DEPARTMENT OF THE N A V Y
BOARD FOR C O R R E C T I O N OF NAVAL R E C O R D S
2 NAVY ANNEX
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Docket No: 7892-01
4 April 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 2 April 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.
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 1989 at age 18 and
reported for extended active duty on 29 August 1989. The record
shows that you served without incident for about four years.
However, on 27 September 1993 you were referred for a psychiatric
evaluation following a suicide attempt. On 29 September 1993 you
were diagnosed with alcohol dependence and a severe personality
di serder with obsessive, cb:rq-glsive and dependent Lrai ts . The
psychiatrist recommended an expeditious administrative separation
because you were considered a continuing risk to harm yourself or
others.
Based on the foregoing diagnosis, you were processed for an
administrative discharge. At that time, you stated "I do not
object to this separation". On 9 October 1993 the discharge
authority directed discharge and you were honorably discharged on
12 November 1993. At that time you were not recommended for
reenlistment and were assigned an RE-4 reenlistment code.
In your application you have submitted evidence showing that you
have made an excellent post service adjustment, have worked for
at least five years for the Federal government and are currently
~ m p l o y c d by a county government in California. You desire a
change in the reenlistment code so that you can again serve in
the Navy.
Regulations allow for the assignment of an RE-4 reenlistment code
when an individual is discharged by reason of a diagnosed
personality disorder and such a code is normally assigned when
there is a finding that an individual is at risk to harm himself
or others. Since you have been treated no differently than
others in your situation, the Board could not find an error or
injustice in the assignment of the RE-4 reenlistment code.
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 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 P F E I F F E R
Executive Director
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