DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490
SIN
Docket No: 4932-14
8 May 2015
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.
Although your application was not filed in a timely manner, the
Board found it in the interest of justice to waive the statute of
limitations and consider your application on its merits. A
three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records,
sitting in executive session, considered your application on
5 May 2015. 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
9 October 1984. During the period from 13 February to
11 December 1987, you received two nonjudicial punishments (NJPs)
and were convicted by summary court-martial (SCM) of four periods
of unauthorized absence totaling 192 days and missing ship’s
movement. Subsequently, administrative discharge action was
initiated by reason of misconduct due to a pattern of misconduct.
After being afforded all of your procedural rights, your case was
forwarded to the separation authority recommending that you
receive an other than honorable (OTH) discharge due to
misconduct. On 18 December 1987, the separation authority
concurred and directed an OTH discharge by reason of misconduct.
You were so discharged on 29 December 1987.
The Board, in its review of your entire record and application,
carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as
your record of service, desire to upgrade your characterization
of service, and assertion that you suffered from alcoholism,
which may have contributed to your misconduct. Nevertheless, the
Board concluded these factors were not sufficient to warrant
recharacterization of your discharge given your two NJP’s and SCM
conviction of serious offenses. Concerning your assertion, there
is no evidence in the record to support it, and you submitted no
such evidence. 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 within one year from the date of the Board’s decision.
New evidence is evidence not previously considered by the Board
prior to making its decision in your case. 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.
ROBERT J. O'NEILL
Executive Director
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