1. Applicant's Name: a. Application Date: 3 January 2017 b. Date Received: 23 January 2017 c. Counsel: None 2. REQUEST, ISSUES, BOARD TYPE, AND DECISION: The applicant requests a reentry (RE) code change. The applicant seeks relief contending, in effect, believes the discharge is incorrect because it does not include an RE code. In a records review conducted at Arlington, VA on 11 September 2019, and by a 5-0 vote, the Board denied the request upon finding the separation was both proper and equitable. However, notwithstanding the propriety of the applicant's discharge, the Board found that the applicant's DD Form 214, block 27 contains an erroneous entry. The Board directed the following administrative corrections and reissue of the applicant's DD Form 214, as approved by the separation authority: a. block 27, reentry code changed to 1 (Board member names available upon request) 3. DISCHARGE DETAILS: a. Reason / Authority / Codes / Characterization: Completion of Required Active Service / AR 635-200 / Chapter 4 / MBK / NA / Honorable b. Date of Discharge: 26 March 2010 c. Separation Facts: (1) Date of Notification of Intent to Separate: 5 March 2010 (2) Basis for Separation: Orders 065-1012, dated 5 March 2010, reflects the applicant was released from active duty, not by reason of physical disability, and assigned to his Reserve unit. (3) Recommended Characterization: NA (4) Legal Consultation Date: NA (5) Administrative Separation Board: NA (6) Separation Decision Date / Characterization: 5 March 2010 / Honorable 4. SERVICE DETAILS: a. Date / Period of Enlistment: 14 March 2009 / 400 days (USAR, Mobilized) b. Age at Enlistment / Education / GT Score: 28 / 2 years college / 100 c. Highest Grade Achieved / MOS / Total Service: E-5 / 92A10, Automated Logistical Specialist / 10 years, 4 months, 13 days d. Prior Service / Characterizations: USAR, 13 November 1999 - 12 August 2007 / HD ADT, 9 June 2000 - 10 March 2001 / HD (Concurrent Service) USAR, 13 August 2007 - 26 March 2010 / NA (Concurrent Service) e. Overseas Service / Combat Service: SWA / Kuwait - Iraq (28 April 2009 - 2 March 2010) f. Awards and Decorations: NDSM, GWOTSM, ICM-CS, ASR, OSR, AFRMM g. Performance Ratings: 30 August 2009 - 8 March 2010 / Fully Capable h. Disciplinary Action(s) / Evidentiary Record: Orders 065-1012, dated 5 March 2010, reflects the applicant released from active duty, not by reason of physical disability, and assigned to the 0658 QM CO 3 PLT AREA SUP, Starkville MS, effective 26 March 2010. i. Lost Time / Mode of Return: None j. Diagnosed PTSD / TBI / Behavioral Health: None 5. APPLICANT-PROVIDED EVIDENCE: DD Form 149. 6. POST SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: None submitted with the application. 7. REGULATORY CITATION(S): Army Regulation 635-200 sets forth the basic authority for the separation of enlisted personnel. Chapter 3, paragraph 3-7, establishes the types of administrative discharges/character of service. An honorable discharge is a separation with honor. The honorable characterization is appropriate when the quality of the Soldier's service generally has met the standards of acceptable conduct and performance of duty for Army personnel or is otherwise so meritorious that any other characterization would be clearly inappropriate. Only the honorable characterization may be awarded a Soldier upon completion of his/her period of enlistment or period for which called or ordered to AD or ADT or where required under specific reasons for separation, unless an entry-level status separation (uncharacterized) is warranted. Chapter 4, establishes the policies and procedures for separating a Soldier upon expiration of enlistment of fulfillment of service obligation. The periods of military service required of all Army Soldiers will be in accordance with applicable laws. Periods for which enlistment is authorized are in NGR 600-200, AR 140-111, and AR 601-210. Periods for which Soldiers are ordered to AD are prescribed by law. Soldier enlisted or ordered to AD normally will be discharged or released from AD on the date he/she completes the period for which enlisted or ordered to AD. Personnel released from AD and transferred to the USAR upon completion of the term of service for which ordered into active Federal service, or released to their Reserve Component upon completion of AD. These Soldiers will not be discharged until completion of their reserve obligation. Paragraph 4-5, states, a Soldier being separated upon expiration of enlistment or