ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	 

	BOARD DATE:  12 March 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20160014649


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show his home of record (HOR) as, .

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 4/1 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United 
States)
*	Diploma
*	Driver License
*	Voter Registration Certificate

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 he never lived in California.  The State of Texas has always 
been his HOR.  He lived in Texas as a kid, graduated from H in , and has 
always had a driver license.

3.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 6 October 1981.  His DD Form 4/1 
shows his HOR as .  

4.  His enlistment documents contain DD Form 1966 (Application for Enlistment – 
Armed Forces of the United States) which lists his HOR as an address in  and shows he was employed by a company in Indio, California.

5.  He retired honorably on 31 October 2011.  Item 7b (HOR at the time of entry) of his 
DD Form 214 shows his HOR as an address in 

6.  Regulatory guidance states that correction of the HOR must be based on evidence 
that a bona fide error was made and the HOR as corrected must have been the actual 
home of the individual at the time of entry into the relevant period of service.  

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After review of the application and all evidence, the Board determined there is 
insufficient evidence to grant relief.  The applicant’s contentions were carefully 
considered.  The Board agreed the applicant’s HOR was listed on the separation 
document in accordance with regulatory guidance.

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.


ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE(S):

Not Applicable
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.  The Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR) provides that the HOR is the place 
recorded as the home of the individual at the time of enlistment or induction.  There is 
no authority to change the HOR as officially recorded at time of entry into the military 
service.  However, there is authority to correct a HOR if erroneously entered on the 
records at that time, and then only for travel and transportation purposes.  Correction of 
the HOR must be based on evidence that a bona fide error was made and the HOR as 
corrected must have been the actual home of the individual at the time of entry into the 
relevant period of service.  It must not be a place selected for the convenience of the 
Soldier.
//NOTHING FOLLOWS//

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20160014649

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