ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 9 October 2019 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20170013678 APPLICANT REQUESTS: requesting DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release from Active Duty)) for missing information on DD Form 214 (Box 12 –c and d). APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: * DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record) * DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) * Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) response letter * Orders 4163-24 * Orders 5174-22 * Orders 11-096-00031 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 he is requesting the DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty)) for missing information on his DD Form 214 (Box 12. c and d). He joined the Army with the delayed entry program (DEP) split option on 3 April 2004. He completed basic training from 17 June 2004 to 2 September 2004, then Army Reserve as a non-military occupational specialist (MOS) qualified 88N (Transport Coordinator) from 3 September 2004 to 22 June 2005. His drill weekends were attended while in the reserves, no annual training and his active duty time from 23 June 2005 to 22 June 2010 information is correct on his DD Form 214 and Army Reserve as 31B (Military Police) from 23 June 2010 to 6 April 2010, drill weekends were attended and no annual training. He has a federal job now and needs the DD Form 215 to get an estimated earnings statement to buy back his time. 3. The applicant provided the following: a. A copy of his DD Form 214, which states in block 12. (c and d) see block #18. In block 18 (Remarks) DD Form 215 will be issued to provide missing information. b. A copy of a Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) response letter informing the applicant that they need a DD Form 215 for missing information in order to give him estimated earnings information. c. A copy of orders number 4163-24 which order him to initial active duty for Training (IADT), reporting 18 June 2004 for 11 weeks basic training under the alternate (split) training program. d. A copy of order number 5174-22 showing he enlisted for the period in active duty commitment below for 7 weeks training in MOS 31B reporting 24 June 2005. e. A copy of order number 11-096-00031 showing his discharge as honorable. 4. A review of the applicant’s record shows: a. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve on 3 April 2004, with the DEP Program split training program option. b. According to his DD Form 214, the applicant’s delayed entry program was from 3 April 2004 to 16 June 2004. c. On 17 June 2004, the applicant reported for initial active duty training for 88N (Transport Management Coordinator) with a completion date of 2 September 2004. d. On 23 June 2005, he enlisted in the Regular Army (RA) for MOS 31B (Military Police). e. He served in Iraq from 15 September 2007 to 8 December 2008. f. On 22 June 2010, he was honorably released from active duty for completion of required active service. His DD Form 214 shows he completed 5 years of active service. It also shows the following: * block 12 c – (Total Prior Active Service) see block #18 * block 12 d – (Total Prior Inactive Service) see block #18 * block 18 – (Remarks) DD Form 215 Will Be Issued To Provide Missing Information 5. By regulation, AR 635-5 (Personnel Separations - Separation Documents), 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. His DD Form 214 shows blocks 12d and 12e would be listed on a DD Form 215. Evidence of record shows he had no prior active service, while he completed 1 year, 2 months, and 21 days of prior inactive service. The Board agreed to make the record whole by adding the missing information. 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 his DD Form 214 for the period ending 22 June 2010 by: * block 12d – adding the entry “0000 00 00”; and * block 12e – adding the entry “0001 02 21” 1/3/2020 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 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), 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. The general instructions stated all available records would be used as a basis for preparation of the DD Form 214. //NOTHING FOLLOWS//