ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD DATE: 20 August 2019 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20190001146 APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 30 December 2012 to show her correct dates of service and award of the: * Multinational Force and Observers Medal (MFOM) * Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (ARCAM) APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: * DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record), dated 27 September 2018 * State of Maryland, Fifth Regiment Armory, Orders 042-040, dated 11 February 2011 * Camp Atterbury Orders CA-119-0187, dated 29 April 2011 * DA Form 2173 (Statement of Medical Examination and Duty Status), dated 11 August 2011 * National Guard Bureau memorandum, dated 16 September 2011, subject: Line of Duty Determination (Applicant) * Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Command, Orders A-10-122583, dated 6 October 2011 * Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Command, Orders A-09-119579A01, dated 6 October 2011 * DD Form 214 * MFOM Information Sheet * 75th Combat Support Hospital (Forward), U.S. Military Hospital-Kuwait memorandum, dated 22 February 2018, subject: Award of the ARCAM FACTS: 1. The applicant states: a. She should have been awarded the MFOM for mobilizing to Sinai, Egypt. b. Documentation confirming her eligibility for the MFOM include:? * a line of duty (LOD) describing her deep vein thrombosis that developed in- country at South Camp Sinai, Egypt * orders, dated 29 April 2011, deploying her to Egypt for approximately 157 days in country but with medical exception * orders, dated 6 October 2011, placing her in the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) at Fort Meade, MD c. Her DD Form 214 does not list award of the MFOM. d. Her documentation shows her eligibility for award of the MFOM since she incurred an illness while at Sinai, Egypt, which made her medically repatriate. e. Her DD Form 214 shows she entered active duty on 19 October 2011; however, she has orders that placed her on active duty on 21 March 2011 and orders showing she left her home station on 24 March 2011 to go to Camp Atterbury, IN, for mobilization. The entry date 21 March 2011 would make her net active service the period 1 year, 9 months, and 9 days instead of 1 year, 2 months, and 12 days. f. She presented documents from S-1 and supporting documents during her demobilization, but she was told there was nothing they could do about it. 2. The applicant's DD Form 214 will be administratively corrected to show award of the ARCAM. 3. The Board will consider the applicant's request for award of the MFOM and correction of her dates of service. 4. The applicant was appointed as a Reserve commissioned officer on 26 August 1987 in the Army National Guard. 5. On 21 November 1990, she was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. She subsequently served in Southwest Asia from 11 January 1991 to 18 April 1991. On 3 July 1991, she was honorably released from active duty and transferred to her Army National Guard unit. 6. On 13 December 1999, she was separated from the Army National Guard and transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve where she continued to serve in the U.S. Army Reserve until 8 March 2001. She had a break in service from 9 March 2001 to 10 December 2008. 7. She was reappointed as a Reserve commissioned officer on 11 December 2008. 8. She provided copies of: a. State of Maryland, Fifth Regiment Armory Orders 042-040, dated 11 February 2011, that ordered her to active duty as a member of her Reserve Component unit in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Multinational Force Observers (MFO), Egypt) for a period not to exceed 400 days and with a reporting date to home station (Dundalk, MD) on 21 March 2011 and a report date to her mobilization station (Camp Atterbury, IN) on 24 March 2011. b. Camp Atterbury Orders CA-119-0187, dated 29 April 2011, that deployed her in a temporary change of station status in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (MFO), Egypt, with a proceed on or about date listed as 30 April 2011 for a period not to exceed 360 days. c. her DA Form 2173, dated 11 August 2011, that shows she was evaluated at the South Camp Dispensary in Sinai, Egypt, on 26 June 2011 for lower extremity embolism [obstruction of an artery] of her left leg. The attending physician noted the applicant's medical condition as arterial embolism and thrombosis of lower extremity - left leg (per medical documents). Her condition was incurred in line of duty and she was diagnosed with venous thrombosis deep vessels of lower extremity with a clot in the femoral vein. d. National Guard Bureau memorandum, dated 16 September 2011, subject: Line of Duty Determination (Applicant), which shows the National Guard Bureau was the final approving authority for her line of duty determination and her deep vein thrombosis that occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom was approved as "in the line of duty." e. Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Command, Orders A-10-122583, dated 6 October 2011, that retained her on active duty and placed her on medical hold in a medical retention processing status at the WTU, Fort Meade, MD, for a period of 138 days with a reporting date of 19 October 2011. 9. On 22 October 2012, U.S. Army Human Resources Command amended U.S. Army Medical Command Orders A-10-122583, dated 6 October 2011, and changed her period of active duty day from 496 days to 439 days, making her end date 30 December 2012. 10. On 30 December 2012, she was honorably released from active duty. Her DD Form 214 for the period ending 30 December 2012 shows in: * item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty) – she entered active duty on 19 October 2011 * item 12b (Separation Date This Period) – 30 December 2012 * item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) – she completed 1 year, 2 months, and 12 days of active duty * item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) – no entries showing she was awarded the MFOM or ARCAM 11. Although orders show she was ordered to active duty on 21 March 2011 and she was deployed to the MFO, Egypt, on or about 30 April 2011, her DD Form 214 shows she entered active duty on 19 October 2011. Records show she was placed on medical hold on 19 October 2011 while in an active duty status at the WTU, Fort Meade, MD. 12. On 18 September 2014, she was honorably separated from the Army National Guard and transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve Control Group (Individual Ready Reserve). Her NGB Form 22 (National Guard Report of Separation and Record of Service) does not show award of the MFOM or ARCAM. 