ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	

	BOARD DATE:  10 September 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20180009703


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United 
States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show in Block 23a (Specialty Number and 
Title) a military occupational specialty (MOS) that corresponds to being a "truck driver 
guard." 

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 he was a truck driver guard on convoys where there was a large 
volume of noise.  He performed this duty when his name came up on the duty roster 
about every 2 weeks.  His discharge does not show this it says he was a personnel 
specialist in Vietnam which he was not.  He has an appeal with the Department of 
Veteran Affairs in regards to hearing loss.  They denied his claim due in part of what his 
job was listed on his DD Form 214 saying that his job was not in a noise environment.

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

	a.  He enlisted in the Regular Army on 26 September 1966.  He completed 
advanced individual training at Fort Lee, VA and he was awarded MOS 76D (Ordnance 
Supply and Parts Specialist) on 4 February 1967.

	b.  His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows in block 38 (Record of 
Assignments) his duty MOS was 76P (Materiel Control and Supply Specialist).

	c.  He served in Vietnam from 24 August 1967 to 23 August 1968.  He was assigned 
to the 53rd Supply Company, U.S. Army Support Command, in duty MOS 76P.

	d.  On completion of his Vietnam tour, he was assigned to Headquarters and 
Headquarters Company, Reception Station, Fort Jackson, SC in MOS 71H (Personnel 
Specialist).

	e.  Special Orders Number 295, issued by Headquarters, U.S. Army Training Center, 
Fort Jackson, SC on 3 December 1968 withdrew primary MOS (PMOS) 76P2O from the 
applicant and awarded him PMOS 71H2O, effective 26 November 1968.

	f.  He was honorably released from active duty on 25 September 1969.  Block 23a of 
his DD Form 214 shows his Specialty Number and Title as 71H2O.

4.  By regulation (AR 635-5 - Personnel Separations-Separation Documents), block 23a 
(Specialty Number and Title) of the DD Form 214 in effect at the time of the applicant's 
separation reflected the primary MOS held by the Soldier at the time of separation.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board determined 
relief was not warranted.  The Board did not find evidence of the applicant holding an 
MOS that corresponds to a truck driver.  He was formally trained a 76D and was later 
awarded MOS 71H.  As a result, the Board concluded that there was insufficient 
evidence of an error or injustice which would warrant making a change to the MOS 
reflected on the applicant’s DD Form 214.

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 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, governed the 
preparation of the DD Form 214.  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.  
It states for item 23a enter primary MOS (military occupational specialty) code number 
and title.  If the specialty represented by the MOS has a related civilian occupation, 
enter in item 23b the appropriate job title and code number from the dictionary of 
occupational titles.

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20180009703

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