DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD
NAVY
ANNEX
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WASHINGTON DC 20370-510
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JRE
Docket No: 4887-02
10 September 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 29 August 2002.
Your allegations of error and
injustice were reviewed in accordance ’with administrative regulations and procedures
applicable to the proceedings of this Board.
consisted 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
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.
The Board found that you were discharged from the Marine Corps on 30 April 1996, because
of a disabling knee condition. You were assigned a reenlistment code of
waivable code. The fact that your knees are no longer painful is insufficient to demonstrate
that you were unfit for duty in 1996, and it does not provide a basis for changing your
reenlistment code, which was properly assigned.
the code would not alter the fact that you were discharged by reason of physical disability,
and that you would still need a waiver in order to reenlist.
In addition, the Board noted that changing
RE-3P, which is a
In view of the foregoing, 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.
important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity attaches to all official records.
In this regard, it is
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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