ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  5 November 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20180005400


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
Active Duty) reflect the following:

*	Block 11 (Primary Specialty), Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 95B10V5 
with 3 years and 6 months
*	Block 14 (Military Education), Combat Lifesaver Course, 1 week

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 
DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)

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 her DD Form 214 does not accurately reflect the number of 
years and months she served in her MOS as a Military Police.  She graduated 
Advanced Individual Training (AIT) in April 1995 and served in her MOS through 
13 October 1998.  The Additional Skill Identifier (ASI) is for Military Police Investigator 
She served as an Investigator while stationed in Grafenwoehr, Germany approximately 
from July 1996 to December 1997.

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

	a.  She enlisted in the regular Army on 3 October 1994 as a 91B Military Police.

	b.  She was awarded MOS 91B100000 effective 17 March 1995.

	c.  Her DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record), in Block 35 (Current and 
Previous Assignments) shows her duty MOS as a 95B from 18 March 1995 to 
28 January 1998.  During that time period, she held various her duty titles, which 
included Military Police, Assistant, Traffic Accident Investigator and Military Police 
Investigator.

	d.  Her military record is void of the Combat Lifesaver and the additional skill 
identifier.

e.  The applicant was honorably discharged on 13 October 1998.  Her DD Form 214 
Block 11 (Primary Specialty) shows her MOS as 95B10 with 0 years and 0 months.  
Block 14 (Military Education) shows she attended a Law Enforcement Course (10 
weeks) in 1995.

4.  AR 635-5 (Personnel Separations – Separation Documents) prescribes the 
separation documents that must be prepared for soldiers on retirement, discharge, 
release from active duty service, or control of the Active Army. It establishes 
standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214 (Certificate of 
Release or Discharge from Active Duty).

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that 
partial relief was warranted.  Based upon the documentary evidence provided by the 
applicant and found within the military service record, the evidence of record does not 
reflect she attended a military school for the “V5” or was awarded the skill identifier.  Her 
record was also void of evidence showing she attended and completed the combat 
lifesaver course; therefore, the Board recommended that those portions of the request 
be denied.

However, the Board did find that the applicant’s record did support changing her MOS, 
as requested, based upon the evidence of record.

BOARD VOTE:
Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

X	X	X	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:	:	:	DENY APPLICATION



BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

1.  The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to warrant a 
recommendation for partial relief.  As a result, the Board recommends that all 
Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by changing 
Block 11 of her DD Form 214 (Primary Specialty), Military Occupational Specialty 
(MOS) to read, “95B10, 3 years and 6 months”

2.  The Board further determined the evidence presented is insufficient to warrant a 
portion of the requested relief.  As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of 
the application that pertains to adding the additional skill identifier of “V5” to her MOS 
and to add Combat Lifesaver Training to her training.
	  
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.  AR 635-5 prescribes the separation documents that must be prepared for soldiers on 
retirement, discharge, release from active duty service, or control of the Active Army.  It 
establishes standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214 
(Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty).

   a.	Paragraph 2-1 states, the DD Form 214 is a summary of a soldier’s most recent 
period of continuous active duty. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active duty 
service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  The DD Form 
214 is not intended to have any legal effect on termination of a soldier’s service.  
   
   b.	Paragraph 2-4h (11) PRIMARY SPECIALTY. From the ERB/ORB, enter the titles 
of all MOS or AOC served for at least 1 year and include for each MOS/AOC the 
number of years and months served.

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20180005400

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