IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 25 November 2014
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140007355
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 reconsideration of his previous request for correction of his DD Form 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge) to show the spelling of his first name as "Jessie" instead of "Jesse."
2. The applicant states that in his previous case the Board cited several pieces of evidence that showed the preponderance of his military records show his first name spelled as "Jesse." He is now submitting additional documents which show the spelling of his first name as "Jessie."
3. The applicant provides copies of his DD Form 214, Missouri nondriver's license, social security card, and birth certificate.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. Incorporated herein by reference are military records which were summarized in the previous consideration of the applicant's case by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR) in Docket Number AR20130005275 on 14 November 2013.
2. The applicant provided a copy of his social security card that shows the spelling of his first name as "Jessie." This document was not previously considered by the Board. Therefore, it is considered new evidence which warrants consideration by the Board at this time.
3. The previous Record of Proceedings noted:
a. He was inducted into the Army of the United States on 25 February 1970. Item 1 (Last Name First Name Middle Name) of his DD Form 47 (Record of Induction) shows his first name as "Jesse."
b. A U.S. Army Recruiting Command Form 180-R (Acknowledgment of Service Obligation (6-year Acknowledgment)), dated 25 February 1970, was signed by the applicant using the first name "Jesse."
c. Documents throughout his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) show his first name as "Jesse." In places that required his signature, he signed his name with the first name "Jesse."
d. He was released from active duty on 28 October 1971. Item 1 (Last Name First Name Middle Name) of his DD Form 214 shows his first as "Jesse." He signed his DD Form 214 using the first name "Jesse" in item 32 (Signature of Person Being Transferred or Discharged).
e. He submitted his Missouri nondriver's license that shows his first name as "Jessie." However, the social security card he submitted shows his first name as "Jesse."
f. He submitted a copy of his birth certificate issued on 5 February 2007 showing his first name spelled as "Jessie."
4. The Board denied his request based on the fact that his first name is recorded as "Jesse" throughout his military records.
5. A review of his entire OMPF confirms he recorded his first name as "Jesse" throughout his military service. There is no evidence indicating he ever recorded his first name as "Jessie" during his active duty service.
6. He provided a copy of his social security card issued on 3 July 2013 which shows the spelling of his first name as "Jessie."
7. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separations Documents), in effect at the time of 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 preparation of the DD Form 214 and 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. Notwithstanding his new evidence, the evidence shows he served under the first name "Jesse" throughout his entire period of active service.
2. 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. While his desire to now record the first name he currently uses in his military records is understandable, there is not a sufficiently compelling reason for compromising the integrity of the Army's records.
3. The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional document will be filed in his OMPF. This should serve to clarify any questions or confusion regarding the difference in the first name recorded in his military records and to satisfy his desire to have his current first name documented in his 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 the overall merits of this case are
insufficient as a basis to amend the decision of the ABCMR set forth in Docket Number AR20130005275, dated 14 November 2013.
_______ _ _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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