DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100
ELP
Docket No. 7314-00
6 April 2001
Dear
Irp
,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 for the Board for Correction of Navy
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your
application on 4 April 2001.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Board.
your application,
thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations
and policies.
Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of
together with all material submitted in support
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.
The Board found that you enlisted in the Navy on 15 May 1969 for
two years at age 18.
completed 10 years of formal education and attained test scores
which placed you in Mental Group III.
At the time of your enlistment, you had
The record reflects that you were advanced to FA (E-2) and served
for seven months without incident.
month period from December 1969 to August 1970 you received four
nonjudicial punishments (NJP) for bringing discredit upon the
armed forces, a 31-hour period of unauthorized absence, disobed-
ience of an order and assault.
However, during the nine
Incident to your discharge, you were not recommended for
reenlistment due to your belligerent attitude, careless work
habits, and poor appearance.
"Non-Potential Petty Officer
general discharge by reason of
Material, Low GCT or Limited Education."
processing documentation is not on file in the record.
On 24 August 1970, you received a
The discharge
Regulations in effect at the time provided for the discharge of
individuals serving in pay grade E-3 and below who were a burden
to the
command due to substandard performance or an inability to
adapt to military service provided they had a tenth grade
education or less, test scores of 41 or less, or were not petty
officer material, and had performance marks below the minimum
required for an honorable discharge.
Character of service is based, in part,
overall trait averages which are computed from marks assigned
during periodic evaluations.
trait averages were 2.8 and 2.93, respectively.
your discharge, a minimum average mark of 3.0 was required in
military behavior for a fully honorable characterization of
service.
Your military behavior and overall
At the time of
on military behavior and
In its review of your application the Board carefully weighed all
potentially mitigating factors such as your youth and immaturity,
limited education, and the fact that it has been more than 30
Your contentions that your
years since you were discharged.
behavior and performance were good and that use of drugs and
alcohol impaired your ability to serve is neither supported by
the evidence of record nor by any evidence submitted in support
of your application.
factors and contentions were insufficient to warrant
ization of your discharge given your record of four
15 months of service and the fact that you failed to achieve the
required average in military behavior.
discharge processing documentation is not on file in the record.
Absent this documentation,
a presumption exists that the action
taken by the Navy action to discharge you was both appropriate
and proper, and no change is warranted.
application has been denied.
of the panel will be furnished upon request.
The Board concluded that the foregoing
The Board noted the
recharacter-
NJPs in only
The names and votes of the members
Accordingly, your
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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