ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS BOARD DATE: 26 February 2019 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20190001212 APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show his service in: * Chad, from 2 May to 13 June 2105 * Kenya, from 12 February 2017 to 10 March 2017 APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: * DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record) * DD Form 214 * Enlisted Record Brief * Extract of Army Regulation (AR) 635-8 (Separation Processing and Documents) * Email from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service * Copy of Passport * DA Form 638 (Recommendation for Award) * DD Forms 1610 (Request and Authorization for TDY (Temporary Duty) Travel for DOD Personnel) * DA Form 2166-9-2 (Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Evaluation Report (SSG- 1SG/MSG)) FACTS: 1. The applicant states he requests his DD Form 214 updated to accurately reflect Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) areas he served in an official capacity during his enlistment, specifically Chad and Kenya. According to DOD 7000.14-R, Volume 7a, Chapter 10, Figure 10-1, Chad and Kenya are officially listed as IDP areas. He deployed to N'Djamena, Chad from 20150502-20150613 in support of U.S. Army Africa (USARAF) aligned NATO partners conducting counterterrorism operations in Northwest Africa. He also deployed to Nairobi, Kenya from 20170212-20170310 to instruct the Military Intelligence NCO Course-Africa to the Kenyan Defense Forces, further enabling U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Theatre Security Cooperation Operations. 2. The applicant provides: a. Enlisted Record Brief, dated 26 October 2018, that shows in Section I (Assignment Information), his overseas service/deployment combat duty in Afghanistan from 17 May 2012 to 12 February 2013 and Chad from 1 May 2015 to 13 June 105. b. U.S. Passport with stamped Visa to the Republic of Chad in May 2015 and to the Republic of Kenya in February 2017. c. DD Form 1610, dated 24 January 2017, authorizing him temporary duty travel from Wiesbaden, Germany to Nairobi, Kenya, and return to Germany, for approximately 29 days for training attendance beginning on or about 11 February 2017. d. DD Form 1610, dated 26 May 2015, authorizing him temporary duty travel from Wiesbaden, Germany to Ndjamena, Chad, and return to Germany, for approximately 44 days for special mission travel (training) beginning on or about 1 May 2015. e. Front page of a DA Form 638 recommending him for a service award of the Meritorious Service Medal. The achievements state he selected over his peers to deploy to Chad to conduct over 95 intelligence briefs to the U.S. Ambassador, and to Kenya to instruct/train military intelligence to Kenyan NCOs. f. NCO Evaluation Reports for the rating periods 20140711 through 20150710 and 20160710 through 20170831 for his duties as Intelligence Sergeant assigned to the 522nd Military Intelligence Battalion in Germany, serving as Northeast Africa Team production Manager. Team responsible for U.S. Army Africa Command, 3. Review of the applicant's service records shows: a. He enlisted in eth Regular Army on 26 April 2010 and reenlisted on 8 March 2014. He held military occupational specialty 35F (Intelligence Analyst). b. He deployed to Afghanistan from 17 May 2012 to 12 February 2013. c. He was honorably retired due to disability on 23 January 2019. His DD Form 214 shows in: * item 12f (Foreign Service) - 5 years, 2 months, and 14 days * item 18 (Remarks) - in part, "Service in Afghanistan 20120517 to 20130212" 4. By regulation (635-8) item 18 is used for several mandatory entries, one of which for active duty Soldiers deployed with their unit during their continuous period of active service to enter the statement "Service in (Name of Country Deployed) From (inclusive Dates). He provides evidence he was TDY (not deployed or in a temporary change of station) in Kenya to train their NCOs and in Chad to brief the U.S. Ambassador. Receiving danger pay does not equate a TDY trip to a deployment. BOARD DISCUSSION: After review of the application and all evidence, the Board determined there is insufficient evidence to grant relief. The Board agreed regulatory guidance shows TDY assignments are not listed on the 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. ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE(S): Not Applicable REFERENCES: Army Regulation 635-8 (Separation Processing and Documents) prescribes policy and procedural guidance relating to transition management. Chapter 5 provides for preparing the separation documents. 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 DD Form 214 is not intended to have any legal effect on termination of a Soldier’s service. Block 18 (Remarks) is used for Headquarters, Department of the Army mandatory requirements when a separate block is not available; as a continuation for entries in blocks 9, 11, 13, and 14; or for various conditional entries. One of the mandatory entries, for an active duty Soldiers deployed with their unit during their continuous period of active service, enter "Service in (name of Country Deployed) Form (inclusive dates). ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20190001212 2 1