ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	
	BOARD DATE:  5 September 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20180006225


APPLICANT REQUESTS: reconsideration for correction of his social security number 
(SSN) in Item 3 (Social Security Number) of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the 
United States Report of Transfer or Discharge).

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 
DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)

FACTS: 

1.  Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the 
previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of 
Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20130022319 on 19 August 2014.

2.  The applicant states, his service number is correct but his social security number is 
wrong.

3.  The applicant service record shows:

	a.  He enlisted in the Regular Army (RA) on 2 February 1966.

	b.  His DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) only shows his service number 
RA .

	c.  Special Orders Number 278 dated 4 October 1968 shows his social security 
number (SSN) as .

	d.  The applicant was honorably discharged from active duty on 4 October 1968 and 
transferred to the United States Army Reserve (USAR).  His DD Form 214 shows his 
SSN as .  He authenticated this form with his signature.

	e.  On 1 February 1972, the applicant was discharge from the (USAR).  His SSN is 
shown as 

4.  ABCMR denied the applicants request for case AR20130022319 on 19 August 2014. 
The record of proceedings state that 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.  

5.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, governed the 
preparation of the DD Form 214. It stated the DD Form 214 would be prepared for all 
personal at the time of their retirement, discharge, or release from active duty. The 
regulation stated item 3 would list the SSN verified in the Soldier's records.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found the relief 
was not warranted.  The contested SSN was used during his entire period of service.  In 
the Board’s opinion, changing a SSN on a DD Form 214 should only be made with 
extreme caution, in order to protect the integrity of the record.  Because the applicant 
provided no justification as to how the contested SSN may be been utilized throughout 
his record and since the SSN on the DD Form 214 accurately depicts the SSN used 
throughout the military service record of the applicant, the Board concluded there was 
insufficient evidence of an error or injustice which would warrant making such a change.

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.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, governed the 
preparation of the DD Form 214. It stated the DD Form 214 would be prepared for all 
personal at the time of their retirement, discharge, or release from active duty. The 
regulation stated item 3 would list the SSN verified in the Soldier's records.
2.  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.

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20180006225

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