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NAVY | BCNR | CY2007 | 03510-07
Original file (03510-07.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
                                                      WASHINGTON DC 2O37O~5 100


                                                      SJN
                                                                                 Docket No: 03510-07
                                                                                          26 December 2007







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 12 December 2007. 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, regulation 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 Navy on 2 March 1978 at age 19. Based on the information currently contained in your record it appears that during the period from 5 November 1979 to 28 January 1981 you had two periods of unauthorized absence (UA) totaling 359 days.
It appears that you submitted a written request for a good of the service discharge in order to avoid trial by court-martial for the T JA’s. Prior to submitting this request for discharge, you would have conferred with a qualified military lawyer, been advised of your rights, and warned of the probable adverse consequences of accepting such a discharge.
It also appears that your request for discharge was granted since you received an other than honorable discharge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-martial on 25 March 1981. As a result of this action, 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 overall record of service. Nevertheless, the Board concluded these factors were not sufficient to warrant recharacterization of your discharge because of your UA’s totaling almost one year, and especially your request for discharge to avoid trial for those periods of absence. 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 Navy 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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