Docket No: 366-20 
Ref: Signature Date 
 
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 NAVMC 118(11) of 21 Jun 16 
  (3) Administrative Remarks NAVMC 118(11) 6105 of 21 Jun 16 
  (4) HQMC memo 1070 Sect of 22 Feb 21 
     
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 that his naval record be corrected by removing his Administrative Remarks (page 11) 6105 counseling entry. 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of  reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 2 March 2021, and pursuant to its regulations, determined that 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 that, before applying to this Board, he exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy.  The Board made the following findings: 
 
     a.  On 21 June 2016, according to the Marine Corps Tattoo Policy, Petitioner was issued enclosure (2), a page 11 entry documenting his tattoos that are not in compliance with the tattoo policy. 
 
     b.  On 21 June 2016, Petitioner was issued enclosure (3), a 6105 page 11 entry counseling him for violating the Marine Corps Tattoo Policy and Marine Corps Uniform Regulations because his tattoos are visible when wearing a properly fitting physical training uniform.  The page 11 entry also noted that Petitioner’s tattoos are not in compliance with Marine Corps policy.   
 
     c.  Petitioner contends that the Marine Corps Tattoo Policy was published on 2 June 2016 and provides that Marines with tattoos that are not in compliance with policy are to document their tattoos on a page 11 within 120 days from the effective date of the policy, and documentation of the tattoos shall not be construed to be punitive or disciplinary in nature.  Petitioner claims that he was instructed that his tattoos needed to be documented as both an administrative page 11 entry and 6105 page 11 entry.      
 
     d.  In enclosure (4), the advisory opinion (AO) recommended that Petitioner’s 6105 page 11 entry be removed.  The AO noted that Petitioner’s 6105 counseling entry was erroneous and should not have been issued. 
 
CONCLUSION 
  
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board finds the existence of an error warranting corrective action.  In this regard, the Board substantially concurred with the AO that Petitioner’s 6105 page 11 entry is erroneous.  The Board noted that the Marine Corps Tattoo Policy provides that, “the sole purpose of the NAVMC 118(11) during the 120 days period is strictly for documentation purposes” and “Tattoos that are in compliance with this Bulletin do not need to be documented.”  The Board determined that Petitioner’s tattoos were properly documented on his 21 June 2016 page 11 entry and concluded that his 21 June 2016, 6105 page 11 entry shall be removed.   
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action. 
 
Petitioner’s naval record be corrected by removing his 21 June 2016 Administrative Remarks 6105 counseling entry. 
 
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 reference (a), has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.