IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 24 March 2015
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140012471
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 that the last four digits of his Social Security Number (SSN) are 3125."
2. The applicant states his DD Form 214 incorrectly reflects the last four digits of his SSN as 1325 when in fact they are 3125.
3. The applicant provides copies of his DD Form 214 and Social Security Card.
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 28 December 1961 for a period of 3 years under the airborne enlistment option. At the time of his enlistment he indicated the last four digits of his SSAN were 1325.
3. He completed his basic training at Fort Carson, Colorado, his advanced individual training as a telephone installation repairman at Fort Gordon, Georgia and his airborne training at Fort Benning, Georgia before being transferred to Germany on 13 August 1962.
4. On 15 July 1963, he was discharged under honorable conditions under the provisions of Army Regulation 635-209 for unsuitability. He had served 1 year, 6 months and 18 days of active service. His DD Form 214 issued at the time of his discharge shows his SSN ending in the last four digits of 1325.
5. A review of his records shows that all of the documents contained in his records, to include those completed by the applicant, contain the SSN that is reflected on his DD Form 214.
6. The Social Security Card submitted by the applicant shows that the last four digits of his SSN are 3125.
7. Army Regulation 635-5 (Separation Documents) serves as the authority for the preparation of the DD Form 214. It provides that the DD Form 214 will be prepared to reflect information as it exists in the official records at the time of separation.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. At the time the applicant enlisted he provided the SSN that is reflected on his DD Form 214 and all other documents contained in his military record. He has not offered any explanation as to why he served under an SSN other than that which is listed on his Social Security Card. Therefore, there is an insufficient evidentiary basis for granting the applicant's requested relief.
2. 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 his correct SSN in his military records, there is not a sufficiently compelling reason for compromising the integrity of the Armys records at this late date.
3. The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional document will be filed in his official records. This should serve to clarify any questions or confusion in regard to the difference in the SSN recorded in his military record and to satisfy his desire to have his correct SSN documented in his official records.
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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