ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	
	BOARD DATE:  6 August 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20180013761


APPLICANT REQUESTS: in effect, correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of 
Release or Discharge from Active Duty), with a separation date as of 3 November 1986, 
to show:

*	item 1 (Last, First, Middle), entry for her middle name as "" instead of 
""
*	item 5 (Date of Birth), entry as  instead of 
*	item 12a (Date Entered AD This Period) entry as 8 January 1982 instead of  
8 January 1981
*	item 14 (Military Education), an entry for her completion of Postal School 

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	certificate of birth, City of , Certificate Number 655, dated 19 August 
1998

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, in effect, she did not notice her middle name was spelled 
incorrectly on her DD Form 214 until she requested a duplicate copy.  

3.  The Board will not consider the portion of the applicant's request pertaining to her 
date of entry nor her military education, as these items will be addressed through an 
administrative correction.  The Board will only consider the portion of the applicant's 
request pertaining to the applicant's name and date of birth.

4.  All of the documents in the applicant's record, which include her middle name and 
date of birth, list her middle name as "" and her date of birth as .  
These records include but not limited to the following document(s):

*	DD Form 369 (Police Record Check, dated 19 November 1981
*	DD Form 1966 (Application for Enlistment – Armed Forces of the United States)
*	DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Documents – Armed Forces of the United 
States)
*	DA Form 2A (Personnel Qualification Record), dated 9 May 1986
*	DD Form 214

5.  None of the records in her military record list the name of date of birth she now 
requests.  

6.  On 3 November 1986, the applicant was released from active duty.  

7.  The applicant provides a certificate of birth, which shows the name and date of birth 
she currently requests.

8.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, established 
the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  The purpose of 
the separation document is to provide the individual with documentary evidence of his 
or her military service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents end 
evidence in the records.  The Board considered the applicant’s statement, the available 
service records, to include those with her signature, all showing the name and date of 
birth she contests, the Certificate of Birth she provided with an issue date of 1998 and 
her separation document.  The Board determined, by a preponderance of evidence, that 
the DD Form 214 in the record reflected the conditions and circumstances as they 
existed at the time of service and found no error or injustice.  The Board advises the 
applicant that a copy of this decision will be placed in her official records to clarify the 
difference between the middle name and DOB shown in her records and the DOB and 
middle name she uses today.  The Board concurs with the corrections stated in the 
Administrative Note(s) below.

2.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that 
relief was not warranted.?
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:

With the exception of the corrections stated in the Administrative Note(s) below, 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):  

Make the following corrections to the Applicant's DD Form 214:

*	Item 12a – delete the entry ""
*	Item 12c – delete the entry "6"
*	Item 14 – add the entry "Postal Clerk Course, 4 weeks, 1983"
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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, established 
the standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  The purpose of 
the separation document is to provide the individual with documentary evidence of his 
or her military service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  
It is important that information entered on the form be complete and accurate and 
reflects the conditions as they existed at the time of separation.

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20180013761
	
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