APPLICANT REQUESTS:  Correction of his military records by adding his new social security number (SSN), and then referring his file to a Stand-by Advisory Board (STAB). 

APPLICANT STATES:  That in 1996 he was advised by the Social Security Administration that he had been using the wrong SSN.  Since then he has been trying to get his military records corrected.  As his records may have contained either SSN he feels that his corrected records should go before a STAB for possible promotion.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 6 November 1985 under SSN ……….  He has remained on active duty thru continuous reenlistment.  At the time of his application he was serving in pay grade E-6.

In an advisory opinion to the Board (COPY ATTACHED), the Enlisted Records and Evaluation Center (EREC) advised that EREC has corrected the SSN in the applicant’s record.  Although the applicant’s record may have contained the incorrect SSN, the number he initially provided, 1997 SFC/
E-7 Selection Board did see all documents.  It appears that the only document not seen was the applicant’s photograph.  EREC recommended that the applicant’s records be considered by a STAB.

Army Regulation 600-8-19, paragraphs 4-16 and 4-18, provide guidance for convening a STAB.  Specifically, the absence of an official photograph or presence of an outdated photograph is not considered material error that would warrant reconsideration.

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record, applicable law and regulations, and advisory opinion(s), it is concluded:

1.  Through administrative action, the applicant’s record has been corrected to reflect his proper SSN.

2.  According to EREC, even though the applicant’s records may have contained the incorrect SSN, which he initially provided, his records were seen by the 1997 SFC/E-7 Selection Board. 

3.  Notwithstanding EREC’s recommendation, there is no evidence, either of record or presented by the applicant,  that material error or injustice occurred  that meets the standard for referral to a STAB.

4.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

                       GRANT          

                       GRANT FORMAL HEARING

                       DENY APPLICATION

						Karl F. Schneider
						Acting Director