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: 7427-01
22 February 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 20 February 2002.
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
and,procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
regulations
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.r
You enlisted in the Navy on 13 April 1999 at age 19.
served without incident for about seven months.
1999 you were seen by a psychiatrist and diagnosed with a
personality disorder and dysthymia.
risk to harm yourself if retained in the Navy, an expeditious
administrative discharge was recommended.
Since he considered you at
You then
On 24 November
Based on the foregoing diagnosis,
administrative discharge.
you elected to waive your procedural rights.
discharge authority directed an honorable discharge.
time you acknowledged that you were not eligible for reenlistment
and would be assigned an RR-4 reenlistment code.
In connection with this processing,
you were processed for an
After review, the
At that
You contend that you were depressed and were taken advantage of
by the base psychiatrist.
record, and you have submitted none,
However, there is no evidence in the
to support this contention.
Regulations allow for the assignment of an RR-4 reenlistment code
when an individual is discharged due to a diagnosed personality
disorder, and such a code is normally assigned when there is a
finding that an individual is at risk to harm himself or others.
Since you have been treated no differently than others in your
situation, the Board could not find an error or injustice in 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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