Docket No: 3094-20  
Ref: Signature Date 
 
From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:      Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:    REVIEW NAVAL RECORD OF   
             
 
Ref:    (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552  
 
Encl:  (1) DD Form 149 (NR20200003094) 
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Subject, hereinafter referred to as Petitioner, filed enclosure (1) with the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board), requesting that his reentry (RE) code of RE-4 be changed to an RE-3.  Reference (a) applies. 
 
2.  Although Petitioner’s application was not filed in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest of justice to waive the statute of limitations and consider Petitioner’s application on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered Petitioner’s application on 30 November 2020.  The names and votes of the panel members will be furnished upon request.  Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of the Board.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of Petitioner’s application together with all material submitted in support thereof, relevant portions of Petitioner’s naval record, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies, to include the 25 July 2018 guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness regarding equity, injustice or clemency determinations (Wilkie Memo). 
 
3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, finds as follows: 
 
    a. Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy. 
 
    b. Petitioner served in the Navy Reserve, with his first period of active duty from 17 April 2006 to 8 December 2006.  Petitioner completed another period of active duty from 26 February 2012 to 25 May 2012.  Petitioner received honorable characterizations of service for both active duty periods.   
 
    c. On 12 July 2012, Petitioner was counseled regarding a $3,851.77 debt.  After Petitioner’s account exceeded being over 90 days past due, on 16 August 2012, Petitioner’s Commanding Officer initiated administrative separation proceedings against petitioner, by reason of a pattern of misconduct.  Notification was sent to Petitioner via certified mail.  On 15 November 2012, Commanding Officer, Naval Operation Support Center , forwarded Petitioner’s package to the separation authority recommending Petitioner receive a discharge on the basis of misconduct due to a pattern of misconduct, with a general characterization of service.  Petitioner was so discharged in January 2013. 
 
    d. Petitioner asks for a change to his RE-4 reentry code.  He seeks an RE-3 and states that he was discharged from a Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) debt that he thought was taken care of when he completed his travel claim in 2012.  He provides documentation to show that his GTCC debt has been paid in full. 
   
CONCLUSION: 
 
The Board reviewed Petitioner’s available record and noted that his only counseling was for a $3,851.77 debt.  Based on the completed payment of Petitioner’s GTCC debt, the Board determined that Petitioner is entitled to a change to his RE-4 code.  The Board found that as Petitioner has satisfied his debt and has no misconduct reflected in his Navy Reserve record, he is entitled to a change to reflect a discharge based on Secretarial Authority, with a separation code of JFF, and a reentry (RE) code of RE-1. 
 
In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action. 
 
RECOMMENDATION: 
 
That Petitioner’s record be corrected to show that he was discharged from the Navy Reserve on 14 January 2013, on the basis of Secretarial Authority, with a separation code of JFF, and a reentry code of RE-1. 
 
That a copy of this report of proceedings be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
That, upon request, the Department of Veterans Affairs be informed that Petitioner's application was received by the Board on 13 April 2020. 
 
4.  It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board’s review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings in the above entitled matter. 
 
5.  Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulation, Section 723.6(e)), and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the authority of reference (a), has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.