RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF: 				DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2016-02113

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							HEARING DESIRED:  NO 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

The name shown on his DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, be amended to match the name on his birth certificate.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He is buying a home, and the Department of Veterans Affairs wanted the information to match.  The name on his DD Form 214 does not match the name on his birth certificate or other government issued identification cards.

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant entered the Regular Air Force on 17 March 1982.

On 27 February 1990, the applicant was discharged with an honorable character of service and was credited with 7 years, 11 months, and 11 days of active service. 

A Certificate of Live Birth, provided by the applicant reflects a name different from the name indicated on his DD Form 214.

For more information, see the memoranda prepared by the Air Force offices of primary responsibility (OPRs) at Exhibits C and D.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2SSM recommends denial.  Air Force Instruction 36-2608, Military Personnel Records System, states “Do not correct records of former members unless evidence proves the name used while serving with the Air Force was erroneously recorded.”  The applicant enlisted, served, and was discharged under the name reflected on his DD Form 214.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DP2SSM evaluation is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/DP2STM recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of an error.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 was prepared in accordance with AFI 36-3202, Separation Documents, which requires the name on the DD Form 214 match the name recorded on the DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States.

A complete copy of the AFPC/DP2STM evaluation is at Exhibit D.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the applicant on 20 December 2016, for review and comment within 30 days (Exhibit E).  As of this date, no response has been received by this office.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing law or regulations.

2.  The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.

3.  Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice.  We note the Air Force OPRs recommend denial; however, we disagree.  The applicant has submitted copies of his certified birth certificate, and two other forms of government and state issued identification cards, verifying his correct name.  All three documents corroborate the correct name for this applicant and substantiate that his name was erroneously recorded on his enlistment documents.  Consequently, the applicant’s record contains a DD Form 214 with an erroneously recorded name.  In addition, the applicant states that the incorrect name on his DD Form 214 prevents him from receiving benefits associated with his military service.  In view of the foregoing, we find it is in the interest of justice to recommend the name on the applicant’s DD Form 214 be changed to match the name on his government issued documents.  Accordingly, we recommend his records be corrected as indicated below.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that the DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued in conjunction with his 27 February 1990 separation, be amended in Item 1 (Name [Last, First, Middle]), to reflect the name shown on his Birth Certificate.

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2016-02113 in Executive Session 19 September 2017, under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:

, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member

All members voted to correct the record as recommended.  The following documentary evidence was considered:

Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 18 May 2016, w/atchs.
Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DP2SSM, dated 1 September 2016.
Exhibit D.  Memorandum, AFPC/DP2STM, dated 21 November 2016
Exhibit E.  Letter, AFBCMR, dated 20 December 2016

Pursuant to paragraph 1 of AFI 36-2603 (Title 32 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 865.1), I certify that a quorum was present at the Board’s deliberations and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings.