ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTIONS OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

                

                  BOARD DATE:  22 January 2019

                  DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20160013409

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  Change item 7a (Place of Entry into Active Duty) of his DD 
Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to read El Paso, 
Texas.

APPLICANT’S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:  

*	DD Form 293 (Application for the Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces of 
the United States)
*	DD Form 4/1 and 4/2 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the 
United States), 27 April 2007
*	DD Form 1966 (Record of Military Porce4ssing - Armed Forces of the United 
States), 30 March 2007

FACTS:

1.  The applicant states item 7a (Place of Entry into Active Duty) on his DD Form 214 is 
incorrect.  It should say El Paso, Texas.

2.  The applicant provides his enlistment contract, DD Form 4/1.  Item 4 (Place of 
Enlistment/Reenlistment) states "El Paso MEPS, El Paso TX".   This document was 
completed on 27 April 2007.  The applicant's DD Form 214 shows in item 7a "El Monte, 
California."

3.  Army Regulation 635-8 (Separation Documents and Processing) establishes the 
standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  The source 
document used to complete item 7a of the DD Form 214 is the initial enlistment contract 
or order to active duty.  

BOARD DISCUSSION:

The Board considered the applicant’s request with all supporting documents, evidence 
in the service record, applicable regulations, policy, and guidance.  The applicant’s 
enlistment contract, DD Form 4/1 item 4 (Place of Enlistment/Reenlistment) states "El 
Paso MEPS, El Paso TX".   Army Regulation 635-8 (Separation Documents and 
Processing) directs the source document used to complete item 7a of the DD Form 214 
is the initial enlistment contract or order to active duty.  Therefore the Board finds the 
applicant’s request is warranted.

BOARD VOTE:

Member 1	Member 2	Member 3
:X	      :X      :X	Full Grant 
:	      :	      :		Partial Grant 
:	      :	      :		Formal Hearing Grant 
:	      :	      :		Deny

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 correcting his DD Form 
214 by:

•	deleting "El Monte, California" from item 7a
•	adding "El Paso, Texas" to item 7a

												 
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.

ADMINISTRAITIVE NOTE(S):

Not Applicable




REFERENCES

Army Regulation 635-8 (Separation Documents and processing) prescribed the 
separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from 
active military service or control of the Army.  It established standardized policy for 
preparation of the DD Form 214.  The DD Form 214 provides service members with a 
record of their military service.  It provides rules for completing the DD Form 214.  For 
item 7a (Placed of Entry on Active Duty) it states a Soldier's initial enlistment contract or 
order to active duty is the source document for this data.  Enter the City and state where 
the Soldier entered active duty.    

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