ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:  31 October 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20180008011


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the 
United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) item 14 (District, Area Command or 
Corps to which reservist transferred) to change from U.S Army Reserve (USAR) St. 
Louis MO to “Released from Active Duty.”

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board, dated 14 March 2018
*	Honorable discharge certificate, dated 1 July 1973
*	DD Form 214

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 that line 14 on his DD Form 214 in incorrect.  He was active 
duty from 1 August 1967 to 12 July 1969.  He served in the 2nd Battalion, 36 Infantry 
in Germany.  He was released from active duty on 12 July 1969 and moved to 
Detroit, MI and was not sent to St. Louis MO.  He was honorably discharged on 1 
July 1973.  The information is incorrect because he was never transferred to St. 
Louis and was never advised to report to St. Louis.  He is trying to obtain a veteran 
designation for his Mississippi driver’s license.  His DD Form 214 shows in item 14 
Transfer to USAR group (Annual Training) St. Louis MO and he would like it 
changed to released from active duty.

3.  The applicant provides a letter addressed to the Mississippi Veterans Affairs 
Board, dated 14 March 2018, that states that he is requesting a veteran designation 
for his driver’s license.  

4.  A review of the applicant’s service record shows the following:
	a.  He was inducted in the Army of the United States on 1 August 1967.  By 
statute, he had a 6-year commitment at the time, 2 years of active service and the 
remainder in the U.S. Army Reserve 

	b.  His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows in item 38 (Record of 
Assignments) he was assigned to the 36th Infantry in Germany.  

	c.  Special Orders Number 193, dated 12 July 69, released the applicant from 
active duty effective 12 July 1969 and transferred him to the USAR Control Group 
(Annual Training), St. Louis, MO.

	d.  He was honorably released from active duty on 12 July 1969.  His DD Form 
214 shows in item 14 Transfer to USAR Group (Annual Training) St. Louis MO.  It 
also shows that he completed 1 year, 11 months, and 12 days of active duty service. 

	e.  Letter orders number 06-1139365 from U.S. Army Reserve Components 
Personnel and Administration Center, St. Louis, MO, dated 20 June 1973, relieves 
the applicant from the USAR with an honorable character of service effective 
1 July 1973.

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.  Block 14a states, at the time of 
separation, if the Soldier is transferred or reverts to the USAR, then enter USAR 
Control Group (Annual Training or Reinforcement), St. Louis, MO. 

	a.  Control Group (Annual Training) consists of non-unit Ready Reserve Soldiers 
with a training obligation.  They may be assigned to units or required to perform 
other appropriate training deemed necessary  

	b.  Control Group (Reinforcement) consists of all other non-unit Ready Reserve 
Soldiers not assigned to other control groups.  They may, or may not have 
completed their military service obligation (MSO) and have no mandatory training 
requirements.  Soldiers credited with three or more years of active duty and who 
have a remaining MSO are assigned to this Control Group.

	c.  Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) is a personnel pool principally consisting of 
individuals who have had training and have previously served in the active forces or 
in the Selected Reserve. The IRR consists of obligors who must fulfill their Military 
Service Obligation, and those who have fulfilled their MSO and who voluntarily 
remain in the IRR.  



BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found relief 
was not warranted.  Board members noted that the applicant was not assigned to St. 
Louis; he was assigned to the USAR Control Group for accountability purposes only, 
until completion of his 6-year military service obligation.  The Board determined that 
all Soldiers who complete their active duty contractual obligation are transferred to 
the USAR Control Group upon their release from active duty.  The Board wished to 
inform the applicant that being assigned to the USAR Control Group does not imply 
he physically moved or was assigned in person to St. Louis.  Therefore, the Board 
concluded there was insufficient evidence of an 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 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 (Separation Documents) governs the DD Form 214.  It 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.  Block 14a states, at the time of separation, if the Soldier is transferred 
or reverts to the USAR, then enter USAR Control Group (Annual Training or 
Reinforcement), St. Louis, MO. 

NOTHING FOLLOWS

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20180008011
	
3

1