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NAVY | BCNR | CY2013 | NR3513-13
Original file (NR3513-13.pdf) Auto-classification: Denied
This is in ref
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DEPARTMENT. OF THE NAVY

BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
701 S, COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490

TIR
Docket. No: 3513-13
21 March 2014

erence to your application for correction of your
ursuant to the provisions of Title 1o, United
ection 1552.

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval

Records, sitti

ng in executive session, considered your

application on 18 March 2014... The names and votes. of the members |
of the panel. will be furnished upon request. Your allegations

of error and i
administrative
proceedings of
the Board cons
Taterial submi

njustice were reviewed in accordance with
regulations and procedures applicable to the ©
this Board. Documentary material. considered by
isted of your application, together with ali
tted 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 t
injustice.

You enlisted i

he existence of: probable material error or

n the Marine Corps and began a period of active

duty on 25 January 1968. You served for about seven months

29 August 1968
punishment: (NJ
failure to.obe

.. appointed plac

January 1974,

linary incident. However, during the period from
to 11 May 1971, you received nonjudicial.

P). on six occasions for three specifications of

y a lawful order, five periods of absence from your

e of duty, and distespect. .

‘Corps Reserve under“honorabie conditions. On 24

at the expiration of “your enlistment, you were

_ discharged under honorable conditions.. At the time ef your

separation, character of service was based, in part, on conduct

and proficienc

during periodi

average of 4.0

‘characterizati

Y averages which were. computed: from marks assigned

c evaluations. Your. conduct average was 3.9. An
in conduct‘ was reqliiréd for ‘a fully honorable

on of service, » :
The Board, in its review of your entire record and application
carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as
your desire to upgrade your discharge and combat service in
Vietnam. Nevertheless, the Board concluded these factors were
not sufficient to warrant recharacterization of your discharge
because of your substandard performance and misconduct which
resulted in six NUJPs, 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,

ROBERT D. ZSALMAN
Acting Executive Director

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