IN THE CASE OF:  

		BOARD DATE:  13 January 2022

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20210011783


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction to Block 18 (Remarks) of his DD Form 214 
(Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 
30 November 2015 to show:

*	SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20050206 – 20050625
*	SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20070113 – 20070116
*	SERVICE IN KUWAIT FROM 20070116 – 20070117
*	SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20070320 – 20070704

instead of:

*	SERVICE IN IRAQ 20050416 – 20050625
*	SERVICE IN IRAQ 20070401 – 20070702

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214
*	3 Travel Vouchers

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 he currently works for the Customs and Border Agency and 
wishes to gain credit for wartime service as a General Services Employee as well as 
correcting his DD Form 214.

3.  Having 3 years, 4 months and 21 days of total prior active service, the applicant 
entered active duty this period on 13 May 1994.  

4.  On 30 November 2015, he retired honorably.  Block 18 of the DD Form 214 he was 
issued shows he served in Iraq for the periods 16 April to 25 June 2005 and 1 April to 
2 July 2007.

5.  The applicant provides:

	a.  Travel Voucher from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), dated 
13 July 2005, that shows he was on temporary duty (TDY) and paid for lodging at a U.S. 
government facility for 138 days in Iraq from 6 February to 24 June 2005.

	b.  Travel Voucher from DFAS dated 8 February 2007, that shows he was TDY and 
paid for lodging at a U.S. government facility for 3 days in Iraq from 13 January to 
16 January 2007.  The form further shows he was paid for meals and incidental 
expenses for 1 day in Kuwait from 16 January to 17 January 2007.

	c.  Partial Travel Voucher from DFAS dated 17 July 2007, that shows he was TDY 
and money was reimbursed to his government charge card for the period 20 March to 
4 July 2007.

6.  Army Regulation 635-8 (Separation and Processing and Documents), establishes 
the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  Chapter 5 
contains guidance on the preparation of the DD Form 214.  In block 18, for an active 
duty Soldier deployed with his or her unit during their continuous period of active 
service, enter the statement "Service in (Name of Country Deployed) From 
YYYYMMDD - YYYYMMDD)."


BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found relief 
is warranted.

2.  The Board found the evidence confirms the dates of service in Kuwait and Iraq 
claimed by the applicant.  The Board determined his DD Form 214 should be corrected 
as he has requested.


BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:XX	:XX	: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 
the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending his DD Form 
214 for the period ending 30 November 2015 as follows:

*	Delete from block 18 the entries "SERVICE IN IRAQ 20050416 – 
20050625//SERVICE IN IRAQ 20070401 – 20070702"
*	Add to block 18 the entries " SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20050206 – 
20050625//SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20070113 – 20070116//SERVICE IN 
KUWAIT FROM 20070116 – 20070117//SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20070320 – 
20070704"

		  
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 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 635-8 establishes the standardized policy for preparing and 
distributing the DD Form 214.  Chapter 5 contains guidance on the preparation of the 
DD Form 214.  In block 18, for an active duty Soldier deployed with his or her unit 
during their continuous period of active service, enter the statement "Service in (Name 
of Country Deployed) From YYYYMMDD - YYYYMMDD)."

3.  Army Regulation 15-185 (ABCMR) prescribes the policies and procedures for 
correction of military records by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the ABCMR.  
The ABCMR considers individual applications that are properly brought before it.  The 
ABCMR will decide cases on the evidence of record. It is not an investigative body.  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. 

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
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