IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 12 November 2014 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140005463 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 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) and her discharge orders from the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) to show her name as SGE vice SMM. 2. She states: * her name was legally changed on 28 December 2011, in Washington County Court, Hillsboro, Oregon * the paperwork was sent through her former unit, the 214th Aviation Regiment, but was not followed up on * she did not know this until she received her discharge papers in her old name 3. She provides: * her DD Form 214 * a General Judgment of Name Change * Orders * an Application, License, and Record of Marriage * her Driver License * her Geneva Convention Identification Card CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. On 30 June 2009, the applicant enlisted in the USAR and was ordered to active duty for training on 28 September 2009 using the name as SMM. She was released from active duty on 16 October 2010, after serving for 1 year and 17 days. The DD Form 214 she was issued shows her name as SMM in item 1 (Name). 2. She submitted a General Judgment of Name Change which shows that her name was legally changed from SMM to SGS on 28 December 2011. 3. Orders Number 12-142-00015, dated 21 May 2012, show she was discharged from the USAR on 20 June 2012, under the name SMM. 4. She submitted: a. an Oregon Department of Human Services, Application, License, and Record of Marriage, dated 28 October 2013, which shows in item 22 (Bride's Legal Name Taken After Marriage), the name SGE; b. her Oregon Driver License, which shows her name as SGE; and c. her Geneva Convention Identification Card, which shows her name as SGS. 5. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at that time, stated the DD Form 214 is a summary of a Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The evidence of record shows the applicant's name was SMM at the time she was released from active duty on 16 October 2010. Her legal name change to SGS did not occur until 28 December 2011. Her marriage to "E____" did not occur until 28 October 2013, 3 years after she was released from active duty. As cited in the above regulation, the DD Form 214 provides a brief, clear-cut record of active duty service at the time of separation. Therefore, her name is correct as constituted on her DD Form 214. 2. The evidence of record shows the applicant's name was SGS at the time she of her discharge from the USAR on 20 June 2012. Her marriage to "E____" did not occur until 28 October 2013, more than 12 months after she was discharged. Therefore, she is not entitled to have the standard name line in Orders Number 12-142-00015, changed to show her name as SGE. 3. The applicant’s requested correction is a little confusing. She specifically asks that her name be changed to SGE (when she married “E____” in 2013), but then contends that her name was legally changed in December 2011 (when she changed her name from SMM to SGS). Therefore, it appears that her DD Form 214 is correct (she separated in October 2010, when her name was still SMM). But if she really intended to change the name on her discharge orders to SGS, she may reapply to the Board. 4. The Army has an interest in maintaining the integrity 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. There appears to be no compelling reason to compromise the integrity of the Army’s records by changing her name and DOB at this late date. BOARD VOTE: ________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ____X____ ___X_____ ___X_____ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned. _____________X_____________ 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. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140005463 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20140005463 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1