DEPARTMENTOFTHE 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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TRG
Docket No: 6211-01
8 February 2002
Dear
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 5 February 2002.
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 that the evidence submitted was
insufficient to establish the existence of probable material
error or injustice.
You reenlisted in the Navy on 14 April 1997.
had completed four years of active duty
The record shows that you were an unauthorized absentee for about
one day in July 1998.
Subsequently, you were diagnosed as
alcohol dependent and referred to a rehabilitation program.
You entered the program on 5 October 1998, and two days later,
you were dropped because you stated that you were not alcohol
dependent and were not responsive to treatment.
,on a prior enlistment.
At that time, you
.
Since you were considered to be a treatment failure, you were
processed for an administrative discharge.
In connection with
this processing, you elected to waive your procedural rights. On
10 November 1998 the discharge authority directed an honorable
discharge by reason of alcohol rehabilitation failure.
so discharged on 13 November 1998.
reenlistment and were assigned an RE-4 reenlistment code
You were
You were not recommended for
You have provided evidence that since discharge, you have
completed an alcohol rehabilitation program.
in the reenlistment code so that you can reenter the military.
However, regulations require the assignment of an RE-4
reenlistment code when an individual is discharged because of
You
desire a change
alcohol rehabilitation failure.
differently than others discharged for that reason, the Board
could not find an error or injustice in the assignment of the
4 reenlistment code.
Since you have been treated no
RE-
Accordingly, your application has been denied.
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
The names and
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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