ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	BOARD DATE:  12 November 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170013675


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 27 August 1982 by adding her initial 
active duty enlistment entry date on 9 January 1978 

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 4 (Enlistment or Reenlistment Agreement)
*	DD Form 214
*	DD Form 1966
*	Enlistment/Travel Order # 129-7
*	Enlistment/Travel Order # 1-8
*	Basic Combat Training Certificate
*	Quartermaster School Petroleum Supply Specialist Diploma
*	Birth Certificate
*	Military Service Records

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 (ABCMR) 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, she was not credited for her complete time in service.  Her 
initial date of induction (enlistment) was on 9 January 1978, but her DD Form 214 
shows her entry date on 27 August 1979.  She states her travel orders reflect her entry 
on 9 January 1978, and therefore her basic active service date (BASD) and her pay 
entry base date (PEBD) should be adjusted, and any leave or pay discrepancies should 
be reviewed, investigated, and corrected.  



3.  The applicant provides:

a.  DD Form 4 (Enlistment or Reenlistment Agreement – Armed Forces of the United
States) that shows her 27 June 1977 enlistment in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) for a 
period of six years under the name , and social security number .

b.  DA Form 3286 (Statement for Enlistment) dated 27 June 1977, shows the
applicant enlisted for her military occupational specialty (MOS) 76W10 (Petroleum 
Supply Specialist).

c.  Enlistment travel order # 129-7, dated 27 June 1977, published by Armed Forces
Examining and Entrance Station, Jackson, MS, that shows she enlisted in the USAR.

d.  DD Form 4, dated 3 January 1978, that shows she enlisted in the Regular Army
(RA) for a period of four years under the name , and social security number 
.

e.  DD Form 1966 (Application for Enlistment – Armed Forces of the United States).

f.  Enlistment travel order # 1-8, dated 3 January 1978, published by Armed Forces
Examining and Entrance Station, Jackson, MS, that shows she enlisted in the RA.  
Basic Combat Training date reflected in remarks/special instructions as 9 January 1978.

g.  Department of the Army Certificate of Training, for the period from 
13 January 1978 to 1 March 1978, published by U.S. Military Police School/Training 
Center, Fort McClellan, AL, that shows the applicant completed her basic combat 
training.

h.  U.S. Army Quartermaster School Diploma, dated 20 May 1978, that shows the
applicant completed the MOS 76W10 petroleum supply specialist course. 

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

	a.  The applicant enlisted on 3 January 1978 in the Regular Army (RA).

	b.  DA Form 4187 (Personnel Action), dated 26 April 1978, shows the applicant 
elected to correct her:

*	pay entry basic date (PEBD) to 27 June 1977
*	Active Duty Start Date (ADSD) to 3 January 1978

	c.  The applicant was discharged for immediate reenlistment on 26 August 1979.  
The applicant reenlisted in the RA on 27 August 1979.

	d.  The applicant’s was honorably discharged under provisions of Army Regulation 
(AR) 635-200, chapter 2 for completion of required service.  Her DD Form 214 also 
reflects in:

*	Item 12a (Date entered active duty this period) 27 August 1979
*	Item 12b (Separation date this period) 27 August 1982
*	Item 12c (Net active service this period) 3 years, 0 months, and 1 day
*	Item 12d (Total prior active service) 1 year, 7 months, and 24 days
*	Item 18 (Remarks) Retained in service 1 day for the convenience of the 
government

5.  Army Regulation (AR) 635-200 (Personnel Separations – Enlisted Personnel) 
provides authority for separation of enlisted personnel upon expiration of terms of 
service (ETS).  

6. AR 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed the separation 
documents that must be prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release 
from active duty service or control of the Active Army.  It established standardized policy 
for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214, which is a synopsis of the Soldier’s 
most recent period of continuous active duty.

7.  AR 635-8 (Separation Processing and Documents), currently in effect, prescribes 
policy and procedural guidance relating to transition management.  It consolidates the 
policies, principles of support, and standards of service regarding processing personnel 
for transition.  It explains separation document preparation, distribution, correction, and 
transition processing.

8.  AR 15-185 (ABCMR) prescribes the policies and procedures for correction of
military records by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the ABCMR.  The ABCMR 
begins its consideration of each case with the presumption of administrative regularity, 
which is that what the Army did was correct.  The ABCMR is not an investigative body 
and decides cases based on the evidence that is presented in the military records 
provided and the independent evidence submitted with the application.  The applicant 
has the burden of proving an error or injustice by a preponderance of the evidence.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found relief was 
not warranted.  Based upon a review of the applicant’s DD Form 214, dated 27 August 
1982, the Board found that the applicant’s service completed prior to 27 August 1979 as 
reflected in block 12d (Total Prior Active Service).  As a result, the Board concluded 
there was insufficient evidence of an error or injustice which would warrant a correction 
to the applicant’s record.



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.  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 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 (AR) 635-200 (Personnel Separations – Enlisted Personnel) 
provides authority for separation of enlisted personnel upon expiration of terms of 
service (ETS).  

3. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed the 
separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or 
release from active duty service or control of the Active Army.  It established 
standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214, which is a synopsis 
of the Soldier’s most recent period of continuous active duty.

4.  Army Regulation 635-8 (Separation Processing and Documents), currently in effect, 
prescribes policy and procedural guidance relating to transition management.  It 
consolidates the policies, principles of support, and standards of service regarding 
processing personnel for transition.  It explains separation document preparation, 
distribution, correction, and transition processing.  

a.  Paragraph 5-6 (Rules for Completing the DD Form 214) states for:

         Item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period), data sources are enlistment 
contract(s), initial order to active duty, active duty order, previously issued DD Forms 
214, DA Form 1506 (Statement of Service-For Computation of Length of Service for 
Pay Purposes), and a complete review of the Soldier’s official record.  Enter the 
beginning date of the continuous period of active duty for issuance of this DD Form 214, 
for which a DD Form 214 was not previously issued.  Do not depend on basic active 
service date for this data item. The basic active service date can be an adjusted date.

b.  Paragraph 7-1 (Distribution of Records and Documents) states to prepare a 
memorandum to request DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214) in the event 
errors are detected on the DD Form 214 after the Soldier’s separation date.

5.  AR 15-185 (ABCMR) prescribes the policies and procedures for correction of
military records by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the ABCMR.  The ABCMR 
begins its consideration of each case with the presumption of administrative regularity, 
which is that what the Army did was correct.  The ABCMR is not an investigative body 
and decides cases based on the evidence that is presented in the military records 
provided and the independent evidence submitted with the application.
The applicant has the burden of proving an error or injustice by a preponderance of the 
evidence.

NOTHING FOLLOWS

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170013675

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