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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TRG
Docket No:
14 February 2001
7015-01
From:
To:
Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records
Secretary of the Navy
Subj:
REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF‘
Ref:
Encl:
(a) Title 10 U.S.C. 1552
(b) BUPERSINST 1900.8
(1) Case Summary
(3) Subject's naval record
Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, a
filed an application with
1.
former enlisted member of the Navy
this Board requesting that his reenlistment code be changed.
The Board, consisting of Mr. Taylor, Mr.
2.
Beckett, reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice
on 12 February 2002 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined
that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the
available evidence of record.
the Board consisted of the enclosures, naval records, and
applicable statutes, regulations and policies.
Documentary material considered by
McCulloch and Mr.
The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining
3.
to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, finds as
follows:
a.
Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all
administrative remedies available under existing law and
regulations within the Department of the Navy.
b.
Petitioner's application was filed in a timely manner.
The doctor stated that this condition was not
Petitioner enlisted in the Navy on 21 September 1999 at
On 30 September 1999 he was diagnosed with diplopia or
C .
age 18.
double vision.
correctable to meet Navy standards and recommended his separation
from the Navy.
Subsequently, this recommendation was approved
and he received an entry level separation on 8 October 1999. At
that time he was assigned an RE-4 reenlistment code.
narrative reason for his separation is
Procurement Standards.", and the Separation Program Designator
(SPD) code is
"Failed Medical/Physical
"JFW".
The
d.
Petitioner has submitted evidence showing that his
double vision problem has been corrected by surgery.
states that because he is free of diplopia, Petitioner should be
The doctor
considered cured.
accepted into the state police academy.
change in the reenlistment code so that he can reenter the Navy.
The doctor notes that he has recently been
Petitioner desires a
e.
Reference (b) states that individuals separated with an
An RE-3Q is only assigned to officer
SPD of JFW must either be assigned an RE-3Q or an RE-4
reenlistment code.
candidates and the RE-4 reenlistment code is the only code that
The Board is aware that the
fits Petitioner's circumstances.
only other reason for separation that arguably fits the
This
circumstances of his case is
reason is assigned if an individual would not have been enlisted
if the disqualifying factor had been known.
"JFC" is assigned with that narrative reason for
the assignment of the full range of reenlistment
authorized, including an RE-3E code.
SPD code of
discharge and
codes is
"Erroneous Entry (other)".
The
CONCLUSION:
(b) should provide for an RE-3E
Had he been processed for erroneous enlistment,
The Board
The Board notes that Petitioner's only problem in
It appears that
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record the
Board concludes that Petitioner's request warrants favorable
action.
recruit training was his double vision.
Petitioner's failure to meet the physical procurement standards
means that he should not have been enlisted and the enlistment
was erroneous.
he could have received an RE-3E reenlistment code.
believes that reference
reenlistment code in cases such as this.
circumstances, the Board believes that since the physical
condition has been corrected, an RE-4 reenlistment code is
inappropriate.
reenlistment code that most closely fits the circumstances of
this case is an RE-3E reenlistment code, and such a code should
now be assigned as an exception to policy.
recruiters that there is a problem that must be resolved before
enlistment can be authorized, but will not preclude consideration
of an enlistment waiver.
The Board further concludes that this Report of Proceedings
should be filed in Petitioner's naval record so that all future
reviewers will understand the reason for the change in the
reenlistment code.
Therefore, the Board concludes that the
Given the
This code will alert
RECOMMENDATION:
That Petitioner's naval record be corrected to show that
a.
on 8 October 1999 he was assigned an RE-3E reenlistment code vice
the RE-4 reenlistment code now of record.
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That this Report of Proceedings be filed in Petitioner's
b.
naval record.
It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board's
4.
review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and
complete record of the Board's proceedings in the above entitled
matter.
ROBERT D. ZSALMAN
Recorder
ALAN E. GOLDSMITH
Acting Recorder
Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section
5.
6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of
Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(e))
and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby
announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the
authority of reference (a),
has been approved by the Board on
behalf of the Secretary o
Executive Di
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