ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:  29 April 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190002606


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Transfer from Active Duty) to show in:

* item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOTSM)
* item 14 (Military Education), completion of Airborne School

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

* DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
* DD Form 214, ending 31 August 2003

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 Board will not consider the applicant's request to add the GWOTSM to his 
DD Form 214, as this item will be addressed through an administrative correction.

3.  The applicant states that he attended the U. S. Army Airborne School at Fort Benning GA, in June 1993, while a Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet at the University of Pittsburgh.

4.  The applicant's Officer Record Brief shows that he:

* completed Airborne Training in 1993
* accepted an appointment as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army Reserve on
18 May 1995
* entered active duty on 10 January 1999

5.  He was honorably discharged on 31 August 2003.
6. Regulatory guidance states to enter, all formal in-service training completed during the period covered by the DD Form 214 in item 14 of the DD Form 214.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application and all supporting evidence, the Board determined that relief is warranted in addition to the administrative correction outlined below.  The Board determined that there is evidence that the applicant attended Airborne School.   

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, the Board recommends that all Department of Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD Form 214 by correcting item 14: “Airborne School, 3 weeks, 1993.”

	 
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 following documents and regulatory cites are sufficient to administratively correct his DD Form 214, ending 31 August 2003, by adding the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal to item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized), without action by the Board:

* DD Form 214
* Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards)

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 (AR) 600-8-22 (Military Awards) states the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is authorized for award to members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have participated in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) operations outside of the designated areas of eligibility defined for the GWOT Expeditionary Medal (paragraph 2–18g of this regulation), on or after 11 September 2001 to a future date to be determined.

3.  AR 635-5 (Separation Documents) states to enter in item 14 all formal in-service training courses successfully completed during the period covered by the DD Form 214.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//

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