IN THE CASE OF: 

		BOARD DATE:  31 January 2022

		DOCKET NUMBER: AR20210013058


APPLICANT REQUESTS: in effect, correction of her DD Form 214 (certificate of 
Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to show her entire Army National Guard 
enlistment/service, and not just active duty for training.  

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214 (certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty)
*	NGB Form 22 (National Guard Bureau Report of Separation and Record of 
Service) 

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 her DD Form 214 needs to show her entire enlistment. It only 
shows 2 months of basic training. She enlisted with a delayed training. She needs her 
DD Form 214 to show her advanced individual training and all service thereafter. All of 
her enlistment time is not presented on her DD Form 214. 

3.  Review of the applicant's service records shows: 

	a.  She enlisted in the Army National Guard on 21 January 1989, under a split 
training option 

Split Training Option: Enlist while still a junior (with permission from a parent or 
guardian), finish that year and attend Basic Combat Training during the summer 
between junior and senior years; return to school for senior year, during which 
train one weekend a month with your local unit. The summer following 
graduation, attend Advanced Individual Training and train for an MOS

	b.  She completed basic combat training (2 months and 4 days), and although not 
available, she was issued a DD Form 220 (Active Duty Report). 

	c.  She entered active duty for training (ADT) at Fort Lee, VA, on 28 June 1990 and 
completed the 7-week materiel Handling and Storage Specialist Course. She was 
awarded military occupational specialty 76V.

	d.  She was honorably released from ADT on 21 August 1990 to the control of the 
State ARNG. Her DD Form 214 shows she completed 1 month and 24 days of active 
service during this period with 2 months and 4 days of prior active service. 

	e.  She was honorably discharged from on 15 April 1993 in accordance with 
paragraph 8-26(j0 of  National Guard Regulation 600-200 (Enlisted Personnel 
Management) due to dependency/hardship effecting her family. 

	f.  She was issued an NGB Form 22 capturing her 4 years, 2 months, and 25 days of 
ARNG service from 21 January 1989 to 15 April 1993. 

4.  There is no evidence in her records and she provides none to show she performed 
any periods of active duty between the date she was released from active duty for 
training (21 August 1990) and the date she was discharged from the ARNG (15 April 
1993), of 90 day duration or more, that would have warranted the issuance of a 
DD Form 214.

5.  By regulation (AR 635-5), the DD Form 214 is a summary of a Soldier's most recent 
period of continuous active duty (emphasis added).  It provides a brief, clear-cut record 
of active duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge, 
and is not intended to have any legal effect on termination of a Soldier's service.  

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application, all supporting documents, and the evidence found within 
the military record, the Board found that relief was not warranted. The applicant’s 
contentions, the military record, and regulatory guidance were carefully considered.  
The Board noted that the applicant completed a period of active duty training for which 
she was awarded the military occupational specialty 76V. Further evidence available for 
review is void any additional period of active duty that would be reflected on the 
supporting DD214. Based on the preponderance of evidence available for review, the 
Board determined the evidence presented insufficient to warrant a recommendation for 
relief. 
 
 

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, 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 635-5 (Separation Documents) establishes the standardized policy 
for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214. The purpose of the separation 
document is to provide the individual with documentary evidence of his or her military 
service. The DD Form 214 is a summary of a Soldier's most recent period of continuous 
active duty (emphasis added). It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active duty service 
at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge, and is not intended to 
have any legal effect on termination of a Soldier's service. A DD Form 214 will be 
prepared for each Soldier as indicated:

	a.  Active Army Soldiers on termination of active duty by reason of administrative 
separation (including separation by reason of retirement or expiration of term of 
service), physical disability separation, or punitive discharge under the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice;

	b.  Reserve Component (RC) Soldiers completing 90 days or more of continuous 
ADT, Full-Time National Guard Duty, active duty for special work, temporary tours of 
active duty, or Active Guard Reserve (AGR) service. Also, RC Soldiers separated for 
cause or physical disability regardless of the length of time served on active duty;

	c.  Army National Guard (ARNG) and USAR Soldiers mobilized under Title 10, U.S. 
Code, sections 12301(a), 12302, or 12304, and ARNG Soldiers called into Federal 
service under Title 10, U.S. Code, chapter 15 or section 12406, regardless of length of 
mobilization, when transitioned from active duty. A Soldier who reports to a mobilization 
station and is found unqualified for active duty will be excluded from this provision. He 
or she will only receive a DD Form 220 (Active Duty Report); and

	d.  RC Soldiers completing initial ADT that results in the award of an MOS even 
when the active duty period was less than 90 days. This includes completion of 
advanced individual training under the ARNG of the United States Alternate Training 
Program or USAR Split Training Program.

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