ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	
	BOARD DATE:  10 October 2019

	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20190012006


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to reflect her date of birth (DOB) year as 1961 instead 
of 1959.

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: 

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Certificate of Registration
*	DD Form 214

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 states she discovered the error in her DOB on her DD Form 214 
when applying for a job.

3.  The applicant enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve on 17 May 1979 and 
subsequently enlisted in the Regular Army on 5 July 1979.  Her DD Form 4 
(Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States) covering 
this enlistment shows her DOB year as 1961.

4.  A DA Form 873 (Certificate of Clearance and/or Security Determination), 
dated 21 June 1979, lists her DOB year as 1961.

5.  The applicant reenlisted in the Regular Army on 3 November 1988.  Her 
DD Form 4 covering this enlistment shows her DOB year as 1960.

6.  A DD Form 1172 (Application for Uniformed Services Identification Card – 
DEERS Enrollment), dated 1 March 1990, shows her DOB year as 1961.

7.  The applicant reenlisted in the Regular Army on 11 March 1991.  Her DD Form 4 
covering this enlistment shows her DOB year as 1959.

8.  A Standard Form 88 (Report of Medical Examination, dated 17 May 1993, shows 
her DOB year as 1959.  A DD Form 1172, dated 1 June 1993, shows her DOB year 
as 1959.

9.  She again reenlisted in the Regular Army on 15 July 1993.  Her DD Form 4 
covering this enlistment shows her DOB year as 1959.

10.  The applicant was honorably discharged on 30 July 1993, under the provisions 
of the Fiscal Year 1993 Enlisted Voluntary Early Transition Program, after 14 years 
and 26 days of net active service.  Her DD Form 214 shows her DOB year as 1959.

11.  The applicant provided a Certificate of Registration showing her DOB year to be 
1961.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that 
relief is warranted.  Her DD Form 214 should be corrected to show her DOB year as 
1961.



BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:X	:X	:X	GRANT FULL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:	:	:	DENY APPLICATION


BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined the evidence presented is 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 her DOB 
year as 1961.

	  
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), 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 general instructions stated all available records would be used 
as a basis for preparation of the DD Form 214.  The instructions for completion of 
Item 5 (Date of Birth) state to enter the six-digit number:  year, month, and day 
without spaces or slashes.

NOTHING FOLLOWS

ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont)	 AR20190012006

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