DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490
SUN
Docket No: 00223-12
22 October 2012
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 17 October 2012. 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 Navy and began a period of active duty on
20 August 1981. The Board found that on 5 July 1985, you
received nonjudicial punishment (NJP) for wrongful use of
Marijuana. On 8 July 1985, you began a period of unauthorized
absence (UA) that lasted 323 days, ending on 27 May 1986.
Subsequently, on 24 October 1986, you were convicted by special
court-martial (SPCM) of 323 days of UA and breaking restriction.
You were sentenced to confinement at hard labor, a forfeiture of
pay, a reduction in paygrade, and a bad conduct discharge (BCD).
You received the BCD on 15 October 1987 after appellate review
was completed.
The Board, in its review of your record and application,
carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as
your youth and desire to upgrade your discharge. Nevertheless,
based on the information currently contained in your record,
the Board concluded these factors were not sufficient to warrant
recharacterization of your discharge given your SPCM conviction
of a period of UA that lasted over 10 months. 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,
ROBERT D. SALMAN
Acting Executive Director
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