IN THE CASE OF: 

		BOARD DATE: 25 February 2022

		DOCKET NUMBER: AR20210008615


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of block 7a (Place of Entry into Active Duty) of her 
DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period 
ending 14 July 2006 to show  instead of .

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)
*	U.S. Total Army Personnel Command Orders A-05-392650, 30 May 2003
*	DD Form 214

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 her location of entry into active duty when she entered active 
duty is incorrect. She completed her civilian medical training in . Upon completion 
of that training, she received orders to report to active duty at Fort Hood, TX, on or 
before 15 July 2003 where she then entered active duty. She noticed this error in July 
2020 when she applied for veterans' educational benefits for graduate school. This 
incorrect information is precluding her from receiving significant educational benefits to 
which she believes she is entitled due to entering active duty in .

3.  She was appointed as a Reserve commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve 
(USAR) on 28 February 1995. Upon completion of medical schooling, she was 
appointed as a Medical Corps officer in the USAR and executed her oath of office at the 
University , on 23 May 1998.

4.  U.S. Total Army Personnel Command Orders A-05-392650, 30 May 2003, ordered 
her to active duty for a period of 36 months to fulfill her active Army requirement 
effective 15 July 2003 with assignment to Fort Hood, TX. These orders show her 
address as St. Petersburg, FL, in the standard name line.

5.  Section III (Service Data) of her Officer Record Brief, 26 April 2006, shows her "EAD 
[entry on active duty] Current Tour" date as 15 July 2003.

6.  Headquarters, III Corps and Fort Hood, Orders 129-0140, 9 May 2006, reassigned 
her to the Fort Hood Transition Center with a reporting date of 14 July 2006 and a 
release from active duty date of 14 July 2006 with transfer to the USAR Control Group 
(Reinforcement). These orders show her place of "EAD [entry on active duty] or OAD 
[ordered to active duty]" as .

7.  She was honorably released from active duty on 14 July 2006 by reason of 
completion of required active service and transferred to the USAR Control Group 
(Reinforcement). She completed 3 years of net active service with 5 years, 1 month, 
and 22 days of total prior inactive service. Her DD Form 214 shows in:

*	block 7a (Place of Entry into Active Duty) – 
*	block 7b (Home of Record at Time of Entry) – 
*	block 12a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period) – 15 July 2003

8.  U.S. Army Human Resources Command Orders D-06-110765, 29 June 2011, 
honorably discharged her from the USAR effective 28 June 2011.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application, all supporting documents, and the evidence found within 
the applicant's military records, the Board found that relief was not warranted. The 
applicant’s contentions, her military records, and regulatory guidance were carefully 
considered. Based upon a preponderance of the evidence, the Board determined the 
evidence shows the applicant was in when entering active duty for the 
assignment in Texas and that there is insufficient evidence that shows  should be 
the HOR on the DD Form 214.


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.


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 635-5 (Separation Documents), 15 September 2000, in effect at the 
time, prescribed the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers upon 
retirement, discharge, or release from active duty service or control of the Active Army. 
It established standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. The 
specific instructions block 7a stated to enter the city and state where the Soldier entered 
active duty based on the Soldier's initial enlistment contract or order to active duty as 
the source document for this data. Enter the city and state where the Soldier entered 
active duty. For overseas addresses, include the Army/Air Force Post Office or Fleet 
Post Office.

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