Docket No: 4527-20 
Ref: Signature Date 
 
 
  
Dear :  
 
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 was 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 for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 9 September 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, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 
  
You enlisted in the Marine Corps on 5 November 2012.  On 15 August 2014, nonjudicial punishment (NJP) was imposed on you for DUI and Open Alcohol Container in a Vehicle.  On 10 December 2015, 16 February 2016 and 16 March 2016, you were not recommended for promotion due to failure to complete required Distance Education Program Course.  On 3 January 2016, you were not recommended for promotion due to lack of leadership.   On 4 November 2016, you were discharged with an Honorable discharge and an RE-3C reentry code.   
 
You have requested an upgrade of your reentry code.  In your application, you have stated that multiple recruiters said you should not have been given an RE-3C because you only had one DUI.  You asserted this error should be corrected so you could reenlist.  The Board concluded these factors and assertions were not sufficient to warrant a change to your reentry code.  The Board noted that RE-3C is a waiveable code by recruiters for all services. 
  
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 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,