DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON DC 20370-5400
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Docket No: 11716-1060
16 September 2011
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 September 2010. The names and votes of the
members of the panel will be furnished upon request. 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 Marine Corps on 25 June 1986 at age 20 and
began a period of active duty on 6 April 1987. About five months
later, you were referred for a psychiatric evaluation because of
your depression and attempted suicide, specifically, ingesting 18
Serax and 17 Phenergan tables while under the influence of
alcohol. On 8 September 1987 you were diagnosed as alcohol
dependent and referred for in-patient alcohol rehabilitation,
which you successfully completed on 8 October 1987. . However, on
14 October 1987, you received nonjudicial punishment (NJP) for
wrongful use of marijuana. Shortly thereafter, in December 1987,
you were again referred for a psychiatric evaluation because of
depression, alcohol and drug abuse, and suicidal ideation. You
were diagnosed with an adjustment disorder, alcohol dependence,
and a borderline personality disorder, and recommended for an
administrative separation.
On 13 January 1988 you were again recommended for an
administrative separation because of your alcohol abuse relapse
and failure to participate in any further rehabilitation.
Subsequently, you were processed for an administrative separation
by reason of convenience of the government due to alcohol
rehabilitation failure. After waiving your procedural rights,
the discharge authority directed discharge under honorable
conditions by reason of alcohol rehabilitation failure, and on 28
March 1988, you were issued a general discharge.
Character of service is based, in part, on conduct and
proficiency averages which are computed from marks assigned
during periodic evaluations. Your conduct average was 3.8. An
average of 4.0 in conduct was required at the time of your
separation for a fully honorable characterization of service.
The Board, in its review of your entire record and application,
carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as
your youth, desire to upgrade the characterization of your
general discharge, and the passage of time. Nevertheless, the
Board concluded these factors were not sufficient to warrant
recharacterization of your general discharge because of your drug
and alcohol related misconduct, alcohol and drug rehabilitation
failure, refusal to further participate in an alcohol and drug
rehabilitation program, and since your conduct average was
insufficiently high to warrant a fully honorable characterization
of service. Accordingly, your application has been denied.
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,
W. DEAN DFE
Executive D Oo
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