BOARD DATE: 24 May 2012
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20110022775
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 her DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show her social security number (SSN) as "xxx-7x-xxxx."
2. The applicant states the SSN is incorrect on her DD Form 214.
3. The applicant provides:
* DD Form 214
* 3 Social Security Cards
* a letter from the Social Security Administration
* Form SSA-2458 (Report of Confidential Social Security Benefit Information)
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 applicants 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 applicants failure to timely file. In all other respects, there are insufficient bases to waive the statute of limitations for timely filing.
2. The applicants military records are not available for review. A fire destroyed approximately 18 million service members records at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973. It is believed that the applicants records were lost or destroyed in that fire. However, the applicant's reconstructed record consisting of her DD Form 214 and documents provided by the applicant are sufficient to conduct a fair and impartial review of this case.
3. The applicants DD Form 214 shows she enlisted in the Womens Army Corps on 15 February 1965 for a period of 3 years. She served in military occupational specialty 71B (clerk typist.) She was honorably discharged on 1 December 1965 by reason of marriage. Item 32 (Remarks) contains the entry "SSAN (Social Security Account Number): xxx-4x-xxxx." She authenticated the form by placing her signature in the appropriate block.
4. The applicant provides copies of her three social security cards that show her SSN as "xxx-7x-xxxx." She also provides documentation from the Social Security Administration (SAA) that verifies her SSN as "xxx-7x-xxxx."
5. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents), prescribes the separation documents prepared for Soldiers upon retirement, discharge, or release from active military service or control of the Army. This regulation establishes standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214. It states that the complete name and SSN of the separating service member would be entered on the DD Form 214.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicant's contention that her military records should be corrected to show her SSN as "xxx-7x-xxxx" was carefully considered and determined to lack merit.
2. The evidence of record shows her SSN appeared as "xxx-4x-xxxx" on her
DD Form 214, the only document in her available service personnel record during her period of military service. She authenticated her DD Form 214 by placing her signature in the appropriate block.
3. Based on her Social Security card, her SSN is actually "xxx-7x-xxxx"; however, there is no evidence to show this is the SSN she used when she served on active duty.
4. For historical purposes, the Army has an interest in maintaining the accuracy 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. While it is understandable the applicant desires to now record her correct SSN in her military records, there is not a sufficiently compelling reason for compromising the integrity of the Armys records at this late date.
5. The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional document, which confirms her current SSN, will be filed in her Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). This should serve to clarify any questions or confusion in regard to the difference in the SSN recorded in her reconstructed military record and to satisfy her desire to have her current SSN documented in her OMPF.
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) AR20110022775
3
ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
1
ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20110022775
2
ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
1
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110010108
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his social security number as "XXX-7X-XXXX" instead of "XXX-4X-XXXX." Although the applicant's social security number appears as both "XXX-7X-XXXX" and "XXX-4X-XXXX" in his military personnel records, his social security card and letter from the Social Security Administration show the applicant's social security number as "XXXX-7X-XXXX." Therefore, he is entitled...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110000800
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). Item 1 (Name and Service Number) of his DA Form 20 (Enlisted Qualification Record) shows the service number RA5xxxxxxx and SSN xxx-7x-xxxx. Accordingly, he is entitled to correction of his DD Form 214 to show the SSN xxx-7x-xxxx.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110004094
A review of documents contained in the FSM's military personnel records shows his social security number consistently appears as "XXX-7X-XXXX" throughout his tenure of service. Item 3 (Social Security Number) of his DD Form 214 shows the FSM's social security number as "XXX-6X-XXXX." The applicant requests for correction of the FSM's military records to show the social security number was carefully considered and determined to have merit.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110011582
Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any). This regulation has historically stated that items 1 and 3 of the DD Form 214 will contain the name and SSN taken from the Soldier's personnel record. Although the applicant provided a copy of his Social Security card issued on 30 November 2010 that shows his current SSN as "xxx-7x-7xxx," it appears he used the wrong SSN at the time of his enlistment and continued to use this number throughout his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2012 | 20120002732
The applicant requests correction of his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) to show his social security number (SSN) as "xxx-4x-xxxx" instead of "xxx-1x-xxxx." DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Evidence shows the applicant's SSN as "xxx-4x-xxxx" at the time of his enlistment. __________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.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110009501
The applicant requests correction his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show his social security number (SSN) as "xxx-5x-xxxx" instead of "xxx-4x-xxxx." 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. His record contains: * a DA Form 41 (Record of Emergency Data), dated 25 July 1966 that shows in Item 9 (SSN)...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140005724
The applicant requests correction of the social security number (SSN) entered on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 2 April 1981. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The SSN shown on the applicant's social security card is recorded throughout his military records. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting the current entry in item 3 of his DD Form 214 for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140005724
The applicant requests correction of the social security number (SSN) entered on his DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) for the period ending 2 April 1981. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: The SSN shown on the applicant's social security card is recorded throughout his military records. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by deleting the current entry in item 3 of his DD Form 214 for...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2014 | 20140005878
In connection with the applicant's induction into the Army of the United States (AUS), he completed a DD Form 398 (Statement of Personal History) wherein he listed his SSN as "xxx-4x-xxxx" (the number "4" as the third digit). His DD Form 47 (Record of Induction) lists his assigned service number; it does not list his SSN. Therefore, based on the evidence of record and the evidence provided by the applicant, it would be appropriate at this time to correct his DD Form 214 to show the SSN as...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110022893
His Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) contains a: a. DD Form 4 (Enlistment Record Armed Forces of the United States) that shows a service number, not an SSN; b. DA Form 41 (Record of Emergency Data), signed by the applicant, dated 23 June 1969, that shows in Item 9 (SSN) the entry "xxx-4x-xxxx"; c. VA Form 29-8286 (Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Election), signed by the applicant, dated 1 July 1969, that shows his SSN as "xxx-4x-xxxx"; d. DA Form 3082-R (Statement of Medical...