BOARD DATE: 2 July 2013 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20120022426 THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE: 1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). 2. Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any). THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant requests that his officially recorded home of record (HOR) be changed. 2. The applicant states that his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) reflects in block 21 that his HOR is in Iowa; however, he was living and going to school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1963 to 1965. He goes on to state that he entered the service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and his address at the time was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He further states that the error on his DD Form 214 prohibits his pursuit of special veteran’s benefits for Wisconsin veterans. 3. The applicant provides a copy of his DD Form 214. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 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 Army Board for Correction of Military Records (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. While it appears the applicant did not file within the time frame provided in the statute of limitations, the ABCMR has elected to conduct a substantive review of this case and, only to the extent relief, if any, is granted, has determined it is in the interest of justice to excuse the applicant's failure to timely file. In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing. 2. On 28 December 1965, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he enlisted in the Regular Army for a period of 3 years and training as a heavy equipment repairman. His DD Form 4 (Enlistment Record-Armed Forces of the United States) lists his HOR as Waterloo, Iowa. His Selective Service Board Number and address were also Waterloo, Iowa. He was divorced at the time of enlistment and his HOR coincides with the address of his parents. 3. On 19 December 1968, he was honorably released from active duty (REFRAD) at Oakland Army Base, California as an overseas returnee. His DD Form 214 issued at the time of REFRAD reflects the HOR recorded at the time of his enlistment. It also provides a mailing address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 4. The Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR) provides, in effect, that the HOR is the place recorded as the home of the individual at the time of enlistment or induction. There is no authority to change a HOR as officially recorded at time of entry into the military service. However, there is authority to correct a HOR if erroneously entered on the records at that time, and then only for travel and transportation purposes. Correction of the HOR must be based on evidence that a bona fide error was made and that the HOR as corrected must have been the actual home of the individual at the time of entry into the relevant period of service. It may not be a place selected for the convenience of the Soldier. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The applicant’s contention that his HOR should be changed because he was actually living in Wisconsin and not Iowa has been noted; however, the applicant provided the address used as his HOR at the time of enlistment and it coincides with his parent’s address. 2. Additionally, he has failed to show sufficient evidence to establish that the HOR as recorded in his official records was not in fact the HOR he provided and that it was recorded in error. 3. Inasmuch as the JFTR provides that a HOR may only be corrected if a bona fide error can be established and that it may not be changed simply for the convenience of the Soldier, there appears to be no basis to change his HOR. 4. In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request. BOARD VOTE: ________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ___X__ ____X____ ____X____ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned. _______ _ X_______ ___ CHAIRPERSON 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. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20120022426 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20120022426 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1