ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	BOARD DATE:  19 August 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20170015782


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  block 1 on his DD Form 214 be corrected to add to his last 
name

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty)
*	Certificate of Birth

FACTS:

1.  The applicant states he would like to change his name on his military documents.  
His DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) item 1 (Last 
Name, first Name, Middle Initial) should reflect his legal name of 

2.  The applicant provides a copy of his birth certificate, which shows his legal name as 
.

3.  A review of the applicant’s service record shows:

   a.  He enlisted in the Regular Army on 1 July 2010.  His DD Form 4 
(Enlistment/Reenlistment Document) shows in item 1 (Last Name, First Name, Middle), 
his last name as    , his first name as his middle name.

   b.  He reenlisted on 16 April 2013.  His reenlistment DD Form 4 shows in item 1 
(Last Name, First Name, Middle), last name as    his first name as    and his 
middle name as    .
   
   c.  He was honorably retired on 27 June 2017.  His DD Form 214 shows in item 1 
(Last Name, First Name Middle ), his last name as , his first name as  his 
middle names as  He authenticated this form by e-signing using this name.

4.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed the 
separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or 
release from active duty service or control of the Active Army.

   a.  The general instructions stated all available records would be used as a basis for 
preparation of the DD Form 214.  The specific instructions for item 1 (Last Name, First 
Name, Middle Name) stated to enter the last name, first name, and full middle name or 
names, if any.
   
   b.  The DD Form 214 is a summary of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous 
active duty.  It provides a brief, clear-cut record of all current active, prior active, and 
prior inactive duty service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or 
discharge.  The information entered thereon reflects the conditions as they existed at 
the time of separation.
   
BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found the relief 
was warranted.  The applicant’s contentions were carefully considered.  He did not use 
the contested name listed on his DD Form 214 when he initially entered military service.  
His enlistment document shows the name listed on his birth certificate.  The Board 
agreed there is sufficient evidence to grant relief.

BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:X	:X	:X	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:	:	:	DENY APPLICATION




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 amending his DD Form 
214 for the period ending 27 June 2017 by showing the birth date listed on his birth 
certificate.
	  
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 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed the 
separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or 
release from active duty service or control of the Active Army.  It established 
standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  The general 
instructions stated all available records would be used as a basis for preparation of the 
DD Form 214.  The specific instructions for item 1 (Last Name – First Name – Middle 
Name) stated to enter the last name, first name, and full middle name or names, if any.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20170015782

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