IN THE CASE OF:  

		BOARD DATE:  28 July 2021

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20210007512


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his DD Forms 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show the Jumpmaster Course.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DA Form 2166-7 (Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report)
*	DA Form 3707 (Individual Jump Record)
*	two Jumpmaster School memoranda
*	School Attendance Checklists
*	82nd Airborne Division Certificate of Achievement
*	DD Form 214

FACTS:

1.  The applicant did not file within the three-year time frame provided in Title 10, United 
States Code, 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 April 2019, he was targeted by Valkyries of Honor, a stolen 
valor/vigilante warrior group. This group published several articles attempting to pin 
stolen valor on him. Their last article stated he is a stolen valor for claiming to be a 
jumpmaster; however, this course if not listed on his DD Form 214.

3.  The applicant provides his:

*	DA Form 2166-7, for the period from December 1998 to November 1999
*	DA Form 3707 (self-explanatory)
*	two Jumpmaster School memoranda, dated 8 November 1999, showing he 
attended the Jumpmaster School from 15 November to 3 December 1999
*	School Attendance Checklists, for the period from 15 November to 3 December 
1999
*	82nd Division Certificate of Achievement, dated 3 December 1999, showing he 
successfully completed the Jumpmaster Course, Class 2-00, 2 Weeks and 
3 Days, at Fort Bragg, NC
*	DD Form 214, for the period from 9 February 1994 to 29 September 2000

4.  Review of the applicant’s service records show:

	a.  He enlisted in the Regular Army (RA) on 9 February 2004 and he held military 
occupational specialty 31R (Multichannel Transmission Systems Operator). He 
reenlisted in the RA on 25 June 1997.

	b.  He was honorably discharged from active duty, in pay grade E-5, on 
29 September 2000, by reason of Physical Condition, Not a Disability. His 
DD Form 214 shows he completed 6 years, 7 months, and 21 days of net active 
service, including 3 years, 7 months, and 20 days of foreign service. This form also 
shows he was awarded/authorized the:

*	Army Lapel Button
*	Army Achievement Medal
*	National Defense Service Medal
*	NCO Professional Development Ribbon
*	Army Service Ribbon
*	Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award)
*	Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar
*	Parachutist Badge
*	Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver-W Bar
*	Canadian Parachutist Badge

	c.  Item 14 (Military Education) of this form does not list the Jumpmaster Course.

5.  By regulation Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), item 14 of the 
DD Form 214 will list the Soldier’s training courses successfully completed during the 
period of service covered by the DD Form 214 and include the title, length in weeks, 
and year completed.  

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board determined 
relief was warranted.  Based upon the available documentation, the Board concluded 
there was sufficient evidence to show that the applicant completed Jumpmaster Course 
and it does not reflect on his DD Form 214.  Therefore, the Board recommended 
granting the applicant’s requested relief.

BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:XXX	:XXX	:XX	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 the applicant’s DD 
Form 214 by adding to Item 14 (MILITARY EDUCATION) “Jumpmaster Course, 3 
WEEKS, 1999”.
		  
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.  Title 10, United States Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for 
correction of military records must be filed within 3 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 3 year 
statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do 
so.

2.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, established 
the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. It stipulated the 
Soldier's military education should be obtained from the Soldier's records and the formal 
in-service (full-time attendance) training courses successfully completed during the 
period of service covered by the DD Form 214 should be entered in item 14 (Military 
Education), to include title, length in weeks, and year completed.  

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
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