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:
21 February 2002
7493-01
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
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 26 December 1995 at age 20.
Subsequently, you were referred for a psychiatric evaluation
because of your feelings of uncontrolled anger.
history of legal altercations and numerous truancy violations,
often due to fighting and authority problems.
there were numerous scars on your arms and hands due to
mutilation.
personality disorders and disqualified you from service in the
nuclear field and submarine duty.
compatibility for continued service was deferred.
1996, you were recommended for an administrative separation by a
different psychiatrist because he believed that you posed a
continuing risk to harm yourself or others if you were retained
in the Navy.
self-
The psychiatrist diagnosed you with adjustment and
An assessment of your
On 16 May
You reported a
It was noted that
Based on the diagnosed personality disorder, you were processed
for an administrative separation.
filed in your record, however,
the Board assumed that in
connection with this processing, the separation authority
reviewed your case and directed an entry level separation.
DD Form 214 shows that you were so separated on 28 June 1996. At
The discharge package is not
The
that time, you were not recommended for reenlistment and were
assigned an RE-4 reenlistment code.
that you were having problems because of
You state, in effect,
the difficulty of nuclear power training, and that you now have
learned to handle stress.
You contend that the psychiatrist did
not think that you had a personality disorder, but only made that
diagnosis so that you could leave the Navy.
evidence in the record,
and you have submitted none, to support
your contentions that you do not have a personality disorder and
were improperly diagnosed.
were diagnosed with a personality disorder by two different
psychiatrists.
The Board concluded that you were properly
discharged based on a diagnosed personality disorder.
The medical record shows that you
However, there is no
Regulations allow for the assignment of an RE-4 reenlistment code
when an individual is separated based on 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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