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Name Change

Purpose

  1. Request for name change is submitted upon legal approval of name change (i.e.: marriage or divorce).
  2. Minor changes involving spelling, correction of transposed name or the addition or deletion of Jr., Sr., III, these minor changes can be made on a DA 4187 without documentation.

Approving Authority
PSB Commander.

Supporting Documents

  1. Legal reasons for name change (Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree, Court Order, etc).

References
AR 600-2
DA Pam 600-8

Work Flow

Who What
Soldier Attains legal reason for name change
Unit Prepares DA 4187 for individual and commanders signature
Bn S1 Forward to PSB
PSB Approves / Disapproves name change. Changes all official records

Example
Example (fillable PDF)