From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:   Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj: REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF   
    
Ref:  (a) Title 10 U.S.C. § 1552 
    
Encl: (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments  
      (2) Administrative Remarks (Page 11) entry of 21 Apr 17 
      (3)  ltr 5000 CO of 26 Apr 17 
    
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of the reference, Subject, hereinafter referred to as Petitioner, filed enclosure (1) with the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board), requesting her naval record be corrected by removing the 21 April 2017 Administrative Remarks (Page 11) 6105 counseling entry from her Official Military Personnel File. 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of , reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 2 April 2021 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence of record.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosures, relevant portions of Petitioner’s naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies.   
 
3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice, found as follows: 
 
     a. Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulation within the Department of the Navy. 
 
     b. On 21 April 2017, Petitioner was issued enclosure (2), a Page 11 entry counseling her for failure to drink responsibly due to the overindulgence of alcohol that adversely affected her duties while at a temporary additional duty location.   
 
     c. Petitioner contends the ambiguity of the counseling “leaves room to assume the worst of the events that took place” and, years later, these words are tarnishing her otherwise stellar 17-year career.  Petitioner submitted enclosure (3), a letter from the commanding officer (CO) to the President of the Sergeant Major through Master Sergeant Staff Noncommissioned Officer Selection Board, signed only five days after the issuance of enclosure (2).  The CO’s letter, which recommended Petitioner for promotion, stated Petitioner was a “reliable, hard-working, responsible Marine” involved in an uncharacteristic alcohol related incident.  He further stated she had taken full responsibility and “maintained her reputation of being a leader, a fiscal expert, and a proven performer.”  See enclosure (1). 
 
CONCLUSION 
  
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board determined Petitioner’s request warrants relief.  The Board concluded the lack of specificity in the Page 11 counseling entry was unjust and, noting the CO’s obvious support of Petitioner’s promotion and continued service, determined it was in the interest of justice to remove the Page 11 entry.   
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
In view of the above, the Board recommends the following corrective action. 
 
Petitioner’s naval record be corrected by removing enclosure (2), the Page 11 counseling entry of 21 April 2017. 
 
That any material or entries inconsistent with or relating to the Board’s recommendation be corrected, removed, or completely expunged from Petitioner’s record, and that no such entries or material be added to the record in the future.  This includes, but is not limited to, all information systems or database entries that reference or discuss the expunged material. 
  
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 Regulations, 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 the reference, has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.