ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  27 September 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170014470


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  his discharge date from his Honorable Discharge 
Certificate from the U.S. Army Reserve be added to his DD Form 214 (Certificate of 
Release or Discharge from Active Duty).

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214
*	Honorable Discharge Certificate dated 4 March 2003
*	Two Receipts from Tower Crane School

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 his official discharge date on his DD Form 214 should be 
changed from 3 January 1993 to 3 March 2003, as reflected on his Honorable 
Discharge Certificate.  He reenlisted for Inactive Ready Reserve and maintained his 
clearance and physical fitness standards for 11 years after active duty.  He believes 
he should be eligible for Post 911 benefits and he was denied vocational 
rehabilitation because they assumed he was not eligible.  He used his own money to 
attend training.

3.  The applicant provides:

	a.  An Honorable Discharge Certificate, dated 4 March 2003, for his time in the 
USAR.

   b.  Two Receipts from Tower Crane School, one for $2600.00 and the other for 
$4000.00, for a total of $6600.00 to attend a two week tower crane training class.
   
4.  A review of the applicant’s service record shows:

a.	He enlisted in the Regular Army on 10 January 1989.

b.  His foreign service included:

*	Germany from 20 July 1989 to 13 April 1991
*	Saudi Arabia from 13 April 1991 to 5 September 1991
*	Germany from 5 September 1991 to 25 November 1991

   c.  He was honorably released from active duty on 9 January 1993.  His DD Form 
214 shows he completed 4 years of active service with 2 years, 4 months, and 6 
days of foreign service.

	d.  Orders D-03-309036, dated 4 March 2003, noted the applicant was honorably 
discharged from the USAR.

5.  By regulation (AR 635-5), 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 determined 
relief was not warranted.  Based upon the documentary evidence provided by the 
applicant and found within the military service record, the Board concluded that the 
service information was correctly annotated on the DD Form 214.  The Board wished 
to inform the applicant that only active duty service is captured on a DD Form 214; 
service in the USAR is not.  As a result, there was no error or injustice which would 
warrant making a change 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 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.  

NOTHING FOLLOWS

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170014470

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