DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490
SIN
Docket No: 5459-14
4 June 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
19 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
20 August 2002. Although your record is incomplete, in that it
does not contain all of the documents pertaining to your
administrative discharge, based on the information currently
contained in your record, the Board found that on 25 January
2010, you received nonjudicial punishment (NUJP) for drunken of
reckless operation of a vehicle, and on 28 February 2014, you
received NJP for larceny. 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 be separated due to misconduct. You received a general
discharge on 20 March 2014.
The Board, in its review of your entire record and application,
carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as
your record of service, and desire to upgrade your discharge
Nevertheless, the Board concluded these factors were not
sufficient to warrant recharacterization of your discharge given
your record of misconduct. Finally, the Board also noted that
you were fortunate to receive a general discharge since a
discharge under other than honorable conditions is often directed
when an individual is discharged for misconduct. 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.
Sincexyely,
ROBERT J. O'NEILL
Executive Director
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