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NAVY | BCNR | CY2001 | 08322-00
Original file (08322-00.pdf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS

2 NAVY ANNEX

WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100

TJR
Docket No:   8322-00
16 August 2001

This is in reference to your application for correction of your
naval record pursuant to the provisions of Title 10, 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 14 August 2001.
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 the evidence submitted was insufficient
to establish the existence of probable material error or
injustice.

The Board found you enlisted in the Marine Corps on 27 April 1993
and served without disciplinary incident.

Your record reflects that on 24 June 1994, after undergoing a
medical examination, you were diagnosed with a major depressive
disorder which existed prior to your enlistment.
At that time
you were found to be unfit for duty and were recommended for an
administrative separation.

the discharge authority directed

Subsequently, on 30 August 1994,
an honorable discharge by reason of physical disability due to
the diagnosed depressive disorder.
discharged and assigned an RE-3P reenlistment code.
The Board, in its review of your entire record and application,
carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as
your honorable service and your contention that your narrative
reason for separation and reenlistment code are administrative
errors because you served without any disciplinary actions.

On 31 August 1994 you were so

An RE-3P reenlistment code is authorized by

The Board concluded that since you were discharged by

However, the Board concluded these factors and contention were
not sufficient to warrant a change in your narrative reason for
separation or reenlistment code because of the diagnosed major
depressive disorder.
disability and, therefore,
correct.
reason of physical disability,
justified.
regulatory guidance and is the most favorable code that may be
assigned when an individual is discharged with a physical
disability.
This code may not prohibit reenlistment, but
requires that a waiver be obtained from recruiting personnel who
are responsible for determining whether an individual meets the
standards for reenlistment or whether a request for a waiver of a
reenlistment code is feasible.
your case, the Board concluded your narrative reason for
separation and reenlistment code were proper as assigned and no
change is warranted.
denied.

Accordingly, your application has been

This disorder constituted a physical

the narrative reason for separation is

an RE-3P reenlistment code was

Given all the circumstances of

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.

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Sincerely,

W. DEAN PFEIFFER
Executive Director

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