ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:  27 June 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190004727


APPLICANT REQUESTS: Correction of his record to show he attended and completed Air Assault training.

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 (ABCMR) 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 in effect he successfully attended and completed the Air Assault course at Tulsa, OK.  His certificates were stolen from his truck along with other documentation.

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

* 17 March 1988 – the applicant enlisted in the New York Army National Guard
* DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record) item 17 (Civilian Education and Military Schools) is void of an entry for Air Assault school attendance and completion, likewise it is void of any orders awarding him the Air Assault Badge
* 16 March 1992 – the applicant was honorably released from the Army National Guard (ARNG), National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 22 (Report of Separation and Record of Service) shows in item 14 (Awards and Decorations) he was awarded or authorized the:

* Army Service Ribbon
* National Defense Service Medal

4.  National Guard Regulation (NGR) 600-200 (Enlisted Personnel Management) states NGB Form 22 will be prepared for every Soldier being separated from the ARNG.  Item 14, enter from DA Form 2-1 all awards from the Soldier’s entire service.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents and evidence in the records.  The Board discussed the applicant’s statement regarding completion of training, but found no evidence of a certificate of completion either in the record or provided by the applicant.  The Board determined there was insufficient evidence to determine an error or injustice had occurred and to support a correction to the applicant’s record. 

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

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 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.  NGR 600-200 (Enlisted Personnel Management) states NGB Form 22 will be prepared for every Soldier being separated from the ARNG.  Item 14, enter from DA Form 2-1 all awards from the Soldier’s entire service.


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