ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	
	BOARD DATE:  14 February 2020

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190011634


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his records, to show his name as "J   S  instead 
of "J   S."

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Standard Certificate of Birth

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 (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 was inducted into the Army of the United States on 15 February, under 
the name ""J    S."

3.  The applicant was honorably released from active duty on 17 February, under the 
name ""J   S."

4.  The applicant provides a copy of his Standard Certificate of Birth, which lists his 
name as "J    S."

5.  The applicant's military record did not contain any documentation that shows the 
name he now requests.  

6.  The DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or 
Discharge) 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 (Last Name - First Name - Middle 
Name) states to transcribe the name at the time of separation from applicable 
documents.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board determined 
relief was not warranted.  Based upon all military records having the same name which 
is currently reflected on the applicant’s DD Form 214, the Board concluded there was 
insufficient evidence of an error or injustice which would warrant a change to the record.  
The Board wished to inform the applicant that if he could provide justification as to how 
the wrong name was placed on original documents, he may submit an application for 
reconsideration in the future.

The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional document will be filed in his 
official military personnel file.  This should serve to clarify any questions or confusion in 
regard to the difference in his name recorded in his military record and the name 
currently being used by the applicant.

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.  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 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), 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)	 AR20190011634

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