Docket No: 1637-20 
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 26 May 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. 

You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 11 February 2015. On 1 July 2016, you were notified in writing of your Permanent Decertification from the Personnel Reliability Program (Nuclear Weapons Security) due to unsuitability and a loss of confidence in your ability to perform the duties.  You elected not to make a statement on your behalf. On 8 May 2018, your authorization to carry arms ammunition and explosives, to include a firearm, was revoked.  On 8 September 2018, you received a performance evaluation for the period of 16 July 2017 through 15 July 2018 with an Individual Trait Average (ITA) of 1.83.  Your evaluation noted significant problems and that you were not recommended for retention.  The rater’s comments read, in part:  “Substandard Sailor who has received multiple formal counselings and is delinquent in basic qualifications.  Lacks professionalism…Needs constant supervision… does not work well with others and dismisses authority…Unprofessional and unreliable.” You did not submit a rebuttal statement.  On 10 January 2019, you received a performance evaluation for the period of 16 July 2018 through 10 February 2019 with an ITA of 2.67.  You evaluation noted you were progressing; however, you were not recommended for retention.  Your rater’s comments read, in part:  “Working out of rate as cashier.” You did not submit a rebuttal statement. On 10 February 2019, you were released from active duty and transferred to the Navy Reserve at the completion of your required active service.  You received an honorable characterization of service and a RE-4 reentry code. 

The Board carefully weighed your desire to change your RE-4 reentry code, your mitigating factors such as your entitlement to a Good Conduct Medal, your lack of nonjudicial punishments/Captain’s Masts, and your character reference letters.  The Board noted that criteria for an RE-4 reentry code includes non-recommendation for reenlistment by the commanding officer.  You were not recommended for retention on both your Periodic Evaluation Report and Counseling Record dated 4 September 2018 and your Detachment of Individual Evaluation Report and Counseling Record dated 10 January 2019.  Based upon the two non-recommendations for retention and your removal from your rating, the Board in its review discerned no impropriety or inequity 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 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.