DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 203704100
TRG
Docket No: 1917-98
22 April 1999
This is in reference to your application for correction of your
naval record pursuant to the provisions of title 10 of the United
States Code section 1552.
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your
application on 22 April 1999.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of
Board.
your application, together with all material submitted in support
thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations
and policies.
Your allegations of error and
After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire
record, the Board found that the evidence submitted was
insufficient to establish the existence of probable material
error or injustice.
Your record is incomplete.
that you enlisted in the Navy on 5 November 1996 at age 21.
Subsequently, you were processed for an administrative discharge.
The only information in the record concerning the processing is
the commanding officer's letter of 25 November 1997 which states,
in part, as follows:
However, the available records show
- The discharge is clearly the only answer due to the
personality disorder.
- An administrative discharge will eliminate the
constant supervision and counseling that takes a large
portion of the immediate chain of command.
- He did not object to separation.
be given a general discharge.
I ordered that (he)
Although the DD Form 214 is not file in the service
state that you were issued a general discharge on 2
1997.
This date is consistent with the date of the
officer's letter.
record, you
December
commanding
In your application you are requesting a change in your
reenlistment code so that you can reenlist in the Navy.
Regulations allow for the assignment of an RE-4 reenlistment code
when an individual is discharged due to a diagnosed personality
disorder or when there is a record of substandard performance and
counseling entries.
officer's letter, the Board concluded that the RE-4 reenlistment
code was proper as assigned.
Accordingly, your application has
been denied.
will be furnished upon request.
The names and votes of the members of the panel
In view of the contents of the commanding
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
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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