Docket No: 4539-20 
Ref: Signature Date  
 
From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:      Secretary of the Navy 
  
Subj:   REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF  
        
Ref:    (a) 10 U.S.C. 1552   
  
Encl:  (1) DD Form 149 (NR20200004539) 
    (2) Case summary 
 
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 code be upgraded. 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of  reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 14 October 2020, and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the partial 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 his naval service 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 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.  Enclosure (1) was filed in a timely manner and it is in the interest of justice to review the application on its merits.   
 
    c.  Petitioner enlisted in the Navy and started a period of active duty on 3 June 2014.  On 10 May 2016, nonjudicial punishment (NJP) was imposed on him for Absence Without Leave and Failure to Obey a Lawful Regulation.  On 28 June 2016, NJP was imposed on him for Failure to Obey a Lawful Regulation and False Official Statement.  On 17 July 2017, Petitioner failed his second Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) in three years.  At the time of Petitioner’s PFA failure, administrative separation processing was mandatory when a member failed to pass two PFA cycles in a three year period.  Subsequently, administrative separation action, by reason of Physical Fitness Assessment failures, was initiated.  On 29 July 2017, Petitioner waived counsel and the right to submit a statement to the separation authority (SA).  On 15 August 2017, Petitioner’s commanding officer forwarded Petitioner’s package to the SA recommending administrative separation with a General characterization of service.  On 21 September 2017, he was discharged with a General characterization of service and an RE-4 reentry code.   
 
    d.  The Board considered Petitioner’s request for an upgrade to his reentry code and reviewed the available records pertaining to the allegations against Petitioner.  The Board found the facts warranted an upgrade of his reentry code.    
    
CONCLUSION: 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board concluded that Petitioner’s request warrants partial corrective action to include a change of the reentry code to allow possible reenlistment. 
 
 In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action. 
 
RECOMMENDATION: 
 
That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected to show Petitioner’s reentry code for Petitioner’s administrative separation was RE-3F.     
 
That Petitioner be issued a DD Form 215.   
 
That a copy of this report of proceedings be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
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.