IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 8 June 2021 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20210007770 APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 17 June 1983 to show his proper U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) inactive duty service and completion of the Basic Airborne Course. APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record under the Provisions of Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 1552). FACTS: 1. The applicant did not file within the 3-year time frame provided in Title 10, U.S. 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 his records are in error and were not adjusted when he submitted requests for personnel actions corrections for completion of Ready Reserve service and airborne training while he was serving in the Army. He completed the Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, GA, in August 1978. His Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Professor of Military Science stated in an email that he only keeps records for 2 years after a cadet has left the program. The National Personnel Records Center stated completion of the Basic Airborne Course was not a matter of a veteran's record. 3. He enlisted in the USAR on 23 June 1976. 4. He was ordered to active duty for basic combat training at Fort Jackson, SC, and advanced individual training at Fort Gordon, GA, effective 18 July 1976. He was released from active duty for training on 15 November 1976. His DD Form 214 for this period shows in: * item 18c (Total Active Service) – 11 months and 15 days * item 18d (Prior Inactive Service) – 25 days (23 June 1976 through 17 July 1976) 5. U.S. Army Third ROTC Region Senior Program Orders 8-1, 25 October 1977, discharged him from the USAR Control Group for the purpose of enrolling in Advanced ROTC and assigned him to the USAR Control Group (ROTC) effective 25 October 1977. (Note: total inactive service – 1 year, 4 months, and 28 days). 6. His records contain no evidence showing he completed the Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, GA, in August 1978 or was awarded the Parachutist Badge. 7. U.S. Army Third ROTC Region Senior Program Orders 6-1, 10 May 1980, discharged him from the USAR Control Group (ROTC) for the purpose of accepting a commission in the U.S. Armed Forces effective 10 May 1980. 8. U.S. Army Third ROTC Region Senior Program Orders 102-2-A-447, 2 June 1980, ordered him to active duty for a period of 3 years with temporary duty from 8 June 1980 to 29 August 1980 to attend the Signal Officer Basic Course. (Note: total inactive service – 4 years (3 June 1976 through 17 July 1976 and 3 July 1976 through 7 June 1980).) 9. He was relieved from active duty and transferred to the USAR Control Group (Reinforcement) by reason of expiration term of service on 17 June 1983. His DD Form 214 for this period shows in: * item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) – 3 years and 10 days * item 12d (Total Prior Active Service) – 11 months and 15 days * item 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service) – 5 months and 15 days * item 13 (Decorations, Medals, Badges, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons Awarded or Authorized) – * Army Service Ribbon * Army Achievement Medal * item 14 (Military Education) – Signal Officer Basic Course, 12 Weeks, August 1980 BOARD DISCUSSION: 1. After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that partial relief was warranted. The Board considered the request, supporting documentation, and evidence in the record. Based on the documentation available for review, the Board found insufficient evidence that the applicant completed the Basic Airborne Course or was awarded the Parachutist Badge. 2. Prior to closing the case, the Board did note the analyst of record administrative notes below. As the applicant’s DD214 is void the correct documentation of his inactive duty, the Board agreed that his record should be corrected to reflected the completion of four years of inactive duty. BOARD VOTE: Mbr 1 Mbr 2 Mbr 3 : : : GRANT FULL RELIEF :XX :XX :XXX GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF : : : GRANT FORMAL HEARING : : : DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to warrant a recommendation for partial relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD Form 214 for the period ending 17 June 1983 to show in block 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service): YEAR: 04 MON: 00 DAY: 00 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 applicant's service records show he is authorized correction item 12e of his DD Form 214 for the period ending 17 June 1983 to show he completed 4 years of inactive service. REFERENCES: 1. Title 10, U.S. 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 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 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records) prescribes the policies and procedures for correction of military records by the Secretary of the Army acting through the ABCMR. 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. 3. Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards), currently in effect, prescribes Department of the Army policy, criteria, and administrative instructions concerning individual and unit military awards. Paragraph 8-15 (Parachutist Badge) states to be eligible for award of the Basic Parachutist Badge, an individual must have satisfactorily completed the prescribed proficiency test while assigned or attached to an airborne unit or the Airborne Department of the Infantry School, or have participated in at least one combat parachute jump. 4. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), 15 August 1979, prescribed the separation documents which are prepared for individuals upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army. It established standardized policy for preparing and distributing DD Form 214. The specific instructions for: * item 12e stated all service entered will be less time lost under Title 10, U.S. Code, section 927 (Members: Effect of Time Lost), and time lost after expiration term of service * item 14 stated to list in-service training courses; title, number of weeks, and year successfully completed during this period of service //NOTHING FOLLOWS// ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20210007770 1 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1