IN THE CASE OF: 

		BOARD DATE: 22 November 2023

		DOCKET NUMBER: AR20230001520


APPLICANT REQUESTS:  removal of the Springing Special Durable Power of Attorney 
(POA) for TGSLI (Traumatic Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance) from her military 
record located in Interact Personnel Electronic Records Management System 
(iPERMS). 

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

*	DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record)
*	Springing Special Durable POA for TGSLI

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, in effect, the Springing Special Durable (POA) for TGSLI is 
outdated. She has since remarried, changed her name and address; therefore, her 
mother should no longer have the POA.

3.  The applicant provides a copy of the Springing Special Durable POA for TGSLI, 
which reflects she constituted and appointed her mother,  as her attorney-in-fact to act 
in her name, place, and stead in any way which she could do, to deal with all matters 
relating to Traumatic Insurance Protection under SGLI Coverage (TSGLI). This power 
shall include, but not limited to, the application, certification, payment, and restoration 
processes of TGSLI. It is [the applicant’s] intent that this attorney-in-fact shall have all 
powers to implement, manage or cancel her TSGLI coverage.

4.  A review of the applicant’s service record shows:

	a.  She enlisted in the Army National Guard (ARNG) on 3 August 2015.

	b.  On 5 November 2016, the applicant constituted and appointed her mother, . as 
her attorney-in-fact to act in her name, place, and stead in any way which she could do, 
to deal with all matters relating to Traumatic Insurance Protection under SGLI Coverage 
(TSGLI). This power shall include, but not be limited to, the application, certification, 
payment, and restoration processes of TSGLI. It is her intent that this attorney-in-fact 
shall have all powers to implement, manage or cancel her TSGLI coverage.

	c.  Office of the Adjutant General Orders 145-514, dated 25 May 2017, reflects the 
applicant was discharged from the ARNG, for the immediate reenlistment in the Army, 
effective22 May 2017. 

	d.  On 23 May 2017, she enlisted in the Regular Army and on 7 May 2020, she 
extended her enlistment by 12 months. Her new ETS date is cited as 5 June 2021.

	e.  Memorandum for Record, dated 10 February 2021, reflects the applicant 
requested a name change because of her marriage on 6 November 2020.

	f.  On 12 July 2021, she reenlisted for 3 years. Item 1 (Name) on the DD Form 4 
(Enlistment/Reenlistment Document – Armed Forces of the United States), reflects her 
name change.

	g.  She is currently serving with 502d Adjutant General Company, For Cavazos, TX.

5.  Army Regulation 600-8-104 (Army Military Human Resource Records Management) 
prescribes Army policy for the creation, utilization, administration, maintenance, and 
disposition of the Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR).

6.  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.  In the 
absence of a showing of material error or injustice, there is a reluctance to recommend 
that those records be changed. 


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 record of service, documents submitted in support of the 
petition and executed a comprehensive and standard review based on law, policy and 
regulation. Upon review of the applicant’s petition and available military records, the 
Board determined there is sufficient evidence to support the applicant’s request for 
removal of the Springing Special Durable Power of Attorney (POA) for TGSLI from her 
military record located in Interact Personnel Electronic Records Management System 
(iPERMS).  The Board agreed the applicant’s life change status regarding her mother 
as her power of attorney is sufficient for removal.  Based on this, the Board granted 
relief to correct the applicant’s records.


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 
Army records of the individual concerned be corrected to show removal of the Springing 
Special Durable Power of Attorney (POA) for TGSLI (Traumatic Servicemembers’ 
Group Life Insurance) from her military record located in Interact Personnel Electronic 
Records Management System (iPERMS). 

	 
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.  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 600-8-104 (Army Military Human Resource Records Management) 
prescribes Army policy for the creation, utilization, administration, maintenance, and 
disposition of the Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR). Paragraph 3–3 
states, initiating of the Army Military Human Resource Record include contracts 
documenting entry, re-entry, commission, and appointment into any component or 
grade of the Army, whichever is earliest. This includes, but is not limited to, the initial 
Oath of Enlistment and contract into any component of the Army.

//NOTHING FOLLOWS//
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