DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100
TRG
Docket No:
23 January 2002
7023-01
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 23 January 2002.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
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.
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 enlisted in the Navy on 11 December 1990 at age 20.
June 1991 you received nonjudicial punishment for an unauthorized
Subsequently, you were referred for
absence of about 32 hours.
an evaluation after you admitted to problems with alcohol and
several suicide attempts.
During the evaluation, you claimed
that you drank 12 beers every night and admitted to using
marijuana on two occasions and LSD 18 to 20 times.
Your were
admitted to two suicide attempts during 1991.
diagnosed with alcohol dependence and a borderline personality
disorder.
The psychologist believed that you were a high risk
for self-destructive acting out and emotional instability, which
would result in poor performance.
You also
On 6
Based on the foregoing, you were processed for an administrative
separation by reason of the diagnosed personality disorder.
connection with this processing,
to this separation."
treatment at a Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital for your
alcohol dependence.
August 1991.
recommended for reenlistment and were assigned an RR-4
You were issued an honorable discharge on 9
tAme, you acknowledged that you were not
On 5 August 1991, you elected to waive
At that
you stated that
"1 do not object
In
reenlistment code.
You desire a change in the reenlistment code so that you can
enter an officer program upon completion of your degree in
electrical engineering.
However, regulations allow for the
assignment of an RE-4 reenlistment code when an individual is
discharged because of a diagnosed personality disorder.
The
diagr.oses of personality disorder and
Board concluded that the
alcohol dependence, and your admission of extensive LSD use and
suicide attempts were sufficient to support the assignment of the
RE-4 reenlistment code.
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
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.
Sincerely,
W. DEAN PFEIFFER
Executive Director
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