ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTIONS OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE CASE OF: 
BOARD DATE:  25 April 2019
          DOCKET NUMBER: AR20180016834 
APPLICANT REQUESTS:
Correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to 
reflect his rank as Staff Sergeant (SSG) and his grade as E6.

APPLICANT’S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

   *	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
   *	Orders B-08-007391 (Promotion Orders), 18 August 1982 
FACTS:
1.	The applicant did not file within the three year time frame provided in Title 10,
U.S. Code, 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 retired and was promoted to E6 but his DD Form 214 shows 
only E5.  He asks for this to be corrected and a new DD Form 214 be reissued.

3.	The applicant was released from the Regular Army on 9 October 1979. He was 
transferred to US Army Reserve (USAR) Control Group (Standby Reserve). His rank 
was Sergeant (SGT)/E5 at the time of his release.

4.	The applicant provides Orders B-08-007391, published by USAR Components 
Personnel and Administration Center dated 18 August 1982. These orders promote him 
to SSG with a date of rank of 17 September 1982. The applicant was part of USAR 
Control Group (Reinforcement).

5.	Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) states in item 4a enter the active 
duty rank held at the time of separation. The applicant was separated for completing 
his active duty time on 9 October 1979.



BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.	The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents and 
evidence in the records. The Board found that the applicant’s promotion orders were 
effective in September 1982 while he was a member of the United States Army Reserve 
and determined that the applicant’s rank SGT/E5 was appropriately recorded on his DD 
Form 214 upon his release from active duty in October 1979.

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


5/31/2019

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CHAIRPERSON
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, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of 
military records must be filed within 3 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 3-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) prescribes the separation 
documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active 
military service or control of the Army. It establishes standardized policy for the 
preparation of the DD Form 214, which provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army 
service at the time of release from active duty, retirement or discharge. It states in item 
4a enter the active duty rank held at the time of separation.