ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:    26 April 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170016085


APPLICANT REQUESTS: in effect:

	a.  He be issued a DD Form 215 (Correction to DD Form 214 (Release or Discharge from Active Duty)) for active duty performed during in-processing, Basic Combat Training (BCT), Advanced Individual Training (AIT), and mobilization.

	b.  Correction of his DD Form 214, ending 26 August 2000, to show he received an honorable discharge.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:  

* DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record
* memorandum, Completion of BCT

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.  He states he served in the Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG) from 21 May 1999 to 20 May 2005.  He elected split option training, and completed BCT in the summer of 1999.  He completed his AIT in the summer of 2000.  The DD Form 214 he received upon completion of his AIT does not include his BCT period.  Further, this form shows his service was uncharacterized; therefore, his Human Resource Office will not give him credit for this period of service.

3.  The applicant enlisted in the MDARNG on 21 May 1999 and he served on active duty for training (ADT) to complete BCT from 14 June 1999 to 26 August 1999 
(74 days).  He was not issued a DD Form 214 for this period of service.

4.  His record contains a DD Form 214 for the period 30 June 2000 to 26 August 2000 (58 days), which shows he entered active duty for training to complete AIT and was released upon completion of this training, and award of an MOS.  His DD Form 214 contains the following information:

* item 23 (Type of Separation) – "RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING"
* item 24 – "UNCHARACTERIZED"
* item 28 (Narrative Reason for Separation) – "COMPLETION OF REQUIRED ACTIVE SERVICE"

5.  Army Regulation (AR) 635-5 (Separation Documents) states the DD Form 214 is a summary of a Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty of more than 90 days.  A DD Form 214 will be issued to Reserve Component upon the completion of IADT resulting in the award of a military occupational specialty, even when the active duty period was less than 90 days.  This includes completion of advanced individual training under Army National Guard of the United States Alternate Training Program or U. S. Army Reserve Split Training Program.

6.  AR 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations) states, for Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) and U. S. Army Reserve (USAR) Soldiers, entry-level status begins upon enlistment in the ARNG or USAR.  For soldiers ordered to IADT for the split or alternate training option, it terminates 90 days after beginning Phase II advanced individual training.  Additionally, the service of Soldiers in entry-level status is normally described as uncharacterized.

7.  He was ordered to active duty on 30 March 2002, in response to the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks.  He was released from active duty on 17 April 2003.  He was issued a DD Form 214 for this period, which shows:

* item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period) - "2002  03  30"
* item 12b (Separation Date This Period) – "2003  04  17"
* item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) – "0001  00  18"
* item 12d.  (Total Prior Active Service) – "SEE BLOCK #18"
* item 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service) – "SEE BLOCK #18"
* item 18 (Remarks) does not include any entries for items 12d or 12e

8.  His record is void of any other active duty completed during his period of service.

9.  AR 635-5 provides the following guidance for completing the DD Form 214:

* Enter in item 12d (Total Prior Active Service), active duty, less lost time, if any, from previously issued DD Forms 214
* Enter in item 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service), inactive service, less lost time, in any, from previously issued DD Form s214 and/ or Enlisted Record Brief



BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board determined that relief was not warranted.  Based upon a review of the military service record and the documents therein, the Board concluded that all active duty service of the applicant had been proper documented on DD Form 214s in accordance with regulatory guidance outlined within the Record of Proceedings.  For that reason, the Board found no 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 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 (AR) 635-5 (Separation Documents) states:

   a.  The DD Form 214 is a summary of a Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty of more than 90 days, to include attendance at basic and advanced individual training, and is prepared for all personnel at the time of their retirement, discharge, or release from active duty.  
   
   b.  A DD Form 214 will be issued to Reserve Component upon the completion of IADT resulting in the award of a military occupational specialty, even when the active duty period was less than 90 days.  This includes completion of advanced individual training under Army National Guard of the United States Alternate Training Program or U. S. Army Reserve Split Training Program.
   
   c.  Enter in item 12d (Total Prior Active Service), active duty, less lost time, if any, from previously issued DD Forms 214.  
   
   d.  Enter in item 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service), inactive service, less lost time, in any, from previously issued DD Form s214 and/ or Enlisted Record Brief.

3.  AR 635-200 (Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations) states:

   a.  For Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) and U. S. Army Reserve (USAR) Soldiers, entry-level status begins upon enlistment in the ARNG or USAR.  For soldiers ordered to IADT for one continuous period, it terminates 180 days after beginning training.  For soldiers ordered to IADT for the split or alternate training option, it terminates 90 days after beginning Phase II advanced individual training. (Soldiers completing Phase I Basic Training (BT) or basic combat training (BCT) remain in entry-level status until 90 days after beginning Phase II.)

   b.  The service of Soldiers in entry-level status is normally described as uncharacterized.


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