fulfillment of service obligation will be awarded a character of service of honorable, unless the Soldier is in entry-level status and service is uncharacterized. Army Regulation 635-5-1 (Separation Program Designator (SPD) Codes) provides the specific authorities (regulatory or directive), reasons for separating Soldiers from active duty, and the SPD codes to be entered on the DD Form 214. It identifies the SPD code of "MBK" as the appropriate code to assign enlisted Soldiers who are discharged under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-200, Chapter 4, for completion of required active service, who are eligible to reenlist or with a DCSS in force and who are REFRAD on completion of enlistment and transferred to the Reserve Components to complete Military Service obligation. Also to be used for Army National Guard or Army Reserve, Soldiers who are REFRAD on completion of required active service or period for which ordered to active service. The SPD Code/RE Code Cross Reference Table shows that a Soldier assigned an SPD Code of "MBK" will be assigned an RE Code of 1, when not separated for cause. 8. DISCUSSION OF FACT(S): The applicant requests an RE code change. The applicant's record of service, the issues and documents submitted with his application were carefully reviewed. The record confirms that the applicant's discharge was appropriate because the quality of his service was consistent with the Army's standards for acceptable personal conduct and performance of duty by military personnel. The evidence of the record reflects that the applicant was ordered to Active Duty on 14 March 2009, for a period of 400 days. At the time of the applicant's discharge, the applicant had served 1 year and 13 days on Active Duty. The applicant's official service record reflects no acts of misconduct or derogatory information. Upon the applicant's separation from Active Duty, the applicant was assigned to his Reserve unit, effective 26 March 2010. Based on the service record, it appears that someone in the discharge process erroneously entered on the applicant's DD Form 214, block 27, reentry code as NA. The service record confirms the applicant had completed the period for which he was ordered to Active Duty and then assigned to his Reserve unit. Soldiers processed for separation under this provision will be assigned a Narrative Reason for Separation of Completion of Required Active Service. Further, the Soldier will be assigned an SPD Code of MBK and an RE Code of 1. Notwithstanding the administrative errors, based on the available record, the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the regulation, was within the discretion of the separation authority and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process. 9. BOARD DETERMINATION: In a records review conducted at Arlington, VA on 11 September 2019, and by a 5-0 vote, the Board denied the request upon finding the separation was both proper and equitable. However, notwithstanding the propriety of the applicant's discharge, the Board found that the applicant's DD Form 214, block 27 contains an erroneous entry. The Board directed the following administrative corrections and reissue of the applicant's DD Form 214, as approved by the separation authority: a. block 27, reentry code changed to 1 10. BOARD ACTION DIRECTED: a. Issue a New DD-214 / Issue a New Separation Order: Yes b. Change Characterization to: No Change c. Change Reason to: No Change d. Change Authority to: No Change e. Change SPD / RE Code to: No Change / RE-1 Authenticating Official: Legend: AWOL - Absent Without Leave GD - General Discharge NCO - Noncommissioned Officer SCM - Summary Court Martial BCD - Bad Conduct Discharge HS - High School NIF - Not in File SPCM - Special Court Martial BH - Behavioral Health HD - Honorable Discharge NOS - Not Otherwise Specified SPD - Separation Program Designator CG - Company Grade Article 15 IADT - Initial Active Duty Training OAD - Ordered to Active Duty TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury CID - Criminal Investigation Division MP - Military Police OMPF - Official Military Personnel File UNC - Uncharacterized Discharge ELS - Entry Level Status MST - Military Sexual Trauma PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder UOTHC - Under Other Than Honorable Conditions FG - Field Grade Article 15 NA - Not applicable RE - Reentry VA - Veterans Affairs ARMY DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD CASE REPORT AND DIRECTIVE AR20170003817 1