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NAVY | BCNR | CY2008 | 11821-08
Original file (11821-08.pdf) Auto-classification: Denied
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
* WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100

 

CRS
Docket No: 11821-08
15 January 2010

 

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 13 January 2010. 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 that the evidence submitted was
insufficient to establish the existence of probable material
error or injustice. .

The Board found that you enlisted in the Marine Corps on 7 March
1968. On 30 June 1970. you submitted a written request for
Gischarge for the good of the service in lieu of trial by court-
martial for an unauthorized absence of 133 days. Prior to
submitting this request you conferred with a qualified military >
lawyer who advised you of your rights and warned of the probable
adverse consequences of receiving an undesirable discharge. Your
request was approved by the discharge authority, and you received
an undesirable discharge on 29 July 1970.

In its review of your application the Board carefully weighed all
potentially mitigating factors, such as your contention that you

were a victim of racial discrimination. It found your contention
insufficient to warrant corrective action in your case. .

The Board concluded that your service was properly characterized
as under other than honorable conditions, given your period of
unautherized absence. In addition, the Board believes that
considerable clemency was extended to you when your request for
discharge was approved since, by this action, you avoided the
possibility of a Federal conviction, confinement at hard labor
and a punitive discharge. Further, the Board concluded that you
received the benefit of your bargain when your request for
discharge was granted, and you 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,

Executive D r

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