IN THE CASE OF:  

		BOARD DATE:  23 July 2021

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20210007020


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  in effect, correction of his records, to show his legal name 
instead of his contested name.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Judgment Entry - Change of Name of Adult

FACTS:

1.  Having 4 years of prior active service, the applicant enlisted into the Regular Army 
on 30 April 2008.  Item 1 (NAME (Last, First, Middle)) of his DD Form 4 
(Enlistment/Reenlistment Document - Armed Forces of the United States) lists the 
contested name. 

2.  The applicant was honorably discharged on 27 March 2012.  His record contains a 
DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), which lists the 
contested name.

3.  The applicant provides a copy of a Judgment Entry - Change of Name of Adult, 
which legally changed his name as he requests effective 16 July 2020.

4.  The applicant's military record did not contain any documentation that shows the 
name he now requests.  

5.  The DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous 
active service.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of 
release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  



BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board determined 
relief was not warranted.  Based upon the available documentation showing the 
applicant changed his name post-service and the DD Form 214 is responsible for 
recording information at the time of its publication, the Board concluded there was 
insufficient evidence of an error or injustice which would warrant a change to the 
applicant’s name reflected on his DD Form 214.

BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:XX	:XX	:XX	DENY APPLICATION


BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or 
injustice.  Therefore, the Board determined the overall merits of this case are insufficient 
as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
		  
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.





REFERENCES:

Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), then in effect, prescribed the 
separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from 
active military service or control of the Army.  It states the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of 
the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active service.  It provides a brief, clear-
cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or 
discharge.  Item 1 (NAME (Last, First, Middle)) states to transcribe the name at the time 
of separation from applicable documents.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20210007020


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