DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNE
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WASHINGTON DC 20370-510
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TRG
Docket No: 6258-01
10 January 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.
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your
application on 8 January 2002.
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.
During the evaluation, you admitted
You enlisted in the Naval Reserve on 16 November 1998 at age 17
and reported for active duty on 2 March 1995.
On 5 March 1995
you were referred for evaluation because of a previously
undisclosed history of outpatient psychiatric counseling and
suicidal ideation.
outpatient counseling from August 1997 until November 1997
because your aunt had found your suicide note.
your history, the Navy psychologist felt that if you were
separated from your wife for an extended period of time and were
placed in a stressful situation,
you would become depressed to the point of attempting suicide.
You were diagnosed with recurrent major depression.
separation from the Navy was recommended because of the
disqualifying psychiatric condition.
After a review of
there was a high likelihood that
Your
Based on the psychiatric evaluation,
administrative separation.
you elected to waive your procedural rights.
separation authority directed an entry level separation by reason
of erroneous enlistment.
You were so separated on 12 March 1999.
you were processed for an
In connection with this processing,
On 9 March 1999 the
You state in your application that you found out your wife was
pregnant after you enlisted in the Navy.
requested to be separated from recruit training.
you have matured and desire a change in the reenlistment code so
that you can reenter the Navy.
the psychiatric evaluation with its diagnosis that you suffer
from major depression is sufficient to support your separation
from the Navy and the assignment of the RE-4 reenlistment code.
The names and
Accordingly, your application has been denied.
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
However, the Board concluded that
Because of this, you
You state that
It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that
You are entitled to have the
favorable action cannot be taken.
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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