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: 6249-02
2 December 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 21 November 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 enlisted in the Navy on 19 June 2000. On 12 June 2001 you were
diagnosed as suffering from Occupational Problems and Borderline Personality Disorder
manifested by a history of self-injurious behavior, impulsivity, mood instability, and poor
interpersonal relations. The director of the inpatient mental health service who gave you
those diagnoses recommended that you be expeditiously separated from the Navy. The
recommendation was approved, and you were discharged by reason of a personality disorder
on 23 June 2001. You were assigned a reenlistment code of RE-4, as required by governing
directives.
The Board carefully considered your unsubstantiated contention to the effect that the diagnosis
which resulted in your discharge is false, but found it insufficient to warrant changing the
basis for your separation or your reenlistment code.
denied. The names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
Accordingly, your application has been
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
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.
new and
Sincerely,
W. DEAN PFEIFFER
Executive Director
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