IN THE CASE OF: 

		BOARD DATE: 31 March 2023

		DOCKET NUMBER: AR20220009058


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  correction of his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or 
Discharge from Active Duty) to show in block 7b (Home of Record at Time of Entry) his 
home of record (HOR) as (HOR-A) instead of 

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

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record), 16 June 2022
*	Letter from 11 June 2022


FACTS:

1.  The applicant states:

	a.  Block 7b of his official signed DD Form 214 is incorrect and shows HOR instead 
of HOR . His HOR when he was commissioned was HOR .

	b.  It was an oversight on his part when he reviewed his final draft DD Form 214 
which was sent to him by email due to COVID instead of receiving an in-person review. 
He is not sure how his current home address was auto-populated in that field but he did 
not properly read the block header so he assumed that the block was for his home 
address.

2.  The applicant provided copies of:

	a.  His application and self-authored statement.

	b.  A letter from his mother, 11 June 2022, certifying his HOR at his time of 
commissioning.

3.  A review of the applicant's available service records shows:

	a.  On an unspecified date he enlisted in the Regular Army as a Cadet and was 
assigned to the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) for military and academic training.

	b.  On 9 December 1991, the USMA provided him a certification for commissioning.

	c.  Orders issued by U.S. Army Total Personnel Command, 22 May 1992, appointed 
and commissioned him as a second lieutenant in the Regular Army and ordered him to 
active duty.

	d.  His transcript, USMA, shows, in part, his secondary school as the same city in 
HOR .

	e.  His available records are void of a DD Form 4 (Enlistment/Reenlistment 
Document – Armed Forces of the United States), a DD Form 1966 (Application for 
Enlistment – Armed Forces of the United States), or any other document confirming his 
HOR .

	f.  His DD Form 214, 31 May 2022, shows his HOR in block 7b as HOR. 


BOARD DISCUSSION:

After reviewing the application, all supporting documents, and the evidence found within 
the military record, the Board found that relief was warranted. The Board carefully 
considered the applicant’s contentions, the military record, and regulatory guidance 
were carefully considered. Based on the preponderance of evidence available for 
review, the Board determined the evidence presented sufficient to warrant a 
recommendation for relief.















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 partial relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all 
Department of Army records of the individual concerned by reissuing him a DD214 for 
the period ending 31 May 2022 to show in block  7b (Home of Record at the Time of 
Entry) to show:  



	 
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:

1.  Army Regulation 15-185 (Army Board for Correction of Military Records) prescribes 
the policies and procedures for correction of military records by the Secretary of the 
Army acting through the ABCMR. The ABCMR begins its consideration of each case 
with the presumption of administrative regularity. The applicant has the burden of 
proving an error or injustice by a preponderance of the evidence.

2.  Army Regulation 635-8 (Separations Processing and Documents), currently in effect, 
provides for the preparation and distribution of the DD Form 214. Paragraph 5-6 
provides detailed instructions for data required in each block of the DD Form 214.
	
	a.  Paragraph 5-6g(1) provides guidance for completing block 7a (Place of Entry into 
Active Duty and Home of Record). A Soldier’s initial enlistment contract or order to 
active duty is the source document for this data. Enter the city and state where the 
Soldier entered active duty.

		(1)  RA enlisted Soldiers normally enter active duty at the military entrance 
processing station.

		(2)  Officers enter active duty in accordance with their initial order to active duty. 
Normally, this is a temporary duty location for attendance at the Basic Officer Leader 
Course or other temporary duty location (for example, in support of Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps (ROTC) Summer Camp or Gold Bar Recruiting duties).

		(3)  Soldiers who previously changed their status or component while serving on 
active duty, that installation where the change was made becomes the place entered 
active duty for this period of service. (For example, an enlisted Soldier is discharged at 
Fort Rucker, AL to continue on active duty as a warrant officer. Upon completion of his 
warrant officer active duty, his DD Form 214 would list Fort Rucker, AL as his place of 
entry for this period of service.)

	b.  Paragraph 7g(2) provides guidance for block 7b (Home of Record). A Soldier’s 
initial enlistment contract or appointment document is the source for this data, or any 
correction approved by HRC. List the street address, city, state, and zip code listed as 
the Soldier’s home of record. 

	(1)  For RC Soldiers, the active duty order lists the Soldier’s home of record. Home 
of record is the place recorded as the home of record of the Soldier when 
commissioned, appointed, enlisted, or ordered to a tour of active duty. This cannot be 
changed unless there is a break in active service of at least 1 full day, or it is determined 
by HRC to be factually incorrect. 

		(2)  Requests to change home of record may be sent to 
usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.tagd-emilpohelpdesk@mail.mil. Home of record is not necessarily 
the same as the legal domicile as defined for income tax purposes. Legal domicile may 
change during a Soldier’s career.

3.  The Joint Federal Travel Regulation provides that the home of record is the place 
recorded as the home of the individual at the time of enlistment or induction. There is no 
authority to change the home of record as officially recorded at the time of entry into the 
military service. However, there is authority to correct a home of record if erroneously 
entered in the records at that time and then only for travel and transportation purposes. 
Correction of the home of record must be based on evidence that a bona fide error was 
made and the home of record as corrected must have been the actual home of the 
individual at the time of entry into the relevant period of service (emphasis added). It 
may not be a place selected for the convenience of the Soldier.

4.  Army Regulation 601-280 (Total Army Retention Program) provides instructions for 
completing the DD Form 4 series upon immediate reenlistment in the Regular Army. It 
defines the term “Home of Record” as the place recorded as the home of the individual 
when commissioned, appointed, enlisted, inducted, or ordered into the relevant tour of 
active duty. The place recorded as the home of the individual when reinstated, 
reappointed, or reenlisted remains the same as that recorded when commissioned, 
appointed, enlisted, or inducted or ordered into the relevant tour of active duty unless 
there is a break in service of more than one full day. Only if a break in service exceeds 
one full day can the home of record be changed by the member.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
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