DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR C O R R E C T I O N O F NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 2 0 3 7 0 - 5 1 0 0
TRG
Docket No: 2040-03
30 April 2003
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.
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A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your
application on 29 April 2003. Your allegations of error and
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
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.
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 Marine Corps on 12 August 1992 at age 17.
Subsequently, you were counseled on two occasions on your
inability to adapt to military life. On 17 May 1993 you were
diagnosed with a personality disorder. The psychiatrist
considered you a risk to harm yourself or others if you were
retained in the Marine Corps and recommended an administrative
discharge. On 27 May 1993 you received nonjudicial punishment
for sleeping on watch.
Based on the diagnosed personality disorder, you were processed
for an administrative discharge. At that time, you elected to
waive your procedural rights. On 1 July 1993 the discharge
authority approved the recommendation of your commanding officer
and directed a general discharge. At that time, you were not
recommended for reenlistment and were assigned an RE-4
reenlistment code.
Regulations allow for the assignment of an RE-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 a risk to harm himself or others.
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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.
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Accordingly, your application has been denied. The names and
votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
If you desire a change in the general discharge tu honorable, you
should complete the enclosed DD Form 293 and submit it to the
Naval Discharge Review Board (NDRB). If NDRB denies your request
you can appeal to this Board on the discharge upgrade issue.
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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