ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


IN THE CASE OF: 
BOARD DATE: 1 October 2019
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20190010418


APPLICANT REQUESTS: correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show:

   *	her name as 
   *	her foreign service in Iraq (26 November 2005 – 26 November 2006) 
APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:
*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Final Divorce Decree, dated 18 October 2005
   *	DD Form 214, ending 27 April 2007 
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 she was divorced in 2005; therefore, her maiden name should 
be listed on her DD Form 214. In addition, her deployment in support of Operation Iraqi 
Freedom is not listed on her DD Form 214.
3.	A review of her military records shows that she enlisted in the Regular Army on 
17 June 2004. Her name is listed as on her enlistment contract.

4.	On 18 May 2005, her commander approved her request to have her military records 
reflect her legal name change from to.

5.	The applicant was divorced on 18 October 2005. Her record is void of a request to 
change her name to while she was serving on active duty.



6.	Orders 116-0118, dated 26 April 2007, published by Headquarters, III Corps and 
Fort Hood, TX, assigned the applicant to the transition center. These orders show her 
name as .

7.	She was discharged from active duty on 27 April 2007. Her DD Form 214 lists her 
name as .

8.	Permanent Orders Number 264-112, published by Headquarters, 4th Brigade 
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Iraq, awarded the applicant the Army 
Commendation Medal for his service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 
7 December 2005 to 28 November 2006. This order is sufficient to correct the 
applicant's DD Form 214, ending on 27 April 2007 as follows:

•	add to item 12f the entry "0011	22	00"
•	add to item 13 the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and 
the Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars
      •	add to item 18 the entry "SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20051207 TO 20061128" 
BOARD DISCUSSION:
After reviewing the application, the supporting documents, the records, applicable 
regulations, and the facts above, the Board found that relief is warranted as 
recommended in the Board Determination and Recommendation below.





BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1
Mbr 2
Mbr 3

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:X
:X
GRANT FULL RELIEF
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GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
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GRANT FORMAL HEARING
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DENY APPLICATION


BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined that the evidence presented was 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 showing on her
DD Form 214 for the period of service ending 27 April 2007 the following:

*	her name as 
*	add to item 12f the entry "0011	22	00"
*	add to item 13 the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and 
the Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars
*	add to item 18 the entry "SERVICE IN IRAQ FROM 20051207 TO 20061128"


12/2/2020

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CHAIRPERSON
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 (AR) 635-5 (Separation Documents), in effect at the time, 
prescribed the separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers on retirement, 
discharge, or release from active duty service or control of the Active Army. It stated 
the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active 
duty. 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.

3.	AR 635-8 (Separation Processing and Documents) states when completing
Block 1 of the DD Form 214, compare the original enlistment contract or appointment 
order, and review the official record for possible name changes. If a name change has 
occurred, list other names of record din block 18.

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