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  11 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. 
 
A review of your record shows that you entered service with the Marine Corps in December 2003.  In 2018, while serving as the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (SNCOIC) of Recruiting Substation , you were relieved of your duties after receiving three negative performance counseling.  You were reassigned as SNCOIC for Recruiting Substation  in October 2018 but relieved for cause in March 2019 after failing to achieve monthly shipping and contracting missions.  As a result, you received a written counseling statement on 26 April 2019 that was documented in your fitness report ending on 21 May 2019.  You subsequently transferred to Recruiting Station . 
 
The Board carefully considered your arguments that the 26 April 2019 counselling and 21 May 2019 fitness report should be removed from your record.  You argue that an injustice exists since the counseling does not adequately capture the spirit of MCO 1900.16 and does not reflect your superior performance leading up to the counseling.  Unfortunately, the Board disagreed with your rationale for relief. 
 
MCO 1900.16, paragraph 6105 requires commands to document unsatisfactory performance prior to the initiation of separation processing.  Paragraph 6105 requires that the counseling include written notification concerning deficiencies or impairments, specific recommendations for corrective action and indicating any assistance available, comprehensive explanation of the consequences of failure to successfully take the recommended corrective action, and a reasonable opportunity for the Marine to undertake the recommended corrective action.  In examining the counseling document in question, the Board determined it met all the requirements of MCO 1900.16.  Despite the fact you may have performed well prior to the issuance of the counseling, the Board found no evidence that the counseling contains erroneous information regarding your failure to meet multiple contracting and shipping requirements between October 2018 and March 2019.  Based on your failure to meet mission requirements during that time period, you were warned of your deficiency, informed how to correct your deficiencies, and told of the consequences should you fail to take corrective action.   Accordingly, the Board determined the 26 April 2019 counseling is supported by the preponderance of the evidence and was appropriately issued.  Based on this finding, the Board also concluded the fitness report documenting the 26 April 2019 counseling is also administratively correct with no evidence that an injustice. Accordingly, the Board found insufficient evidence of error or injustice to warrant a change to your record.   
 
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,