IN THE CASE OF:	  

		BOARD DATE:	  2 June 2015

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20140016953 


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 correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his date of birth (DOB) as XX December 1951 instead of XX December 1947.

2.  The applicant states the DOB shown on his DD Form 214 is incorrect.

3.  The applicant provides copies of his DD Form 214 and birth certificate.

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.  The applicant completed a DD Form 398 (Statement of Personal History) on 16 August 1969, wherein he listed his DOB as XX December 1951.

3.  He enlisted in the Regular Army on 16 September 1969.  His DD Form 4 (Enlistment Contract-Armed Forces of the United States) shows his DOB as XX December 1951.

4.  He was released from active duty on 24 March 1972.  Block 9 (DOB) of his DD Form 214 shows his DOB as XX December 1947.

5.  He provided a copy of his birth certificate which shows his DOB as shown on his DD Form 4.

6.  Army Regulation 635-5 (Separations Documents), in effect during the applicant's active duty service, 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 stated 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.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant's DD Form 398 and DD Form 4 show his DOB as XX December 1951, as shown on his birth certificate.  It appears that during the preparation of his DD Form 214 an administrative error occurred that resulted in his DOB being incorrectly listed.

2.  In view of the foregoing, his DD Form 214 should be corrected by deleting from block 9 of his DD Form 214 the current entry and replacing it with the DOB entry as shown on his DD Form 4.

BOARD VOTE:

____X____  ___X_____  ___X_____  GRANT FULL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting from block 9 of his DD Form 214 the current entry and replacing it with the DOB entry as shown on his DD Form 4.




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               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.



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