DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
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NAVY! ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370.5100
BJG
Docket No: 5932-01
17 August 2001
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. You requested that your
reenlistment code of RE-4 (not eligible for reenlistment without prior approval of the Chief
of Naval Personnel) be changed to RE-3P (eligible for reenlistment except for disqualifying
- physical disability). You contend that you were not recommended for reenlistment
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solely because of your failure to meet physical readiness standards, and that this did not
warrant the RE-4 code.
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive
session, considered your application on 15 August 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 this connection, the Board found your noncompliance with the physical
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.
readiness standards was a valid basis for recommending against your reenlistment. Further,
they found nothing to support a conclusion that you had any physical disability. In view of
the above, 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.
regard, it is important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity attaches to all official
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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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