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NAVY | BCNR | CY2007 | 07043-07
Original file (07043-07.rtf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
                                              BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
                                                      2 NAVY ANNEX
                                              WASHINGTON DC 2O37O~51OO.


TJR
 Docket No: 7043-07
22 May 2008







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 20 May 2008. 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 25 March 1974 at age 19 and served for a year and nine months without disciplinary incident. However, on 6 January 1976, you submitted a written request for an other than honorable discharge in order to avoid trial by court-martial for three periods of unauthorized absence (UA) totalling 15 days, three specifications of failure to go to your appointed place of duty, two specifications of disobedience, and four specifications of disobeying a lawful order. 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. Subsequently, your request for discharge was granted, and on 30 January 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 assertion that you could not adjust to or maintain Marine Corps standards due to your marital problems. It also considered the character reference letter and certificate of completion provided in support of your case. Nevertheless, the Board concluded these factors were not sufficient to warrant recharacterization of your discharge because of the seriousness of your repetitive misconduct, which also resulted in your request for discharge. The Board believed that considerable clemency was extended to you when your request for discharge was approved. 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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