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AF | BCMR | CY2011 | BC-2011-03603
Original file (BC-2011-03603.txt) Auto-classification: Denied
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 

AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 

IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2011-03603 

 COUNSEL: NONE 

 HEARING DESIRED: NO 

 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT: 

 

Her DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty, be amended with a DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214, 
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, to reflect 
her name as Vanessa J. Peay. 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT: 

 

Her record does not contain an error. She is requesting the 
record be amended to reflect her maiden name, not married name. 

 

The applicant did not provide any supporting documentation. 

 

The applicant’s complete submission is at Exhibit A. 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

STATEMENT OF FACTS: 

 

The applicant is a former member of the Regular Air Force who 
served from 16 March 2004 to 16 March 2010. She was trained and 
served as a Munitions Systems Journeyman and was progressively 
promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSgt) with a pay grade 
of E-5. 

 

The applicant was discharged with an honorable character of 
service and credited with 6 years of active duty service which 
includes 2 years, 8 months and 2 days of Foreign and/or Sea 
Service. 

 

The applicant’s DD Form 214, reflects the name Vanessa Jannette 
Overturff. 

 

By letter dated 26 September 2011, AFPC/DPSSRP advised the 
applicant that they required a source document to be able to 
change her name in the personnel records. They requested either 
the original document or a certified/notarized copy. 
Additionally they advised the applicant that since her name 
changed after her release from active duty, her DD Form 214 
would not be amended. 

 


________________________________________________________________ 

 

AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

AFPC/DPSIRP recommends denial. DPSIRP states, the applicant did 
not provide supporting documentation with her request. Air 
Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2608, Military Personnel Records 
Systems, Table A7, makes clear the documentation required to 
change or correct a name is a birth, baptismal, marriage, or 
naturalization certificate, civil court order, or other legal 
document. As the applicant has not provided the required 
document, they recommend her request be denied. 

 

The complete DPSIRP evaluation is at Exhibit C. 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION: 

 

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the 
applicant on 12 March 2012 (Exhibit D) for review and comment 
within 30 days. As of this date, this office has received no 
response. 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT: 

 

1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by 
existing law or regulations. 

 

2. The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the 
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file. 

 

3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to 
demonstrate the existence of error or injustice. We took notice 
of the applicant's complete submission in judging the merits of 
the case; however, we agree with the opinion and recommendation 
of the Air Force office of primary responsibility and adopt its 
rationale as the basis for our conclusion that the applicant has 
not been the victim of an error or injustice. Therefore, based 
on the available evidence of record, we find no basis upon which 
to favorably consider this application. 

 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT: 

 

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented did not 
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; that 
the application was denied without a personal appearance; and 
that the application will only be reconsidered upon the 
submission of newly discovered relevant evidence not considered 
with this application. 


 

________________________________________________________________ 

 

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket 
Number BC-2011-03603 in Executive Session on 8 May 2012, under 
the provisions of AFI 36-2603: 

 

 , Panel Chair 

, Member 

 , Member 

 

The following documentary evidence was considered: 

 

 Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 12 September 2011. 

 Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records. 

 Exhibit C. Letter, AFPC/DPSIRP, dated 5 March 2012. 

 Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 12 March 2012. 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panel Chair 

 



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