ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:

	BOARD DATE:  27 August 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190004655


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) and National Guard Bureau (NGB) Form 22 (Report of 
Separation and Record of Service):

*	Item 1 NAME (Last, First, Middle) to show his first name as "XXXX" instead of 
"XXXX"
*	Item 3 (Social Security Number (SSN)) to show his SSN as "xxX-XX-XXXX" 
instead of "xxX-XX-XXX"

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214
*	NGB Form 22
*	Social Security Card
*	Driver’s License

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 enlisted in the Army National Guard (ARNG) on 7 August 1980.  His 
enlistment documents list his first name as "XXXXX" and his SSN as "xxX-XX-XXXX."  
There is no evidence he served under the first name and SSN he now requests.

3.  The applicant entered active duty training on 22 September 1980 and he was 
honorably released from active duty training on 6 February 1981.  The DD Form 214 
lists his first name as "XXXXX" and his SSN as "xxX-XX-XXXX." 

4.  The applicant was honorably released from the ARNG on 11 May 1983.  The NGB 
Form 22 lists his first name as "XXXXX" and his SSN as "xxX-XX-XXXX." 
5.  The applicant provides a copy of his social security card which lists his first name as 
"XXXXX" and his SSN as "xxX-xx-xxxx", as he requests.

6.  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 stated to transcribe the name and SSN 
at the time of separation from applicable documents.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents and 
evidence in the records.  The Board considered the names and SSN under which the 
applicant served and the documents he signed using the name and SSN he now 
contests, and the SSN Card that he provided.  The Board also found a different spelling 
of first name on the driver’s license he provided.  The Board found insufficient evidence 
and the applicant provided no additional evidence or explanation to support a correction 
of his records.  The Board determined that the spelling of the first name and the SSN on 
his DD Form 214 and NGB 22 were not in error or unjust. 

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

:XXX	:XXX	:XXX	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.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separations 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 
the preparation of the DD Form 214.  It stated the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the 
Soldier's most recent period of continuous active service.  It provides a brief, clear-cut 
record of active Army service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or 
discharge.  Item 1 (Name) and item 3 (SSN) states to transcribe the name and SSN at 
the time of his separation from applicable documents.

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20190004655

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