ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:  28 January 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20160014041


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  Correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show his name as XXX X__ instead of X__ X. X__.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214
*	Social Security Card

FACTS:

1.  The applicant did not file within the three year time frame provided in Title 10, United 
States Code (USC), section 1552 (b); however, the Army Board for Correction of 
Military Records conducted a substantive review of this case and determined it is in the 
interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. 

2.  The applicant states his name is shown as X__ X. X_ on his social security card.

3.  The applicant provides his social security card, which shows his name as X__ X. 
X__.

4.  A review of the applicant’s service records shows the following:

	a.  On 24 June 1977, he enlisted in the Regular Army.

	b.  The following documents show his name as X__ X. X__:

*	DD Form 1966 (Application for Enlistment – Armed Forces of the United 
States)
*	DD Form 4 (Enlistment or Reenlistment Agreement – Armed Forces of the 
United States)
*	DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record – Part III)
*	DD Form 214

	c.  Item 23 of his DD Form 1966 shows if preferred enlistment name (name given in 
block 1) is not the same as on your birth certificate and has not been changed by legal 
procedure prescribed by state law, complete the following:  Name as shown on birth 
certificate:  he lined through the entered name X__ X. X__ and entered the name X_ X. 
X-X__.

	d.  On 17 December 1984, he was honorably released from active duty.

5.  By regulation, DD Form 4, and DA Form 2-1 are basic source documents for 
preparing the DD Form 214.  The DD Form 214 is a summary of the Soldier’s most 
recent period of continuous active duty.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting evidence, to include his statement, the 
Board determined the applicant knowing elected to have his military records reflect the 
name as reflected on a DD Form 1966.  For that reason, the Board found no error or 
injustice was present.

BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	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 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:

1.  Title 10, USC, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military 
records must be filed within three 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 three-year statute of 
limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so.
2.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Personnel Separations – Separation Documents), in effect 
at the time, prescribed the separation documents that are furnished to individuals who 
are retired, discharged, or released from active military service or control of the Army.  
It established standardized policy for preparing and distributing DD Form 214 
(Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty).  Separation documents provide 
the recipient with a record of their military service.  Source documents for preparing the 
DD Form 214 include:

*	DA Form 201 (Military Personnel Records Jacket)
*	DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record)
*	Separation orders
*	DD Form 4/4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Documents – Armed Forces of the United 
States)
*	DA Form 3716 (Personnel Financial Record, U.S. Army)
*	Enlistment records and DD Forms 214 for prior service personnel
*	Any other available records

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20160014041

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