Pilgreen v. United States

The plaintiff was a sergeant in the United States Army, who reenlisted in 1973 for six years. He received a general discharge in September 1975. In December 1977, the Army Discharge Review Board upgraded his discharge to honorable. In July 1978, the plaintiff applied to the Board for Correction of Military Records ("Corrections Board”) to void his discharge, restore him to active duty, give him back pay and allowances, and have standby promotion boards consider him for promotion.

In January 1980, the Corrections Board recommended (1) that the plaintiffs records be corrected to show that his…