DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100
TRG
Docket No: 2603-08
9 July 2008
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your
08. Your allegations of error and
your application, together with all material submitted in support
thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes, regulations
and policies.
reason of the dereliction of duty charge and alcohol
rehabilitation failure. Subsequently, the commanding officer
recommended a general discharge. However, after review, the
included. In connection with this processing, you elected to
waive the right to have your case heard by an administrative
discharge. However, your commanding officer again recommended a
general discharge. After review, the discharge authority
determined that with
included, a discharge under other than honorable conditions was
appropriate. However,
discharge. You were discharged under other than honorable
conditions on 21 April 1987.
potentially mitigating factors, such as your unsupported
contentions that you became addicted to alcohol while in the Navy
and that you have since overcome your alcoholism and are a
productive citizen. The Board found that these factors and
contentions were not sufficient to warrant recharacterization of
your discharge given your record of misconduct. The Uniform Code
of Military Justice classifies a period of unauthorized absence
Further, the Board believed that sometime during the 31 day
period of absence, you had to have made a knowing decision not to
return to duty. The Board concluded that the discharge was
proper as issued and no change is warranted.
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,
Executive Di
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