IN THE CASE OF: 

		BOARD DATE: 3 February 2022

		DOCKET NUMBER: AR20210009861


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 7 June 1980 to show she was an 
active member of the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) from 31 January 1980 to 6 January 
1998.

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)
*	DD Form 214
*	Honorable Discharge Certificate
*	State Driver's License, 21 March 2019

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 she was not aware that she was supposed to send in her 
DD Form 214 to be updated upon her discharge from the USAR. Her DD Form 214 
currently shows only her basic training dates. She was an active member of the USAR 
from 31 January 1980 to 6 January 1998. She is in the process of applying for a 
Department of Veterans Affairs home loan and she needs her DD Form 214 to reflect 
the correct information.

3.  She enlisted in the USAR on 8 December 1979 for a period of 6 years.

4.  She was ordered to active duty for initial active duty training on 31 January 1980.

5.  She was honorably relieved from active duty and returned to the control of her USAR 
unit on 7 June 1980. Her DD Form 214 shows in:

*	item 12a (Date Entered Active Duty This Period) – 31 January 1980
*	item 12b (Separation Date This Period) – 7 June 1980
*	item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) – 4 months and 7 days
*	item 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service) – 2 months and 3 days
*	item 28 (Narrative Reason for Separation) – Release from Initial Active Duty for 
Training under the Reserve Enlistment Program upon Completion of Military 
Occupational Specialty Training and a Minimum of 12 weeks of Initial Active Duty 
for Training

6.  Her USAR Personnel Center Form 249-2-E (Chronological Statement of Retirement 
Points), 11 March 1994, contains no evidence showing she completed any additional 
periods of continuous active duty for 90 days or more after her initial active duty for 
training.

7.  Headquarters, 77th USAR Command, Orders 121-25, 9 September 1994, 
transferred her to the USAR Control Group (Reinforcement) effective 23 November 
1994.

8.  USAR Personnel Command Orders D-01-800630, 6 January 1998, honorably 
discharged her from the USAR effective 6 January 1998.


BOARD DISCUSSION:

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

2.  The DD Form 214 only documents periods of active duty service.  It is not used to 
document periods of inactive service performed as a member of a USAR unit.  The 
Board determined the service dates on the applicant's DD Form 214 are correct.


BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:XX	:XX	:XX	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 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 the DD Form 214.

	a.  Paragraph 1-4 stated a DD Form 214 will be prepared for all personnel at the 
time of their retirement, discharge, or release from the Active Army. Personnel included 
are members of the USAR separated after completing initial active duty for training 
which resulted in the award of a military occupational specialty and after completing 
90 days or more of continuous active duty, full-time temporary duty, or active duty 
support.

	b.  There are no provisions allowing for addition of service or achievements 
accomplished subsequent to the period covered by the DD Form 214.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
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