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NAVY | BCNR | CY2006 | 03382-06
Original file (03382-06.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100

                  TJR
                                                                                          Docket No: 3382-06
                                                                                          1 November 2006


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 of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 1 November 2006. 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 the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.
You enlisted in the Marine Corps on 29 April 1971 at age 19. About eight months later, on 7 January 1972, you were convicted by special court-martial (SPCM) of an ill day period of unauthorized absence (UA) and sentenced to confinement at hard labor for two months and a $200 forfeiture of pay.
During the period from 1 July 1972 to 30 September 1976 you were in a UA status on two more occasions. As a result, on 3 November 1976, you submitted a written request for an other than honorable discharge in order to avoid trial by court-martial for the two foregoing periods of UA totalling 1,450 days. Prior to submitting this request for discharge, you conferred with a qualified military lawyer, were advised of your rights, and warned of the probable adverse consequences of accepting such a discharge. On 24 November 1976 your request for discharge was granted, and on 3 December 1976 you received an other than honorable discharge in lieu of trial by court-martial. As a result, you were spared the stigma of a court-martial conviction and the potential penalties of a punitive discharge and~ confinement at hard labor.
 The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your youth and desire to change the characterization of your discharge. Nevertheless, the Board concluded these factors were not sufficient to warrant recharacterizatjon of your discharge because of your lengthy periods of UA which also resulted in a court-martial conviction and your request for discharge. The Board believed that considerable clemency was extended to you when your request for discharge was approved since, by this action, you escaped the possibility of confinement at hard labor and a punitive discharge. The Board also concluded that you received the benefit of your bargain with the Marine Corps when your request for discharge was granted and should not be permitted to change it now. Accordingly, your application has been denied.
The names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished upon request.
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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