IN THE CASE OF:  

		BOARD DATE: 10 April 2014

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20130014326 


THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:

1.  Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any).

2.  Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any).


THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant requests correction of her DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show her first name as "Remae" instead of "Ramae."

2.  The applicant states her middle name is incorrect on her DD Form 214 due to a typographical error.  

3.  The applicant provides copies of her:

* DD Form 214 
* San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Certificate of Birth
* Social Security Card

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 years after discovery of the alleged error or injustice.  This provision of law also allows the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) to excuse an applicant's failure to timely file within the 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so.  While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame 


provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file.  In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing.

2.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 20 August 1991.  A DD Form 
4 (Enlistment Record - Armed Forces of the United States shows her first name as "Remae."

3.  She was released from active duty effective 2 July 1993.  Her DD Form 214 shows her first name as "Ramae."

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

The available evidence shows the applicant's first name was incorrectly entered on her DD Form 214.  Therefore, her DD Form 214 should be corrected to show her first name as "Remae."

BOARD VOTE:

____X____  ___X_____  ___X_____  GRANT FULL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION



BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting the entry "Ramae" from item 1 (Name) of her DD Form 214 and replacing it with the entry "Remae."



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               CHAIRPERSON
      
I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.

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