Docket No. 9340-18 
Ref: Signature Date 



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. 

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 21 February 2020.  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 and applicable statutes, regulations and policies.  In addition, the Board considered the advisory opinion contained in Bureau of Personnel memorandum 1160 Ser B328/012 dated 16 January 2020; a copy of which was previously provided to you for comment.  

You requested to reduce your current reenlistment term to reflect 4 years or 5 years, vice 6 years.  The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions.  However, the Board concluded that there was no evidence of an error or injustice pertaining to your reenlistment term. On 23 January 2011, you were released from active duty and transferred to the reserve component.  Subsequently, you returned to the active component and executed a 6-year reenlistment on 21 May 2015 with an End of Active Obligated Service of 20 May 2021.  Although members of your command stated that a 6-year reenlistment term was not required, you provided no evidence to support this claim.  Moreover, your naval record does not reflect an error or injustice to your reenlistment contract executed on 21 May 2015.  In this connection, the Board substantially concurred with the comments contained in the advisory opinion. 

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 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.