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

 Docket No: 7959-18 

 Ref: Signature Date 

Dear 

This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Title 10, 
United States Code, Section 1552. After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire 
record, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found the evidence submitted was 
insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice. Consequently, your 
application has been denied. 

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, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 
23 July 2019. 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, relevant portions of your naval record, as well as applicable statutes, regulations, 
and policies. 

You enlisted in the Navy’s Delayed Entry Program (DEP) on 26 September 1998. On 
30 December 1998, you were notified of pending administrative separation action by reason of 
moral disqualification that existed prior to enlistment. After you waived your rights, your 
commanding officer (CO) recommended an entry-level characterization of service due to moral 
disqualification. The discharge authority approved this recommendation and directed an entry-
level separation due to moral disqualification. On 19 January 1999, you were discharged from 
the Navy’s DEP with an entry level separation. 

The Board considered your request to change your characterization of service and contentions 
that you told your recruiters and made written statements concerning all details to a petty officer 
and a commissioned officer at the recruiting station about your background. The Board noted 
that there is no evidence in your record, and you submitted none, to support your contentions. 
Your enlistment documents also contain a statement from your recruiter that you did not self 
admit to past criminal activity. The Board also noted that you did not receive a dishonorable 
discharge, as you stated in your application, but rather an uncharacterized entry level discharge. 
Given this information, the Board found no material error or injustice in your discharge. 

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 the submission of new matters, 
which will require you to complete and submit a new DD Form 149. New matters are those not 
previously presented to or 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.