ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


IN THE CASE OF: 
BOARD DATE:  10 May 2019 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20180009481

APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of item 14 (Military Education) his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to add the Heavy Anti-armor Weapons Crewman Course and the Combat Lifesaver Course.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

   * DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
* DD Form 214
   * Joint Services Transcript 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 enlisted in the Regular Army on 5 July 2000. He was honorably released from active duty on 4 July 2004. Item 14 of his DD Form 214 does not contain any entries.

3. His DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) shows he completed the Heavy Antiarmor Weapons Crewman Course in 2000.

4. The applicant provides an unofficial Joint Services Transcript, dated 6 June 2018, which shows he completed the Combat Lifesaver Course by correspondence.

5. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) states to list formal in-service (full- time attendance) training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered by the DD Form 214. This information is to assist the Soldier in job placement and counseling; therefore, do not list training courses for combat skills.
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BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting Documents, the Board determined that partial relief was warranted. Based on the regulatory guidance outlined in AR635-5 above, the Board concluded that because the Heavy Anti-armor Weapon’s Crewman Course is a combat related course, it being added to the DD Form 214 of the applicant is not appropriate.

Additionally, based upon the applicant providing an unofficial transcript for the Combat Lifesaver Course, the Board recommended denying that portion of the request as well.

BOARD VOTE:

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GRANT FULL RELIEF
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GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
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GRANT FORMAL HEARING
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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.

5/16/2019
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CHAIRPERSON
Signed  by: 
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 635-5 (Separations Documents), then in effect, prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army. It established standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It stated the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active service. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge. The regulation states to list formal in-service (full-time attendance) training courses successfully completed during the period of service covered by the DD Form
214. (As an exception to full-time attendance, list Command and General Staff College and Senior Service Colleges completed by correspondence courses.) Include title, length in weeks, and year completed. This information is to assist the soldier in job placement and counseling; therefore, do not list training courses for combat skills.