IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 August 2018 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20170002730 BOARD VOTE: Mbr 1 Mbr 2 Mbr 3 :x x: x: GRANT FULL RELIEF : : : GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF : : : GRANT FORMAL HEARING : : : DENY APPLICATION 2 Enclosures 1. Board Determination/Recommendation 2. Evidence and Consideration IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 August 2018 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20170002730 BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined that the evidence presented was 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 amending his DD Form 214 to reflect his SSN as it appears on his DD Form 256A (Honorable Discharge Certificate) and social security card. 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. IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 22 August 2018 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20170002730 THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) for the period ending 13 December 1972, to show his social security number (SSN) as versus . 2. The applicant states an incorrect SSN is shown on his DD Form 214. The incorrect SSN, , was erroneously entered at the time of his entry into military service. THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Application for correction of military records with supporting document(s). The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 256A (Honorable Discharge Certificate), dated 3 April 1975, and his social security card. 2. Military personnel records and advisory opinion(s) (if any): * DD Form 47 (Record of Induction), dated 20 May 1971 * DD Form 214, dated 13 December 1972 * DA Form 3725 (Army Reserve Status and Address Verification), dated 28 January 1975 * Transcript of Master Personnel Record (Enlisted), dated 10 March 1975 REFERENCES: 1. 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 established standardized policy for preparation of the DD Form 214. The DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty. It provides a brief, clear-cut record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge. 2. Army Regulation 600-2 (Name and Birth Data, Social Security Account, and Temporary Identification Number (TIN)), in effect at the time, prescribed the procedures used for recording, issuing or changing personnel information normally used as a means of identification. a. Chapter 4 (TIN) prescribed the procedures for issuing a TIN as a means of personnel identification for those individuals being processed for military service who did not have an SSN. The number "9" was designated as the first number of the 9-digit TIN. b. The TIN was entered in pencil on Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station records in those items reserved for recording the SSN at the time of pre- enlistment or pre-induction processing. Upon receipt of an SSN card by the individual prior to his entrance into the active Army, the pencil entry of the TIN was replaced by a permanent entry of the SSN. c. Where the individual entered active duty without a SSN, the TIN was entered as a permanent entry on all records. Upon receipt of an SSN, the TIN entry was lined out and the SSN was entered in its place. 3. Information available from the Social Security Administration shows that SSNs beginning with 800-999 are not valid SSNs; no numbers above 799 have ever been issued. 4. According to the National Archives, the U.S. Army discontinued using the service number as an identifier and began using the SSN as the primary means for identifying Soldiers on 1 July 1969. DISCUSSION: 1. Title 10, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of military records must be filed within 3 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 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in the interest of justice to do so. While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, and has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing. 2. The applicant was inducted into military service on 20 May 1971. His DD Form 47 (Record of Induction) shows the TIN, , listed as his SSN. 3. The applicant's record contains evidence that confirms he was represented by both the requested and contested SSNs during his period of military service. 4. The documents in the applicant's Military Personnel Records Jacket shows both the contested TIN and the SSN he now requests listed as his SSN during his period of military service. His Honorable Discharge Certificate shows his permanently issued SSN. 5. Based on the aforementioned, it is reasonable to conclude the SSN shown on his DD Form 214 was erroneously entered. //NOTHING FOLLOWS// ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20170002730 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Enclosure 2