DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
                    BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS

                                2 NAVY ANNEX
      WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100    CRS
            Docket No: 7064—00
            4 June 2001







  Dear

  This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval
  record pursuant to the provisions of Title 10, 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 23 May 2001.
  Your allegations of error and injustice were reviewed in accordance with
  administrative regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings
  of this Board. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of
  your application, together with all material submitted in support
  thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations and
  policies. In addition, the Board considered the advisory opinion
  furnished by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery dated 9 April 2001, a
  copy of which is attached.

  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. In this connection,
  the Board substantially concurred with the comments contained in the
  advisory opinion and concluded that the RE-4 reenlistment code was
  appropriately assigned. 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 record,
the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the existence of probable
material error or injustice.

                                        Sincerely,


                                        W.    DEAN PFEIFFER

                                        Executive Director

Enclosure














































                        National Naval Medical Center
                          Behavioral Health Clinic
                        Bethesda, Maryland 20889-5600

                                                            O9April 2001

From:
To:   Specialty Advisor for Psychiatry, Chief BUMED, Naval Hospital, San
      Diego, CA  92134-5000
Via:  - USN, chief  Behavioral Health Clinic, National Naval Medical
                         Center, Bethesda, MD 20889-5000

Subj: APPLICATION FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS ICP

Ref:  (a) 10 U.S.C. 1552
      (b)   Board for Corrections of Naval Records letter of 9 March 2001 to
         Specialty Advisor for Psychiatry

End:  (1) BCNR File
      (2)   Service Record
      (3)   Treatment Record

      Per your request for review of the subject’s petition for a correction
      of his Navy records and in response to reference (b), I have
      thoroughly reviewed enclosures (1), (2) and (3).

2.    Review of available Navy medical records revealed:

      a.    Entrance physical dated 11 August 1998 noting no psychiatric
         illness.
      b.    Recruit Mental Health evaluation dated 16 July 1999 by
         Psychologist, diagnosing Occupational Problem, Borderline
         Personality Disorder, EPTE, and recommending separation due to
         disqualifying psychiatric condition affecting SR’s potential for
         performance of expected duties and responsibilities while on active
         duty. The record documents the following narrative information
         given by the patient:
           Impulsive money spending and alcohol abuse, reckless driving and
           road rage;
           Recurrent suicidal thoughts since age 13 years old;
           Depressive mood for years;
           Chronic feeling of emptiness;
           Frequent losses of temper, destructive behavior toward objects.
         His mental status examination on that day, showed a dysphoric and
         tearful patient with fair insight.

3.    Review of the service record revealed:
      a.    SF-93 signed by  during enlistment process. He answered “no” to
the two
         questions regarding any past mental health treatment, diagnosis or
         counseling.
      b.    The DD-2 14 states entry-level separation for erroneous entry
         (other) with reentry code RE-4.

4.    Review of additional records revealed:
      a.    Psychological evaluation of ,PhD of Lake
         Jackson, Texas, dated 16 August 2000. This evaluation took place
         over the course of two sessions and included multiple psychological
         tests. There was a brief background history detailing the reasons
         for the patient’s psychiatric evaluation after three weeks of boot
         camp. Of note is the fact that the patient admitted to
         that he “exaggerated his



psychiatric symptoms” urin the evaluation by Despite the absence of a
      psychiatric diagnosis, identified “impulsivity.. -. (a  may find it
         expedient to ignore some rules, and he may overlook danger signals
         that are apparent to others”. Later, is described as someone who
         “may sometimes remain unaware of his impact on others and to
         anticipate the consequences of his actions”.
      b.    Review of letters from      one not dated, the second with a
received stamp
         dated FEB 21 2001. The letters are hand written on non-official
         letterhead bearing the United States Navy seal and they both
         expressed intense feelings, e.g.:” impatienceness (sic)...” toward
         the Navy and later, regarding the USS Cole bombing, he writes about
         his.
 ..rage... helplessness” - ..“knowing that I could have been there and help
                                   them:”.

5.    Discussion:

      a. The service and medical records of   ufficiently document pattern
         of behavior consistent with Personality Disorder such as Borderline
         Personality Disorder which results with difficulty adaptin to
         military stress, and pathologic behavior..
      b.    The evaluation by     -     describes the present state of a
young male not under stress.
      c.    This ex-service mem er has a concerning long lasting history of
         impulsivity, recurrent suicidal thoughts, depressive mood and
         chronic feeling of emptiness, frequent losses of temper and
         destructive behavior consistent with a maladaptive pattern of
         behavior and personality rather than with a disabling mental
         illness or a passing adjustment disorder or occupational problem.

6.    Opinion and Recommendations: There is no evidence in the information
      provided to support amending the diagnoses of personality disorder. It
      is also not recommended that the re-entry code be changed to RE-3P. RE-
      4 is for “not recommended for reenlistment” and is appropriate in this
      case.