DEPARTMENT OF THE NAV
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
Y
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 203704100
TRG
Docket No:
7 July 2000
5430-99
Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records
Secretary of the Navy
RECORD OF
(a) Title 10 U.S.C. 1552
(1) DD Form 149 w/attachments
(2) Case Summary
(3) Subject's naval record
From:
To:
Subj:
Ref:
Encl:
Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, a
1.
former enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps
filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting a better
characterization of service then the general discharge issued on
30 May 1974.
.
2.
The Board, consisting of Mr. Rothlein, Mr. Pfeiffer
Whitener, reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and
injustice on 27 June 2000 and, pursuant to its regulations,
determined that the corrective action indicated below should be
taken on the available evidence of record.
considered by the Board consisted of the enclosures, naval
records, and applicable statutes,
regulations and policies.
Documentary material
and,Mr.
The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining
3.
to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, finds as
follows:
a.
Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all
administrative remedies available under existing law and
regulations within the Department of the Navy.
b.
Although it appears that enclosure (1) was not filed in
a timely manner, it is in the interest of justice to waive the
statute of limitations and review the application on its merits.
C .
Petitioner enlisted in the Marine Corps on 6 June 1973
She then served without any disciplinary actions
at age 18.
until her discharge.
May 1974 for the convenience of the government due to pregnancy.
She was issued a general discharge on 30
i'
Character of service when an individual is discharged
due to pregnancy is based, in part,
on conduct and proficiency
averages which are computed from marks assigned during periodic
evaluations.
Petitioner was assigned two marks of 4.0 and one
mark of 3.5 in conduct during her short period of service.
average of these marks is 3.8.
The
A minimum average mark of 4.0 in
d.
conduct was required at the time of her separation for a fully
honorable characterization of service.
CONCLUSION:
The Board notes that she served almost a year without
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record the
Board concludes that Petitioner's request warrants favorable
action.
any disciplinary infractions and was only evaluated on three
occasions.
difficulties adjusting to life in the Marine Corps.
circumstances the Board concludes that no useful purpose is now
served by stigmatizing her service with a general discharge and
the discharge should now be recharacterized to honorable.
Additionally, because of her youth she may have had
Given these
RECOMMENDATION:
That Petitioner's naval record be corrected to show that
a.
on 30 May 1974 she was issued an honorable discharge by reason of
convenience of the government due to pregnancy vice the general
discharge now of record.
That this Report of Proceedings be filed in Petitioner's
b.
naval record.
It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board's
4.
and that the foregoing is a true and
review and deliberations,
complete record of the Board's proceedings in the above entitled
matter.
,_
ROBERT D. ZSALMAN
Recorder
Acting Recorder
Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section
5.
6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of
Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(e))
and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby
announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the
has been approved by the Board on
authority of reference (a),
behalf of the Secretary of the Naw.
Executive Di
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