BOARD DATE:  26 June 2020

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190011924


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of her military records to show her current legal 
name (maiden name) instead of the name (contested name) reflected on her DD Form 
214 (Certificate of Release of Discharge from Active Duty).

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Driver License, date illegible
*	United States Uniformed Services Identification Card, date illegible
*	United States Department of Veterans Affairs Identification Card
*	Court Order from a State Circuit Court, dated 

FACTS:

1.  The applicant states, in effect, that due to divorce, she would like her last name 
changed.

2.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 16 September 2011.  Her DD Form 4 
(Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States) lists her 
current legal name (maiden name).

3.  The applicant’s military records contain a series of documents, which show her name 
changed on the following dates:

	a.  DA Form 5960, dated 1 March 2013, wherein she has annotated she is married 
but signed her maiden name. 

	b.  DA Form 199, dated 8 June 2014, which shows her last name changed from her 
maiden name to the contested name.

4.  The applicant was honorably retired from Active duty on 23 September 2014.  Her 
DD Form 214 reflects the contested name.
5.  The applicant provides a Divorce decree, dated  March  wherein her name was 
restored from the contested name to her current legal name (maiden name), after the 
period of her military service. 

6.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), dated 15 September 2000, 
prescribed the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, 
or release from active military service or control of the Army.  It establishes 
standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  For item 1, enter name in 
all capital letters.  Include "Jr,"Sr," or "II" when needed, at the time of separation.  This 
regulation also states that the purpose of the separation document is to provide the 
individual with documentary evidence of his or her military service at the time of release 
from active duty, retirement, or discharge.

7.  For historical purposes, the Army has an interest in maintaining the integrity of its 
records.  The data and information contained in those records should reflect the 
conditions and circumstances that existed at the time the records were created

BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents and 
evidence in the records.  The Board considered the applicant’s statement, her record of 
service, her in-service name changes, the date of her separation and the date of the 
court order she provided showing her current name.  The Board determined that the 
applicant’s requested name change was effective after her period of service.  Based on 
a preponderance of evidence, the Board determined that the name reflected on the 
applicant’s DD form 214 was not in error or unjust. 

2.  The applicant is advised that a copy of these proceedings will be placed in her 
official records to clarify the difference in the name appearing in her records and the 
name she uses today.

3.  After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that 
relief was not warranted.
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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.


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REFERENCES:

AR 635-5, dated 15 September 2000, prescribed the separation documents prepared 
for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control 
of the Army.  It establishes standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214.  
For item 1, enter name in all capital letters.  Include "Jr,"Sr," or "II" when needed, at the 
time of separation.  This regulation also states that the purpose of the separation 
document is to provide the individual with documentary evidence of his or her military 
service at the time of release from active duty, retirement, or discharge.


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