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MILPERSMAN 1000-130
NAME CHANGE OF SERVICE MEMBER
Responsible
Office
BUPERS-072
Phone: DSN
COM
882-3347
(901) 874-3347
MyNavy Career Center
Phone: Toll Free
E-mail:
MyNavy Portal:
1. Policy. Change of name in the official record is made only
after an administrative examination of evidence and approval by
Commander, Navy Personnel Command (COMNAVPERSCOM). A change of
surname due to marriage or divorce must be reported immediately
as outlined below. A name may not contain punctuation marks
including a hyphen, apostrophe, comma, period, or space. Due to
legacy systems constraints, full names exceeding 27 positions are
truncated.
2. Service Member’s Responsibility. The Service member will
submit the request through MyNavy Portal under “My Record” by
electing the “Name Change” tile in the “Looking for?” section.
Submit at least one of the documents below with the request as
documentary evidence verifying the change in name. A tutorial
for navigating the application may be found on the MyNavy Portal
Web site. Contact the MyNavy Career Center at 1-833-330-6622 for
questions.
a. Marriage certificate,
b. Final divorce decree containing provision for
restoration of birth surname,
c. Court order authorizing name change,
d. Birth certificate,
e. Naturalization certificate,
f. Social Security card, or
g. U.S. passport
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3. How to Send Documents. Although the electronic self-service
method is preferred, Service members may forward a letter request
and a copy of the documentary evidence to the address listed
below. Double-packaging the documents is highly recommended,
with the inner package marked “FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PRIVACY
SENSITIVE. Any misuse or unauthorized disclosure may result in
civil and criminal penalties.” Service members should use
DD 2923 Privacy Act Data Cover Sheet to cover the documents
containing personal identifiable information (PII). Using a
mailing service that provides tracking capability is also
recommended.
Navy Personnel Command
Attn: PERS-312
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38055-3120
4. Effective Date. For Navy record purposes, a name change is
effective from the date of COMNAVPERSCOM authorization as
indicated on the NAVPERS 1070/888 Notification of Change in
Service Member’s Official Records or DD 1343 Notification of
Change in Servicemember’s Official Records.
Note: Changes to the Service member’s name will reflect in all
corporate data systems, including the electronic service record
and a copy of the approved NAVPERS 1070/888 or DD 1343 will be
filed in the Service member’s official military personnel file
(OMPF) which is accessible via MyNavy Portal . Copies of DD
1343 may be obtained via the OMPF - Command View, OMPF - My
Record.
5. Additional Name Change Requirement. Service member must
apply for an updated Social Security card for name requested.
Additional information on the Social Security Administration name
change process is available at https://faq.ssa.gov/en-US/Topic/
article/KA-01981 .
