DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD
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2 NAVY ANNE
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WASHINGTON DC 20370-510
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TRG
Docket No: 1401-01
16 October 2001
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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 10 October 2001.
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.
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.
You enlisted in the Naval Reserve on 24 August 1943 and reported
to active duty on 23 November 1943.
entered a program which, if successfully completed, would have
led to a commission in the Navy.
were separated from that program.
indicates that you were ranked below average in six of eight
categories, and had committed seven minor disciplinary
infractions.
excellent manner in an enlisted status until you were honorably
discharged on 8 May 1946.
You were made available for orders and served in an
However, on 8 January 1945 you
On 29 February 1944 you
The separation report
After the war you completed your education and received an
engineering degree.
reenlisted in the Naval Reserve.
duty on 3 November 1950.
until you were honorably discharged on 1 May 1952.
During this period, on 12 January 1947, you
You then served in an excellent manner
You were recalled to active
You contend in your application that you were promised a
commission in connection with your recall to active duty on 3
November 1950.
service and educational achievements,
You believe that given your prior excellent
you were well qualified for
and you have submitted none,
such a commission and an obvious error occurred.
There is no evidence in the record,
to show that you requested or were promised a commission in the
Navy during the Korean War.
50 years since the events at issue, it is clear that such
evidence is no longer available.
was available, it does not mean that you necessarily would have
been commissioned since officer candidates are carefully
screened.
previously dropped from a commissioning program during World War
II because of poor performance and conduct, which would have been
a negative factor.
In this regard, the Board notes that you were
Further, given the passage of about
However, even if such evidence
Accordingly, your application has been denied.
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
The names and
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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