Docket No:  2759-20 
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. 

Your application was filed in a timely manner and the Board found it in the interest of justice to consider your application on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 21 April 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, as well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 

You enlisted in the Marine Corps and began a period of active duty on 18 August 2014.  On 9 September 2015, you received nonjudicial punishment (NJP) for violation of lawful order by driving under the influence of alcohol and underage drinking.  You received an honorable discharge on 17 August 2018 with an RE-3C reentry code. 

The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your desire to upgrade your reentry code and your assertions that you are trying to enlist in the Air Force, but you cannot because the recruiter said the RE-3C code means you will not carry a weapon or go to war.  The Board also considered your assertion this is false and you are prepared to do anything to protect the citizens of the United States of America.  Finally, the Board considered your assertion this correction should be made because RE-3C does not show the type of service you displayed in the Marine Corps because you learned quickly from your mistake.  The Board concluded these factors and assertions were not sufficient to warrant a change to your reentry code given your misconduct, which resulted in NJP.  The Board noted that RE-3C is a waiveable code and RE-3C is a code given for many discharges that require Headquarters Marine Corps approval.  It is not restricted to conscientious objectors. The Board discerned no probable material error or injustice in your discharge that warrants changing your re-entry code. 

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 the 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.