She submits copies of DD Forms 214 for the three

							                                    PROCEEDINGS


      IN THE CASE OF:


      BOARD DATE: 22 December 1999
      DOCKET NUMBER: AR1999023774


      I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the
proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the
above-named individual.

       Mr. Loren G. Harrell                                Director
       Mr. Paul A. Petty                                   Analyst


  The following members, a quorum, were present:

       Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.                        Chairperson
       Mr. Ernest W. Lutz                                  Member
       Mr. Arthur A. Omartian                              Member

      The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

      The Board considered the following evidence:

      Exhibit A - Application for correction of military
               records
      Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
                   advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1. The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for
exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.
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2. The applicant requests that her DD Form 214 for the period 2 January 1995 to 30
September 1996 be corrected to show: the correct spelling of her name; her correct
birthday; her last duty assignment as 7220th IMSU; the command to which transferred
as 4222nd USAH; 2 years and 1 month in primary military occupation specialty (MOS)
91V20; separation date as 20 February 1997;
net active service this period as 2 years, 1 month and 19 days; foreign service
6 months and 11 days; decorations and awards to include the Kuwait Liberation Medal;
remarks to show service in South West Asia (SWA) 900917 – 910327; and military
education to include 91V Respiratory Therapy Specialist Course,
88 weeks, Feb 1997. She also questions the entry on her E5 grade.

3. The applicant states that she completed the civilian contracted 91V Respiratory
Therapy Specialist Course between attended 2 January 1995 and
20 February 1997 on three consecutive Active Duty for Training (ADT) orders but has
only received a DD Form 214 for the first two of the three ADT periods and it contains
errors. She requests that the DD Form 214 be corrected to cover all three consecutive
ADT periods and that the incorrect data be corrected accordingly. She submits copies
of DD Forms 214 for the three periods:
30 November 1988 to 7 July 1989 for initial active duty for basic and MOS training; 9
January 1990 to 8 May 1994 for a Regular Army tour of duty; and
2 January 1995 to 30 September 1996, the DD Form 214 in question. She also
submits copies of her ADT orders, unit of assignment orders, Respiratory Therapist
course completion certificate showing completion on 20 February 1997, and other
pertinent documents.

4. The applicant’s military records show that in 1995, she was USAR Troop Program
Unit (TPU) member in the grade of E-4 with a primary MOS of 91B, Medical Specialist.
She applied for and was accepted for civilian contracted training at the Pima Medical
Institute in Tucson, Arizona, for the Respiratory Therapy Specialist Course. The
training is a 2 year course to qualify for the MOS 91V, Respiratory Therapist. While
attending the course, the member is placed on ADT orders which expire at the end of
each fiscal year (FY) due to funding cycles. New consecutive ADT orders are issued
each FY until the course is completed. The applicant began the course on 2 January
1995 on ADT orders for 272 days for FY 95. In FY 96, she was issued the second,
consecutive ADT order for 365 days which would take her to the end of FY96. In
FY97, she was issued the third and last consecutive order for 151 days which took her
to the end of her course on 20 February 1997.

5. At the end of the course, she should be released from ADT and issued a DD Form
214. She was issued a DD Form 214 prematurely at the end of the second ADT orders
but was not issued an all inclusive DD Form 214 for the complete ADT course.

6. At the end of her ADT training she was transferred by orders from the
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7220th IMSU to which she had been attached during training for administration, to the
4222nd U.S. Army Hospital (USAR).

7. When she entered ADT training, she was an E-4. She was promoted to a Sergeant
E-5 on 11 August 1995 while she was in ADT. She was an E-5 when she completed
the ADT training on 20 February 1997. She was promoted to Staff Sergeant E-6 on 1
December 1999 according to her personnel records.

8. According to a 2 April 1991 letter from the Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 319th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg. and according to her DD
Form 214 for her prior the active duty period 9 January 1990 to 8 May 1994, she was
deployed to Saudi Arabia on 17 September 1996 and returned to the US on 27 March
1991. This was a period of 6 months and 11 days. Her record also shows that she
was awarded the Kuwait Liberation Medal. This award is currently posted on the DD
Form 214 in question and therefore does not require correction for the award.

9. The applicant was awarded the Primary MOS 91V20, Respiratory Therapist, by
orders on 29 April 1998. Prior to this date, her primary MOS was 91B20, Medical
Specialist.

CONCLUSIONS:

1. Her DD Form 214 for the period 2 January 1995 to 30 September 1996 should be
corrected to show the full three consecutive periods of ADT required for the Respiratory
Therapist course, 2 January 1995 to 20 February 1997, with the requisite Record of
Service computations. This DD Form 214 should also be corrected to show the correct
spelling of her name, her correct birth date (681208); the correct last duty assignment
as 7220th IMSU; the command to which transferred as 4222nd USAH; foreign service for
6 months and 11 days with remarks to show service in South West Asia (SWA) 900917
– 910327; and military education to include 91V Respiratory Therapy Specialist Course,
88 weeks, Feb 1997

2. Her MOS 91V20 in the DD Form 214 block 11, Primary Specialty, cannot be shown
as the applicant requested with 2 years and 1 month. This block 11 is for posting only
Primary Military Occupational Specialties (PMOS). The applicant was not awarded the
91V 20 PMOS until 29 April 1998 after the end of the corrected period on the DD Form
214, 20 February 1997. Block 11 should show the PMOS that the applicant was
awarded:
       91B10 – Medical Specialist 7 years and 1 month
       63B1P – Wheel Vehicle Mechanic 4 years and 1 month

3. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as
recommended below.
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RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected for the
individual concerned by:

       a. changing her DD Form 214 for the period 2 January 1995 to
30 September 1996 to show 2 January 1995 to 20 February 1997 with the requisite
corrected service computations;

       b. showing on the DD Form 214 the correct spelling of her name and her
correct birth date of 8 December 1968;

       c. showing her foreign service of 6 months and 11 days with remarks to show
that the foreign service was in South West Asia (SWA) 900917 – 910327;

       e. showing that her military education, 91V Respiratory Therapy Specialist
Course, 88 weeks, was completed in Feb 1997, along with military education shown on
previous DD Forms 214;

     f. show her PMOS as 91B10 – Medical Specialist 7 years and 1 month, and
63B1P – Wheel Vehicle Mechanic 4 years and 1 month, but not showing 91V20; and

     g. showing all her decorations and awards as shown her on previous
DD Forms 214.

BOARD VOTE:

__RO___ ___EL___ __AO___ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION




                                   __ Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.__
                                         CHAIRPERSON




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                                      INDEX

CASE ID                    AR1999023774
SUFFIX
RECON                      YYYYMMDD
DATE BOARDED               19991222
TYPE OF DISCHARGE
DATE OF DISCHARGE
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY
DISCHARGE REASON
BOARD DECISION             GRANT
REVIEW AUTHORITY
ISSUES        1. 129       Paygrade
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