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ARMY | BCMR | CY2013 | 20130000394
Original file (20130000394.txt) Auto-classification: Denied

		IN THE CASE OF:	  

		BOARD DATE:	    30 July 2013

		DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20130000394 


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 his military records be corrected to show his legal last name.

2.  The applicant states he legally changed his last name.

3.  The applicant provides:

* Birth certificates, issued on 15 January 2009 and 10 May 2011
* DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty)

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 enlisted in the Regular Army on 1 July 1999 and he was discharged on 16 March 2000.

3.  Item 1 (Name - Last, First, Middle) of his DD Form 214 shows the last name of Pxxxx.     

4.  He provided a birth certificate, issued on 10 May 2011, which shows the last name of Kxxx. 

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.  It establishes standardized policy for the preparation of the DD Form 214 and states that the DD Form 214 is a synopsis of the Soldier's most recent period of continuous active duty.  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.  For historical purposes, the Army has an interest in maintaining the integrity 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.

2.  It appears the applicant legally changed his last name after he was discharged in 2000.  While the applicant's desire to have his records changed is understandable, there is no basis for compromising the integrity of the Army's records, in particular the applicant's DD Form 214, at this late date.

3.  The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional document which confirms his legal name change will be filed in his Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR), formerly known as his Official Military Personnel File.  This should serve to clarify any questions or confusion regarding the difference in the name recorded in his AMHRR and to satisfy his desire to have his current legal name documented in his military record.







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.

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