DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100
TIR
Docket No: 7705-07
18 August 2008
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your
application on 12 August 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 Navy on 9 November 1988 at age 18. During
the period from 13 November to 7 December 1988 you were
repeatedly counselled regarding minor disciplinary discrepancies,
extra instruction, and failure to adapt to military life. you
also expressed your desire to ‘quit’ the Navy and requested a
psychiatric evaluation as a means to do so. At that time you
stated, in part, that you could not handle it anymore and wanted
to hurt yourself. Subsequently, you were referred for a
psychiatric evaluation due to your manipulative claims of
suicidal ideation and failure to adapt. Following a thorough
evaluation, you were diagnosed with a mild to moderate adjustment
disorder manifested by suicidal ideation, and recommended for an
entry level separation.
Subsequently, you were administratively processed for separation.
The discharge authority directed an uncharacterized entry level
separation by reason of performance and conduct as evidenced by
failure to adapt to the naval environment. At this time you were
not recommended for retention or reenlistment, and assigned an
RE-4 reenlistment code.
The Board, in its review of your entire record and application,
carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as
your youth and desire to reenlist. It also considered your
assertion that you were unaware that the RE-4 reenlistment code
rendered you ineligible for reenlistment. [It also considered
your assertion that you were misled by a recruiter as evidenced
by not receiving the training and/or job opportunities you were
promised. Nevertheless, the Board concluded these factors were
not sufficient to warrant a change in the reenlistment code
because of your failure to complete basic training due to your
lack of effort to adapt to a military environment and the
diagnosed adjustment disorder. Further, an RE-4 reenlistment
code is authorized and normally assigned when a Sailor is
separated by reason of performance and conduct. Finally, there
is no evidence in the record, and you provided none, to support
your assertions. 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,
Wen L
W. DEAN P ER
Executive eftor
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