR in the grade of specialist/E-4 with an effective date of 3 April 
2012.

5.	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 the 
requested relief was not warranted. The applicant’s contentions were carefully 
considered. The applicant enlisted for eight years in the USAR on 2 April 2004. Her 
service obligation would end 1 April 2012.  Her DD Form 214 correctly shows this 
service obligation date. Her MOS change and promotion to SPC both occurred after the 
period covered by the DD Form 214. Therefore, the Board agreed there was no error or 
injustice with her MOS and rank as shown on the form.

However, prior to closing the case, the Board did note that the applicant’s DD Form 214 
for the period ending 15 December 2004 shows she was ordered to active duty for 
training as a USAR Soldier. She completed 5 months and 3 days of training and was 
awarded a military occupational specialty; however, her character of service shows 
uncharacterized.  The Board agreed the character of service should reflect Honorable.



BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1
Mbr 2
Mbr 3

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GRANT FULL RELIEF
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GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
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GRANT FORMAL HEARING
X
X
X
DENY APPLICATION


BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

1.	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.
2.	However, prior to closing the case, based upon a recent change in policy, the Board 
identified a required administrative correction to the applicant’s record. As a result, the 
Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned 
be corrected by reissuing her a DD Form 214 for the period ending 15 December 2004 
showing the character of service as Honorable.


X 

CHAIRPERSON
Signed  by:  
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.	Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) 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.
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