DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD
NAVY
ANNEX
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WASHINGTON DC 20370-510
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Docket No: 4880-01
6 September 2002
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 31 July 2002.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Board.
materia.1 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
Documentary
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.
A psychiatric evaluation,
The Board found that you enlisted in the Navy on 24 January 1995
at age 18.
diagnosed you with a personality disorder and concluded that you
were immature and overly dependent on your family for support,
had poor coping skills,
'Ia continuing risk to self and others."
received an honorable discharge by reason of the diagnosed
At that time, you were assigned a
personality disorder.
reenlistment code of RE-4.
and your retention in the Navy would pose
conducted on 1 August 1995,
On 25 August 1995 you
The Board noted that an RE-4 reenlistment code is authorized by
regulatory guidance and often assigned to individuals separated
due to diagnosed personality disorders, especially if they are
deemed to constitute a threat to themselves or to others.
The
Board thus concluded that there is no error or injustice in your
reenlistment code.
denied.
furnished upon
reque'st.
The names and votes of the members of the panel will be
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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