DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 Docket No: 8080-18 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 1 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, relevant portions of your naval record, as well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. Although you stated on your application that you previously submitted records from your doctor and letters of reference, the Board did not receive these documents. Regarding your request for a personal appearance, the Board determined that a personal appearance with or without counsel will not materially add to its understanding of the issues involved. Therefore, the Board determined that a personal appearance was not necessary and considered your case based on the evidence of record. You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 23 September 2003. Medical notes of 24 November 2004, indicate that you were seen twice in November 2004 for presenting emergently with persistent ideation of harm to self and others. Medical notes indicate an impression of borderline personality disorder and the ship’s psychologist recommended that you be administratively separated. On 29 November 2004, you were notified of administrative proceedings against you on the basis of convenience of the government for a personality disorder. You were discharged from the Navy on 3 December 2004, and received an honorable characterization of service and a reentry (RE) code of RE-4. In 2016, the Naval Discharge Review Board (NDRB) changed the narrative reason for separation to secretarial authority and your separation code to JFF, but did not change your RE code. You request a change to your RE-4 code so that you may enlist as a reservist. You state that the RE code was erroneous because your discharge was due to pregnancy. You also note that you are currently a law enforcement officer and indicate that when NDRB changed your narrative reason for separation, you assumed that the RE-4 would change as well. The Board carefully reviewed your contentions and took into account the mitigating factors to include your current employment as a law enforcement officer and your desire to re-enter the military. The Board noted that your RE-4 was assigned following the 24 November 2004 psychological exam, and the Board did not receive any post-separation mental health records indicating that the 2004 diagnosis was erroneous or unjust. Furthermore, the Board found no indication in the record that you were discharged on the basis of pregnancy. Absent information that there was an error or injustice in the 2004 impression of borderline personality disorder, the Board found that it did not have enough evidence to find your current RE-4 code should be changed. The Board found that, even in consideration of your current employment, the RE-4 appears to have been properly issued on the basis of the medical evaluations from November 2004. 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.