IN THE CASE OF:  

		BOARD DATE:  27 August 2020

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190015264


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  a change in the type of separation currently reflected on his 
DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) dated 21 June 
1991.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214 dated 21 June 1991

FACTS:

1.  The applicant states that he served on active duty during Operation Desert Shield / 
Desert Storm.  His DD Form 214 reflects that this period of service was active duty 
training (ADT).  During this time he believes that his unit, the 2488th Engineer 
Company, was deployed to assist with combat loading.  He is currently homeless 
attempting to obtain services with a Veterans association in Worcester, Massachusetts, 
but is unable to do so because his DD Form 214 indicates that he was on ADT.  He 
doesn’t understand why this type of separation was provided while serving in the middle 
of a wartime event.  

2.  A review of the applicant’s available service records reflects the following:

   a.	On 6 February 1991 he enlisted in the Army National Guard (ARNG) for 8 years.
   
   b.	On 25 February 1991 he was placed on active duty.
   
   c.	On 21 June 1991 he was released from active duty under the provisions of Army 
Regulation 635-200 (Personnel Separations – Enlisted Personnel), Chapter 4 
(Completion of Active Duty Training), by reason of relief from ADT.  His DD Form 214 
further reflects completion of 8 weeks of General Construction Equipment Operator 
Training in June 1991.  
   
   d.	On 31 March 1993 (Order 059-036) he was discharged from the ARNG and 
transferred to the United States Army Reserve (USAR) effective 1 April 1993.  
   e.	His ARNG Retirement Points History Statement reflects that from 25 February 
through 21 June 1991 he received 117 retirement points.  This period of service was 
categorized as “B7” (unit member on initial entry training) under the Military Membership 
Status Identifiers (MMSI) portion of this document. 

   f.	On 9 February 1999 (Order D-02-906596) he was discharged from the United 
States Army Reserve (USAR)

3.  The applicant provides his DD Form 214 dated 21 June 1991 – see 2c. above.

4.  The applicant did not submit nor does review of his available personnel records 
reflect active duty service beyond the period served for initial entry training as currently 
reflected on his DD Form 214.

5.  Army Regulation (AR) 15-185 (ABCMR) paragraph 2-9 states the ABCMR begins its 
consideration of each case with the presumption of administrative regularity.  The 
applicant has the burden of proving an error or injustice by a preponderance of the 
evidence.


BOARD DISCUSSION:

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

2.  The Board noted that the applicant was not on active duty in support of Operation 
Desert Shield/Desert Storm during the period covered by his DD Form 214.  He was on 
active duty for initial entry training, and his DD Form 214 correctly shows that he was 
relieved from ADT upon completion of the training.  The Board determined the reason 
for separation recorded on his DD Form 214 is not in error or unjust.   


BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:XXX	:XXX	:XXX	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.


REFERENCES:

1.  Army Regulation (AR) 15-185 (ABCMR) paragraph 2-9 states the ABCMR begins its 
consideration of each case with the presumption of administrative regularity.  The 
applicant has the burden of proving an error or injustice by a preponderance of the 
evidence.

2.  AR 635-200 (Personnel Separations – Enlisted Personnel) provides that individuals 
who are discharged or released from AD or ADT will be furnished a factual record of 
their military service on DD Form 214.  Chapter 4 (Separation for Expiration of Service 
Obligation) provides that a Soldier will be separated upon expiration of enlistment or 
fulfillment of service obligation.  Soldiers of the ARNGUS and the USAR ordered to AD 
for a period in excess of 90 days will, upon release from AD revert to control of the 
appropriate Reserve Component.  The service of soldiers specified in this paragraph 
who are in entry level status will be uncharacterized, even though they have completed 
their Initial Active Duty Training (IADT) successfully.  A soldier being separated upon 
expiration of enlistment or fulfillment of service obligation will be awarded a character of 
service of honorable, unless the soldier is in entry level status and service is 
uncharacterized.  In the case of an ARNGUS or USAR soldier on AD or ADT who is to 
be discharged, the character of the period of service from which he or she is discharged 
will be based solely on military behavior and performance of duty during the current 
period of service while he or she was actually performing AD or ADT.

3.  AR 635-5 (Personnel Separations – Separation Documents) provides that Reserve 
component (RC) soldiers completing 90 days or more of continuous active duty for 
training (ADT), Full-Time National Guard Duty (FTNGD), active duty for special work 
(ADSW), temporary tours of active duty (TTAD), or Active Guard Reserve (AGR) 
service will be provided with a DD Form 214.  RC soldiers completing initial ADT that 
results in the award of a military occupational specialty (MOS), even when the active 
duty period was less than 90 days will also be issued a DD Form 214 with a “Release 
from ADT or Release from ADT and Discharged from the Reserve of the Army and 
Return to the ARNG” Type of Separation.  Their Character of Service will be annotated 
as “Uncharacterized”.  For Soldiers ordered to ADT enter “Completion of Period of ADT” 
as the Narrative Reason for Separation. 

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
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