13. She provided a copy of 75th Combat Support Hospital (Forward), U.S. Military Hospital-Kuwait memorandum, dated 22 February 2018, subject: Award of the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, that shows her company commander determined she met the eligibility criteria for award of the ARCAM with one silver service star and one bronze service star in accordance with Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards), paragraph 4-18. 14. The MFOM is an award announced by the Department of Defense. There is no evidence of record that shows the Department of Defense authorized award of the MFOM for the applicant for her service with the MFO in Egypt. BOARD DISCUSSION: 1. The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents, evidence in the records and applicable policy. The Board considered the applicant’s statement, her record of service, documents ordering her to active duty, her transfer to medical hold and the reason for her separation. The Board found that, based on evidence in the applicant’s record, she was ordered to active duty effective 21 March 2011, subsequently retained on active duty and then extended on active duty until her release on 30 December 2012. The Board determined there was an error in applicant’s Record of Service as recorded on her DD Form 214. The Board considered her deployment in support of OEF (Multinational Force Observer-Egypt), her in line of duty incurred medical condition and her departure due to that condition, pay records showing her foreign service and determined that the applicant is eligible for the MFOM. The Board concurs with the correction stated in the Administrative Note(s) below pertaining to the applicant’s ward of the ARCAM. 2. After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that relief was warranted. ? BOARD VOTE: Mbr 1 Mbr 2 Mbr 3 :X X :X GRANT FULL RELIEF : : : GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF : : : GRANT FORMAL HEARING : : : DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, in addition to the corrections stated in the Administrative Note(s) that follow, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by: a. Awarding the applicant the Multinational Force and Observers Medal for the period 1 May – 31 July 2011; b. Amend the applicant’s DD Form 214 for the period of service ending 30 December 2012 (1) item 12 (Record of Service) a. (Date entered AD this Period) – “21 March 2001” vice “19 October 2011”, (2) item 12 (Record of Service) c. (Net active service this period) - “0001 09 09” vice “0001 02 12”, (3) item 12 (Record of Service) f. (Foreign service) – 0000 03 00; c. Add to item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) – Multinational Force and Observers Medal. 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. ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE(S): The applicant was awarded the ARCAM with one silver oak leaf cluster and one bronze oak leaf cluster and this award is not listed on her DD Form 214. REFERENCES: 1. Army Regulation 600-8-22 prescribes Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual and unit military awards. a. The ARCAM is authorized for award to Army personnel in the rank of colonel and below. The individual must have been a member of an Army National Guard unit or U.S. Army Reserve Troop Program Unit. The medal is also awarded to U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers serving as Individual Mobilization after completing qualifying service and on recommendation of the unit commander or HQDA official to which the Individual Mobilization is assigned. Active Guard Reserve Soldiers and officers are not authorized award of the ARCAM. Orders are not published for the award of this medal. ARCAM approval is announced using an official memorandum. b. The MFOM was established by the Director General, MFO, on 24 March 1982. Presidential acceptance for the U.S. Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian personnel was announced by the Department of Defense on 28 July 1982. c. To qualify for the MFOM, personnel must have served with the MFO at least 90 cumulative days after 3 August 1981. Effective 15 March 1985, personnel must serve 6 months (170 days minimum) with the MFO to qualify for the award. Periods of service on behalf of the MFO outside of Sinai and periods of leave while a service member is serving with the MFO may be counted toward eligibility for the MFO medal. Qualifying time may be lost for disciplinary reasons. This award is not authorized for service in Lebanon. d. An appropriate numeral starting with numeral 2 will indicate second and subsequent awards for each completed 6-month tour. If an individual has not completed a cumulative 6-month tour, he or she is not eligible for award of the MFO medal unless one of the following conditions exists: (1) The award is made posthumously. (2) The service member is medically evacuated due to Service-incurred injuries or serious illness. (3) The service member is withdrawn at the request of the parent Government for national service reasons under honorable conditions. 2. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers on retirement, discharge, or release from active duty service or control of the Active Army. It established standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. It stipulated that the DD Form 214 was a summary of a specific period of active duty service. The general instructions stated to ensure that all information entered on the DD Form 214 was accurate. The specific instructions stated for: a. item 12a, to enter the beginning date of the continuous period of active duty for issuance of the DD Form 214, for which a DD Form 214 was not previously issued. b. item 12b, to enter the Soldier's transition date. This date may not be the contractual date if the Soldier is separated early, voluntarily extends, or is extended for make up of lost time, or is retained on active duty for the convenience of the government. c. item 12c, amount of service this period, computed by subtracting item 12a from item 12b. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20190001146 6 1