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 2 April 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.  The Board also considered the 4 March 2020 advisory opinion (AO) furnished by the Marine Corps Performance Evaluation Review Board.  Although you were afforded an opportunity to submit a rebuttal, you did not do so. 
 
The Board carefully considered your request to remove the fitness report covering the period from 1 January 2019 to 11 March 2019. The Board considered your contention the fitness report is inaccurate and unjust because the basis of the adverse report was an inappropriate relationship that an administrative discharge board (ADB) determined was not substantiated by a preponderance of evidence.  The Board also considered your contention the Third Officer Sighter was biased since he stated his disappointment with the results of the ADB in his endorsement of the ADB report.  
 
The Board, however, substantially concurred with the AO.  Additionally, the Board noted the administrative separation (ADSEP) process is not intended as, nor does it function as, a method to overturn or invalidate other procedures or administrative actions.  It is conceivable and permissible that the ADSEP process and performance evaluation process, which have separate considerations and purposes, may arrive at different findings. The Board concluded the ADB’s determination does not impact the validity of the adverse fitness report.  Based on the available evidence, the Board concluded there was insufficient evidence of an error or injustice to warrant granting your requested relief.   
 
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,