DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100
TAL
Docket No: 6475-09
8 April 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 31 March 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 the evidence submitted was insufficient
to establish the existence of probable material error or
injustice.
You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on
26 November 2002 at age 18. On 9 December 2002 you were the
subject of a mental health evaluation. You were referred by the
Chaplain, for disclosing thoughts of hurting yourself or others.
During your evaluation it was stated, in part, that you drank
alcoholic beverages except hard liquor. You stated that you
started drinking a six pack of beer a week at age 16, then
increased from six to eight beers a day for the previous six
months. You were subsequently diagnosed as. alcohol dependent and
with borderline personality disorder. On 11 December 2002, you
were notified of pending administrative separation action due to
erroneous enlistment as evidenced by alcohol dependence. On 12
December 2002, your commanding officer directed that you be
discharged with an entry level separation. You were so
discharged on 17 December 2002. At that time you were assigned
an RE-4 reenlistment code.
The Board, in its review of your application, carefully weighed
all potentially mitigating factors, such as your youth and
overall record of service. Nevertheless, the Board found that
these factors were not sufficient to warrant a change in your
narrative reason for separation or reenlistment code given your
diagnosis of alcohol dependence. An RE-4 reenlistment code is
routinely assigned under such circumstances. 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,
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W. DEAN PF
Executive D or
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