IN THE CASE OF: 

		BOARD DATE:  21 April 2022

		DOCKET NUMBER: AR20210014226


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show:

*	date of entry as 7 June 1981 
*	6 years of active service

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:
DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)

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 enlistment year and active duty time are incorrect. Her entry 
date was 7 June 1981 and should have 6 years instead of 5 years of service as a 
Reservist.  

3.  The applicant enlisted in the United States Army Reserve on 9 May 1981 for a period 
of 6 years.  

4.  The applicant was ordered to initial active duty for training effective 29 May 1981. 
She was relieved from active duty for training effective 26 July 1981.  

5.  A DD Form 220 (Active Duty Report), dated 26 July 1981, shows the applicant 
served on active duty from 29 May 1981 to 26 July 1981.  

6.  The applicant was ordered to active duty for training for advanced individual training 
effective 7 June 1982. She was relieved from active duty for training effective 20 August 
1982.  

7.  Her DD Form 214 shows:
*	item 12a (Date Entered AD This Period) – 7 June 1982
*	item 12b (Separation Date This Period) – 20 August 1982
*	item 12c (Net Active Service This Period) – 2 months and 14 days
*	item 12d (Total Prior Active Service) – 1 month and 28 days
*	item 12e (Total Prior Inactive Service) – 8 months and 16 days

8.  The applicant was transferred to the Ready Reserve on 7 March 1985. She was 
honorably discharged from the United States Army Reserve on 8 May 1987. 


BOARD DISCUSSION:

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

2.  The Board found the applicant was issued a DD Form 214 upon completion of 
advanced individual training in accordance with regulation.  As a member of a Reserve 
Component who received initial entry training under the Split Training Program, she was 
not authorized a DD Form 214 for her initial period of active duty in which she 
completed basic combat training.  The applicant is advised that the DD Form 214 is only 
issued to document active duty service.  It is not used to document subsequent periods 
of inactive Reserve Component service.  The Board determined the applicant's 
DD Form 214 does not contain any errors related to the date she entered active duty or 
her length of service.  


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, 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), in effect at the time, prescribes 
policies and procedures regarding separation documents, to include the preparation and 
issuance of the DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty). It 
states a DD Form 214 will be prepared for Reserve Component (RC) Soldiers in the 
following categories:

*	separation for physical disability, regardless of the period of time served on 
active duty
*	after completing 90 days or more of continuous active duty training, full-time 
training duty, or active duty support
*	after completing initial active duty training which resulted in the award of a 
military occupational specialty, even if the active duty was less than 90 days, 
including advanced individual training under the Army National Guard Alternate 
Training Program or U.S. Army Reserve Split Training Program
*	release from a special active duty training program tour

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
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