DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100
BAN
Docket No: 10577-08
19 August 2009
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 13 August 2009. 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 11 January 1985, and served without
disciplinary incident until 15 August 1985, when you received
nonjudicial punishment (NUP) for drug use (marijuana) .
Additionally, on 13 December 1985, you received another NJP for
drug use (marijuana). You were recommended for administrative
‘separation due to drug abuse, and you exercised your right to
request an administrative discharge board (ADB). The ADB voted
to administratively separate you with an other than honorable
(OTH) discharge. The separation authority approved the
recommendation and on 9 April 1986, you were separated with an
OTH discharge and an RE+4 reenlistment code due to your drug use.
The Board, in its review of your entire record and application,
carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as
your youth and the passage of time. Nevertheless, the Board
concluded these factors were not sufficient to warrant
recharacterization of your discharge because of the seriousness
of your misconduct. Accordingly, your application has been
denied. The names and votes of the members of the panel will be
furnished upon request.
Tt 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 PPERF
Executive Direc
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