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NAVY | BCNR | CY2005 | 03926-05
Original file (03926-05.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
                                                      2 NAVY ANNEX
 WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100       


         CRS
                                              Docket No: 3926-05
                                             29 August 2005








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-memb er panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 24 August 2005. 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.
The Board found that you enlisted in the Navy on 3 October 2002. The record reflects that on 3 April 2003 you received nonjudicial punishment for an unauthorized absence, damaging government property, being drunk on duty, larceny and wrongful appropriation. Subsequently, you were found to be alcohol dependent.
On 2 May 2003 the commanding officer recommended that you be separated with a general discharge by reason of alcohol rehabilitation failure. He stated that you failed to attend treatment for alcohol abuse. When informed of this recommendation, you elected to waive the right to submit a statement in response to the discharge action. After review by the discharge authority, the recommendation for separation was approved and on 22 May 2003 you received a general discharge. At that time, you were assigned a reenlistment code of RE—4.

Applicable regulations require the assignment of an RE-4 reenlistment code to individuals discharged because of alcohol rehabilitation failure. Since you have been treated no
 differently than others discharged for that reason, the Board could not find an error or injustice in the assignment of the RE-4 reenlistment code. Accordingly, your application has been denied. The names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
The Board did not consider whether your characterization of service or reason for separation should be changed, since you did not ask for such consideration and you have not exhausted your administrative remedy by applying to the Naval Discharge Review Board (NDRB). You may apply to NDRB by submitting the attached DD Form 293.
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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