From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:  
 
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552  
     (b) BUPERSINST 1610.10C (EVALMAN) 
 
Encl: (1) DD Form 149  
      (2) Fitness Report and Counseling Record for reporting period 3 Aug 16 to 31 Jan 17 with 12 Apr 17 extension ltr 
      (3) Fitness Report and Counseling Record for reporting period 1 Feb 17 to 19 Apr 17 
      (4) Fitness Report and Counseling Record for reporting period 1 Feb 17 to 30 Oct 17 
      (5) NPC memo 1610 PERS-32 of 3 May 19 
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, a commissioned officer in the Navy, filed enclosure (1) with this Board, requesting that her record be corrected by removing her Fitness Report and Counseling Record (FITREP) for the reporting period 3 August 2016 to 17 April 2017, and its 12 April 2017 extension letter, and by removing her FITREP for the reporting period 1 February 2017 to 19 April 2017. 
                                              
2.  The Board, consisting of , reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 29 October 2019 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence of record.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosures, relevant portions of Petitioner’s naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies.   
 
3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice, found as follows: 
 
      a.  Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulation within the Department of the Navy. 
 
      b.  Petitioner contends that her FITREPs and extension letter, enclosures (2) and (3), were submitted in error and overlap her correct FITREP, enclosure (4), ending 30 October 2017.  Petitioner asserts that the contested FITREPs were issued at the same command and by the same reporting senior (RS).    
 
      c.  An advisory opinion (AO) furnished by the Navy Personnel Command (PERS-32) determined that enclosure (2), the FITREP ending 31 January 2017, is a valid report.  However, the AO added that the FITREP’s 12 April 17 extension letter that extended the report to 19 April 2017 is not needed and should be removed.  Additionally, the AO determined that enclosure (3), the FITREP ending 19 April 2017, is a valid report.  That report was submitted upon Petitioner’s RS’s detachment from the command.  Finally, the AO noted that enclosure (4), Petitioner’s FITREP for the reporting period l February 2017 to 30 October 2017, overlaps the two contested FITREPs.  That report was submitted for Petitioner’s detachment from the command, but block 14 (start date) is in error and should be corrected to 20 April 2017.  These changes eliminate overlapping periods and maintain FITREP continuity.  
 
CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, and in light of the AO, the Board determined that Petitioner’s request warrants partial relief.  The Board determined that, contrary to Petitioner’s contentions, only the 12 April 2017 extension letter at enclosure (2) and the start date of the FITREP at enclosure (4) are in error.  The Board concluded that the two contested FITREPs at enclosures (2) and (3) shall remain in Petitioner’s official military personnel file (OMPF).  However, the 12 April 2017 extension letter shall be removed from Petitioner’s OMPF, and block 14, the start date of the FITREP at enclosure (4), shall be corrected to 20 April 2017.  These corrections maintain FITREP continuity and prevent date gaps. 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
In view of the above, the Board recommends the following corrective action. 
 
Petitioner’s record be corrected by removing the 12 April 2017 extension letter at enclosure (2).  
 
Petitioner’s record be corrected by changing block 14, the start date for her FITREP at enclosure (4), from 20 April 2017 to 1 February 2017. 
 
No further relief be granted. 
 
4.  It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board’s review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings in the above-entitled matter. 
 
5.  Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(e)), and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the authority of reference (a), has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy. 
 
 Sincerely,