IN THE CASE OF: 

		BOARD DATE: 22 February 2023

		DOCKET NUMBER: AR20220007988


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of her DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) by deleting the middle name 

APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING DOCUMENT(S) CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD:

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	DD Form 214
*	Certificate of Live Birth 
*	social security card
*	driver license

FACTS:

1.  The applicant did not file within the 3-year time frame provided in Title 10, U.S. 
Code, 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 the middle name does not appear on her social security card or 
birth certificate. She does not want her son to have any problems with her death 
benefits when she passes.

3.  The applicant's DD Form 1966 (Record of Military Processing – Armed Forces of the 
United States) shows she listed her middle name as 

4.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 22 February 1989. Her DD Form 4 
(Enlistment/Reenlistment Document) shows her middle name as 

5.  The applicant's records contain the following documents showing her middle name 
as or the middle initial .

*	DD Form 398-2 (Personnel Security Questionnaire (National Agency Check))
*	DD Form 1172 (Application for Uniformed Service Identification Card)
*	Record of Emergency Data
*	DA Form 2-1 (Personnel Qualification Record)

6.  The applicant was released from active duty (REFRAD) on 9 April 1992. Her 
REFRAD orders and DD Form 214 show her middle name as

7.  A review of the applicant's available records revealed she listed her middle name as 
throughout her entire period of active service.

8.  The documents provided by the applicant in support of her application do not show a 
middle name. 


BOARD DISCUSSION:

1.  After reviewing the application, all supporting documents, and the evidence found 
within the military record, the Board found that partial relief was warranted. The Board 
carefully considered the applicant's record of service, documents submitted in support 
of the petition and executed a comprehensive and standard review based on law, policy 
and regulation. The Board determined the evidence presented does not demonstrate 
the existence of a probable error or injustice.  The applicant used the contested middle 
name during her entire period of service.  The Board determined the overall merits of 
this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual 
concerned. 

2.  The Army has an interest in maintaining the integrity of its records for historical 
purposes.  The information in those records must reflect the conditions and 
circumstances that existed at the time the records were created.  In the absence of 
evidence that shows a material error or injustice, there is a reluctance to recommend 
that those records be changed.  The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional 
document, along with her application and the supporting evidence she provided, will be 
filed in her official military records.  This should serve to clarify any questions or 
confusion regarding the difference in the middle name recorded in her military records 
and to satisfy her desire to have her legal middle name documented in her military 
records. considered.

3.  However, the board determined the applicant applicant's service record did not reflect 
she was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal (1st award) and her record shows she 
received "excellent" conduct and efficiency ratings throughout her service for the period of 
22 February 1989 to 21 February 1992.  Based on this the Board determined partial relief was 
warranted and granted partial relief for correction of the applicant’s record to show award of the 
Army Good Conduct Medal.

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BOARD VOTE:

Mbr 1	Mbr 2	Mbr 3

:	:	:	GRANT FULL RELIEF

X	X	X	GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF

:	:	:	GRANT FORMAL HEARING

:	:	:	DENY APPLICATION


BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

1.  The Board determined the evidence presented is sufficient to warrant a 
recommendation for partial relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all 
Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by awarding 
her the Army Good Conduct Medal (1st Award) for exemplary service from 
22 February 1989 to 21 February 1992 and adding the medal to her DD Form 214 for 
the period ending 21 February 1992.

2.  The Board further determined the evidence presented is insufficient to warrant a 
portion of the requested relief. As a result, the Board recommends denial of so much of 
the application that pertains to correction of her DD Form 214 by deleting the middle 
name. 


	 
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, U.S. Code, section 1552(b), provides that applications for correction of 
military records must be filed within 3 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 3-year statute of limitations if the ABCMR determines it would be in 
the interest of justice to do so.

2.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separations Documents), in effect at the time, prescribed 
the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release 
from active military service or control of the Army. It established standardized policy for 
the preparation of the DD Form 214. 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.
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