ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


		IN THE CASE OF:  

		BOARD DATE:  10 September 2019

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190010599


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show her last name as B____ instead of S____.


APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	marriage certificate

FACTS:

1.  The applicant states she wishes to changed her last name on her DD Form 214 due 
to marriage and she included a copy of her marriage certificate.

2.  The applicant was appointed as a Reserve Commissioned Officer of the Army on 
8 September 1992.  Her DA Form 71 (Oath of Office – Military Personnel) shows her 
last name at the time as W____.

3.  On 1 August 2000, she was appointed as a Commissioned Officer in Regular Army.  
Her last name is listed on her DA Form 71 at the time as S____.

4.  She was honorably retired after completing sufficient service for retirement on 
31 December 2012.  Her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty) lists her last name as S____.

5.  There are no documents in the applicant’s available records showing her last name 
as B____.

6.  The applicant provided a copy of a Florida State marriage certificate, which shows 
she was married on 4 May 2019.  Her last name is listed on the form as S____ and the 
last name of her spouse is listed as B____.



BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  At the time of her retirement in 2012, the applicant was serving under the last name 
S___, which was correctly recorded on her DD Form 214.  She changed her last name 
to B___ when she married in 2019.  The Board agreed that her post-retirement name 
change due to marriage is not evidence of an error, inequity, or injustice that would 
provide a basis for changing the last name recorded on her DD Form 214.  

2.  The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional document will be filed in her 
Official Military Personnel File.  This should serve to clarify any questions or confusion 
in regard to the difference between the last name recorded on her DD Form 214 and the 
last name she now uses.

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, prescribed the 
separation documents that must be prepared for Soldiers at the time of retirement, 
discharge, or release from active duty service or control of the Active Army.  It 
established standardized policy for preparing and distributing the DD Form 214.  The 
DD Form 214 is a summary of a Soldier’s most recent period of continuous active 
service and it provides a concise record reflective of active service at the time of release 
from active duty, retirement, or discharge.  The general instructions stated all available 
records would be used as a basis for preparation of the DD Form 214.


ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20190010599

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