IN THE CASE OF:  

		BOARD DATE:  6 July 2020

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190009062


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  in effect, correction of his records to show his first name as 
"D" instead of "S."

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Social Security Card
*	Certification of Birth

FACTS:

1.  The applicant did not file within the three year time frame provided in Title 10, United 
States Code, section 1552(b); however, the ABCMR 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 Regular Army on 9 February 1981.  Item 1 Name (Last-
First-Middle-Jr-Sr-etc.) of his DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document - Armed 
Forces of the United States) lists his first name as "S."

3.  The applicant was honorably discharged on 8 February 1984.  Item 1 NAME (Last, 
First, Middle) of the DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) 
he was issued lists his first name his name as "S."  The applicant's military record did 
not contain any documentation that shows the first name he now requests.  

4.  The applicant provides a copy of his Certification of Birth and social security card, 
which list his first name as "D."

5.  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 states to transcribe the name 
at the time of separation from applicable documents.


BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found the 
requested relief is not warranted.  The applicant used the first name "S" throughout his 
period of military service.  The Board found insufficient evidence of mitigating factors 
that would serve as a basis for changing the first name recorded on his DD Form 214.  
The Board determined the DD Form 214 accurately reflects the information that was 
available at the time the form was created, and there is no error or injustice.  

2.  The applicant is advised that a copy of these proceedings will be filed in his Official 
Military Personnel File, which should serve to explain the difference in the name under 
which he served and the name he now uses.  


BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:	:	:	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.  Title 10, United States 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 ABCMR to excuse an applicant's 
failure to timely file within the 3 year statute of limitations if the Army Board for 
Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) determines it would be in the interest of justice 
to do so.

2.  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 states 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 states to transcribe the name at the time of separation from 
applicable documents.
//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20190009062


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