Docket No: 1842-20 
Ref: Signature Date 
 
Dear : 
 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Section 1552 of Title 10, United States Code.  After careful and conscientious consideration of relevant portions of your naval record and your application, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found the evidence submitted insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied. 
 
A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 9 March 2021.  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, as well as the 22 December 2020 advisory opinion (AO) furnished by Headquarters Marine Corps, Secretariat Branch.  The AO was provided to you on 5 January 2021, and you were given 30 days in which to submit a response.  When you did not provide a response, your case was submitted to the Board for consideration.  
 
The Board carefully considered your request to remove your 7 January 2010, Administrative Remarks (page 11) counseling entry.  The Board considered your contention that your assignment to the Body Composition Program (BCP) was processed improperly according to the Marine Corps BCP and Military Appearance Program (MAP).  You also contend that a Commander/Officer in Charge (OIC) possessing special court-martial convening authority will assign Marines to the BCP and remedial conditioning program.  You claim that you were assigned without your Commanding Officer (CO) or OIC’s approval, and once identified, you were removed from the BCP and your promotion was backdated, but your page 11 entry was not removed.  As evidence, you furnished your Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) Basic Training Record.       
 
The Board, however, substantially concurred with the AO that your page 11 entry is valid.  The Board noted that pursuant to the Marine Corps BCP and MAP Manual, you were properly counseled concerning your assignment to BCP.  The Board also noted that pursuant to the Marine Corps Individual Records Administration Manual (IRAM), you were properly counseled and determined that the contested entry was written and issued according to the IRAM.  Specifically, the entry provided written notification concerning your deficiencies, specific recommendations for corrective action, where to seek assistance, the consequences for failure to take corrective action and it afforded you the opportunity to submit a rebuttal.  Moreover, your CO signed the entry and you elected not to submit a statement, indicating that you understood the basis for the entry.  The Board found no evidence that you were within height and weight standards when your page 11 entry was issued, or that your page 11 entry was issued in error and you provided none.  The Board determined that the absence of a MCTFS entry does not invalidate your contested page 11.  Accordingly, the Board concluded that there is no probable material error, substantive inaccuracy, or injustice warranting corrective action. 
 
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.   
 
 Sincerely,