DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Based on the foregoing record you were processed for an administrative discharge due to drug abuse. You were then an unauthorized absentee from 23 to 30 November 1982. An administrative discharge board met on 3 December 1982 and recommended that you be discharged for misconduct with a
However, you were not discharged until 6 May 1983.
In its review of your application the Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your prior honorable service and your contention that the 23 September 1982 NJP was improper because the drug charge was based solely on the testimony of an NIS informant who lied, and that your appeal of the NJP was not considered. The Board found that these factors and contentions were not sufficient to warrant recharacterization of your discharge given your extensive record of misconduct and especially the NJP for use and sale of LSD. Concerning the 23 September 1982 NJP, the Board was aware that regulations allow for the destruction of NJP evidence after two years and, therefore, the Board can not verify whether or not your appeal of the NJP was submitted or properly processed. However, the Board was aware that there was no mention of an NJP appeal in the transcript of the administrative discharge board. The Board concluded that in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the commanding officer did not abuse his discretion when he imposed NJP for the use and sale of LSD. The Board further concluded that the discharge was proper as issued and no change is warranted.
Accordingly, your application has been denied. The names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that favorable action cannot be taken. You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon submission of new and material evidence or other matter not previously considered by the Board. In this regard, it is important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity attaches to all official records. Consequently, when applying for a correction of an official naval
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record, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.
Sincerely,
W. DEAN PFEIFFER Executive Director
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