DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
B O A R D F O R C O R R E C T I O N O F N A V A L R E C O R D S
2 N A V Y A N N E X
W A S H I N G T O N D C 2 0 3 7 0 - 5 1 0 0
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Docket No: 6687-01
26 March 2002
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 26 March 2002. 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.
opinion furnished by NPC niemorandum 5420 N l3OD l/02UO048 of 3 1 January 2002, a copy of
which is attached.
In addition, the Board considered the advisory
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. 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 subniission 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
DEPARTMENT OF THE h A V Y
B U R E A U O F NAVAL P E R S O N N E L
W A S H I N G T O N . D.C. 20370-5000
I N REPLY REFER TO
5420
N13 OD1 / 02U0048
31 Jan 2002
MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF
NAVAL RECORDS
Subj: COMMENT AND RECOMMENDATION IN THE CASE OF S E W
Encl : (1) BCNR case file #06687-01 with microfiche service record
1. The following provides comment and recommendation on Seaman
petition.
2 . N130 recommends denial of Seaman PlJllbZlPT petition for an
Enlistment Bonus (EB).
in the Navy through the Delayed Entry
3 . Seaman-enlisted
Program (DEP) on 25 March 2000 and volunteered for the Submarine
Electronic Computer Field Training Program. In his petition,
Seaman-claims
that an EB was erroneously left out of his
contract and requests favorable action that would allow payment
of an EB.
4. EB is not an entitlement, but a recruiting tool used at the
discretion of recruiters and classifiers to entice individuals to
enlist in critical skills. The EB program is budgeted on quotas
provided by the Commander, Navy Recruiting Command and the
Enlisted Community Managers, not by the number of "A" School
accession seats. Every recruit is not offered nor receives an EB.
EB contracts are guarant.., (1 by ;:id EB entry in Ann...:: "A" to DD
Form 4. Seaman -does
record.
not have an EB contract in his service
5. In his petition, Seaman -eferences
between TRITRAFAC, BANGOR and the Military Entrance Processing
Station, Seattle revealing that an error was made in his
enlistment processing in that the EB was not offered. He provides
no proof or documentation of such a conversation or indication of
any error made upon processing. Seaman s
processing electronic archived record reveals no offered EB quota.
Seaman-oes
and therefore is not entitled to an EB.
not have an EB contract in his service record
a phone conversation
initial
6. BCNR case file with microfiche service record is returned
herewith as enclosure (1).
Assistant, Enlisted Bonus
Programs Branch
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