ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20060004449

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE CASE OF:

BOARD DATE: 17 October 2006

DOCKET NUMBER: AR20060004449

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. Carl W. S. Chun / Director
Mr. Edmund P. Mercanti / Analyst

The following members, a quorum, were present:

Mr. John T. Meixell / Chairperson
Mr. Peter B. Fisher / Member
Mr. Rowland C. Heflin / Member

The Board considered the following evidence:

Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records.

Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion, if any).

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ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20060004449

THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1. The applicant requests reconsideration of his request to be awarded 2 years constructive service credit for his Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering.

2. The applicant states that the Board only granted him 1 year constructive service credit because it only looked at the date of his graduation from undergraduate school (1997) and the date of his graduation from graduate school (1998). In reality, he started his Master’s Degree in the Fall Semester of 1996 while he was still working on his undergraduate degree.

3. The applicant does not provide any additional documentation.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1. Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20050003057, on 14February 2006.

2. The applicant’s university transcripts show that he completed undergraduate courses during the Fall 1993, Spring 1994, Fall 1994, Spring 1995, Fall 1995, Spring 1996, Fall 1996, and Spring 1997 semesters. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Engineering on 18 May 1997.

3. The applicant’s university transcripts show that he was admitted to the Tulane University Master’s Program in the Fall 1997 semester. He completed courses during the Fall 1997 and Spring 1998 semesters, and was awarded a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering on 17 May 1998.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1. The applicant’s university transcripts clearly show that he was admitted to the Master’s Program in the Fall 1997 semester and was awarded a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering on 17 May 1998.

2. As such, the Board appropriately awarded the applicant 1 year constructive service credit for his Master’s Degree.

BOARD VOTE:

______GRANT FULL RELIEF

______GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

______GRANT FORMAL HEARING

___pbf______rch__ ___jtm___ DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis to amend the decision of the ABCMR set forth in Docket Number AR20050003057, on 14February 2006.

______John T. Meixell______

CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID / AR20060004449
SUFFIX
RECON / YYYYMMDD
DATE BOARDED / 20061017
TYPE OF DISCHARGE / (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)
DATE OF DISCHARGE / YYYYMMDD
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY / AR . . . . .
DISCHARGE REASON
BOARD DECISION / DENY
REVIEW AUTHORITY
ISSUES 1.
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3.
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