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NAVY | BCNR | CY2002 | 02699-02
Original file (02699-02.pdf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD

S

2 NAVY ANNE

X

WASHINGTON DC 20370.510

0

WMP
Docket No:
26 August 2002

2699-02

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 21 August 2002.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Board.
of your application, together with all material submitted in
support thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes,
regulations and policies.

Documentary material considered by the Board consisted

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.

On 28 August 1984 you were hospitalized and received a

The Board found that you reenlisted in the Navy on 19 June 1984
for three years after over three years of prior active naval
service.
psychiatric evaluation due to your being in an agitated state.
The attending psychiatrist found you to have a mixed personality
disorder.
ideation, and concluded that you were fit for full duty and
should be held accountable for your actions.
discharged from the hospital on 10 September 1984 and returned
to your command.

He further found that you were free of any suicidal

You were

On 12 October 1984 you received nonjudicial punishment (NJP) for
failure to be at your appointed place of duty and wrongful use
of a controlled  
reduction to 

The punishment imposed was a

subsyance.
paygrade E-2.

Your record further shows that you served without further
incident until 19 November 1986,
on or about 21 July 1986.
wrongful use of cocaine and marijuana
The punishment imposed was forfeitures of $424 per month for two
months, 45 days of restriction and extra duty, and reduction to
paygrade E-3.

when you received NJP for

On 1 December 1986, you were evaluated to determine whether you
were dependent on alcohol or drugs.
evaluation you were found not to be psychologically or
physically dependent upon alcohol or drugs.

As a result of this

On 25 November 1986, you were notified that separation action
was being initiated by reason of misconduct due to drug abuse.
You were advised of and waived all of your procedural rights,
with the exception of obtaining copies of documents supporting
the basis for your proposed separation.

On 5 December 1986, your commanding officer forwarded the
separation action, recommending an other than honorable
discharge due to misconduct, to the Commander, Naval Military
On 11 December 1986 CNMPC directed
Personnel Command (CNMPC).
an other than honorable discharge by reason of misconduct due to
drug abuse.

On 16 December 1986, you were so discharged.

In its review of your application the Board carefully weighed
all potentially mitigating factors such as your age and
immaturity, the fact that you completed over two years of
service without incident,
since your discharge.
record fully supported the other than honorable discharge, based
Accordingly, your application
on the two 
has been denied.
panel will be furnished upon request.

and that it has been over 15 years
However, the Board concluded that the

NJP's for drug abuse.

The names and votes of the members of the

It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such
that favorable action cannot be taken.
the Board reconsider its decision upon submission of new and
material evidence or other matter not previously considered by

You are entitled to have

In this regard,

the Board.
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.

it is important to keep in mind that

Sincerely,

W. DEAN PFEIFFER
Executive Director

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