DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORD
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2 NAVY ANNE
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WASHINGTON DC 20370-510
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CRS
Docket No: 5852-00
7 February 2001
Your allegations of error and
Dear
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 January 2001.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
of this
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings
Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of
Board.
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.
The Board found that you enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve for
six years on 16 March 1979.
contract required you to participate in 48 drills and perform 14
days of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) each year.
reported for initial ACDUTRA on 17 July 1979.
1979 you were released from active duty and assigned to a Marine
Corps Reserve Unit.
On 27 May 1980 the commanding officer recommended that
yoube
separated with a general discharge by reason of unsatisfactory
participation due to failure to attend regularly scheduled
drills.
waive your right to present your case to an administrative
After review by the discharge authority, the
discharge board.
recommendation for separation was approved and you were
transferred under honorable conditions to the Individual Ready
Reserve on 31 August 1980.
the Marine Corps Reserve on 20 March 1985.
not recommended for reenlistment.
In this regard, your enlistment
You
On 30 November
When informed of the recommendation, you elected to
You received a general discharge from
At that time you were
This failure was sufficient to warrant a
In its review of your application the Board carefully weighed all
such as the contention that there
potentially mitigating factors,
were good reasons why you missed regularly scheduled drills.
However, the Board considered that these factors were not
sufficient to warrant recharacterization of your discharge.
The
Board noted the record reflects your failure to attend scheduled
and you have submitted no evidence
drills over a period of time,
to the contrary.
general discharge.
Concerning your request to change the RE-4 reenlistment code, as
a reservist you were correctly not given a reenlistment code.
Such a
However, you were not recommended for reenlistment.
recommendation was appropriate for a reservist separated by
reason of unsatisfactory participation.
concluded that no change in the record is necessary.
Accordingly, your application has been denied.
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.
Accordingly, the Board
The names and
Sincerely,
W. DEAN PFEIFFER
Executive Director
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