Dates of faithful and meritorious service are calculated by Service for a Conditional Discharge adding the full length of the first enlistment contract to the entry claimant’s into service date, thus calculating the date the individual have would completed his first period of obligation and would have been discharged, then adding the full length of the next enlistment contract to the date determined above, thus calculating the next date that the individual would have completed his period of obligation and would have been discharged, then continuing to add the full length of each enlistment contract to the date determined above, until no more enlistment contract periods remain. f. Example: Scenario: Scenario for A claimant has one showing dates of service as December 29, DD Form 214 Determining 1980, to December 23, 1991, nearly 11 years of service. Because enlistment Dates of Service contracts generally range from three to six years, conditional discharge may for a be at issue and we must request information regarding his eligibility for Conditional complete separation. Discharge The evidence, such as enlistment contracts, shows that the claimant actually had three periods of service. He entered active duty on December 29, 1980, for four years, reenlisted for six years on April 4, 1984, and reenlisted for another six years on October 31, 1988. He began a period of 243 days AWOL on February 14, 1991. The table below shows how dates of service would be determined for the g. Example: Method for scenario described in M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 1.B.5.f. Determining Dates of Service for a Conditional Discharge Dates Facts Remarks Entered Duty on Initial enlistment Based on enlistment date, the 12/29/1980 for four years obligated period of service is considered complete on 12/28/1984 Obligated period of Reenlisted for six Based on reenlistment contract, service would have years on the obligated period of service is ended on 04/04/1984 considered complete on 12/28/1984 12/27/1990 The six-year enlistment is Note: added to the completion date determined above (12/28/1984). Obligated period of Reenlisted for six Based on reenlistment contract,
Service for a Conditional Discharge Dates of faithful and meritorious service are calculated by adding the full length of the first enlistment contract to the claimant’s entry into service date, thus calculating the date the individual would have completed his first period of obligation and would have been discharged, then adding the full length of the next enlistment contract to the date determined above, thus calculating the next date that the individual would have completed his period of obligation and would have been discharged, then continuing to add the full length of each enlistment contract to the date determined above, until no more enlistment contract periods remain. f. Example: Scenario for Determining Dates of Service for a Conditional Discharge Scenario: A claimant has one DD Form 214 showing dates of service as December 29, 1980, to December 23, 1991, nearly 11 years of service. Because enlistment contracts generally range from three to six years, conditional discharge may be at issue and we must request information regarding his eligibility for complete separation. The evidence, such as enlistment contracts, shows that the claimant actually had three periods of service. He entered active duty on December 29, 1980, for four years, reenlisted for six years on April 4, 1984, and reenlisted for another six years on October 31, 1988. He began a period of 243 days AWOL on February 14, 1991. g. Example: Method for Determining Dates of Service for a Conditional Discharge The table below shows how dates of service would be determined for the scenario described in M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 1.B.5.f. Dates Facts Remarks Entered Duty on 12/29/1980 Initial enlistment for four years Based on enlistment date, the obligated period of service is considered complete on 12/28/1984 Obligated period of service would have ended on 12/28/1984 Reenlisted for six years on 04/04/1984 Based on reenlistment contract, the obligated period of service is considered complete on 12/27/1990 Note: The six-year enlistment is added to the completion date determined above (12/28/1984). Obligated period of Reenlisted for six Based on reenlistment contract,
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