ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  27 August 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170016942


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
Active Duty) be corrected to show his over twenty years of service in the United States 
Army Reserve (USAR).

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214
*	Twenty Year Letter, dated 27 November 2002

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 that his DD Form 214 only reflects his Basic Combat Training 
(BCT) and his Advance Individual Training (AIT).  His service in the USAR is missing 
from his DD Form 214.

3.  A review of his military record shows that he enlisted in the USAR on 23 October 
1981.  He completed his initial active duty training (IADT) at Fort Benning, GA, from 
14 May 1982 until he was released from active duty on 19 August 1982.  His IADT 
period included his BCT and AIT.

4.  Upon the completion of his training, he was awarded military occupational specialty 
(MOS) 11B (Infantryman) and he was received a DD Form 214 for the period 14 May 
1982 to 19 August 1982.

5.  On 27 November 2002, the USAR Personnel Command issued the applicant a 
Notification of Eligibility for Retired Pay at Age 60 (Twenty Year Letter).

6.  On 13 June 2004, he was transferred to the Retired Reserve.
7.  His Chronological Statement of Retirement Points, dated 11 June 2019, does is void 
of the completion of 90 or more days of active duty after his IADT.

8.  Regulatory guidance requires a DD Form 214 be prepared for members of the USAR 
upon the completion of an active duty period that results in the award of an MOS and for 
active duty periods of 90 or more days.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents and 
evidence in the records.  The Board considered the applicant’s statement, his period of 
active duty for IADT, his subsequent USAR service and his Notice of Eligibility for 
Retired Pay at Age 60.  The Board found no additional evidence that the applicant had 
served additional periods of active duty and the applicant provided none.  Based on a 
preponderance of evidence, the Board determined that the applicant’s DD Form 214 
correctly records his period of active duty service and his Chronological Statement of 
Retirement Points reflects his USAR service; the Board found no evidence of an error or 
injustice. 

2.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that 
relief was not warranted.
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.


ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE(S):  Not Applicable

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), in effect at the time, governed the 
preparation of the DD Form 214.  A DD Form 214 will be prepared for all personnel at 
the time of their retirement, discharge, or release from the Active Army.  

	a.  Members of the U. S. Army Reserve (USAR) separated after completing 90 days 
or more of continuous active duty training (ADT), full-time training duty, or active duty 
support.

	b.  Members of the USAR separated after completing initial ADT which resulted in 
award of a military occupational specialty, even though the active duty was less than 
90 days.


ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170016942
	
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