IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 9 July 2015
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140020339
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 that his DD Form 214 (Report of Separation from Active Duty) be corrected to show his date of birth (DOB) as 20 July 1950.
2. The applicant states that his DD Form 214 incorrectly shows his DOB as 4 July 1956.
3. The applicant provides copies of his birth certificate, social security card, and an identification 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 14 August 1974 for a period of 3 years, training as a clerk and assignment to Fort Lee, Virginia. At the time of his enlistment he indicated in his own handwriting that his DOB was the DOB that is reflected on his DD Form 214 and throughout his records.
3. He completed his basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and was transferred to Fort Lee, Virginia for on-the-job training.
4. On 8 August 1975, he was discharged under honorable conditions under the expeditious discharge program. He had served 11 months and 25 days of active service and his DD Form 214 issued at the time of his discharge reflects the DOB the applicant enlisted and served under.
5. Army Regulation 635-5 serves as the authority for the preparation of the
DD Form 214. It provides, in pertinent part, that the DD Form 214 will be prepared to reflect information that is current as of the effective date of separation.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicant enlisted and served all of his service using the DOB that is reflected on his DD Form 214.
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 DOB in his military records, there is not a sufficiently compelling reason for compromising the integrity of the Armys records at this late date. Accordingly, there is no basis for granting the applicants requested relief.
3. The applicant is advised that a copy of this decisional document will be filed in his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). This should serve to clarify any questions or confusion in regard to the difference in the DOB recorded 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.
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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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