PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF: 

	BOARD DATE:  
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR2000035942

	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	
	Ms. Lee Tinsley		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Samuel A. Crumpler		Chairperson	
	Mr. Joe R. Schroeder		Member	
	Ms. Barbara J. Ellis		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.

2.  The applicant requests that the spelling of her first name be corrected and that her last name reflect the name under which she enlisted.

3.  The applicant states, in effect, that her birth certificate reflects the correct spelling of her first name and that she is requesting the change in order to apply for benefits.

4.  The applicant’s DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) shows that she enlisted into the Regular Army on 4 February 1986 and was discharged on 28 November 1988 with an Honorable characterization of service.  She served as a 91A, Medical Specialist.

5.  Upon further examination of DD Form 214, it is noted that the second letter in her first name does not match the applicant’s birth certificate.  It is also noted that although she was discharged under a different last name, the name she enlisted under is annotated in item 18 of the DD Form 214.

6.  For historical purposes, the Army has an interest in maintaining the accuracy of its records.  The data and information contained in those records should reflect the conditions and circumstances that existed at the time the records were created.  The applicant did not request a change in her last name until after she was discharged from the Army.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  After a review of the records, birth certificate and her application, the Board agrees with the applicant that her first name is spelled incorrectly.

2.  Although she enlisted under her maiden name and later changed her last name during her service time, the Board is not willing to revert back to her maiden name as it is documented on her DD Form 214 as having entered active duty under her maiden name.

3.  In view of the foregoing, it would be appropriate to correct the applicant’s records, as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to the individual concerned be corrected by:

a.	correcting the second letter in the applicant’s first name from “i” to “y”.

b.	issuing DD Form 215 to correct item 1 (Name) to reflect the above correction.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

      sc           js              be       GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

                                                        GRANT FORMAL HEARING

                                                         DENY APPLICATION

			     Samuel A. Crumpler       
			CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000035942	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20000831	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT (partial)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.  100.01	Change of Name	
2.		
3.		
4.		
5.		
6.