Docket No: 5332-20 
Ref: Signature Date 
 

Dear :  
 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Section 1552 of Title 10, United States Code.  After careful and conscientious consideration of relevant portions of your naval record and your application, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found the evidence submitted insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied.     
 
A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 21 December 2020.  The names and votes of the panel members 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 the 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 Navy and began a period of active duty on 7 December 2015.  Your original service record was incomplete and did not contain the documentation pertaining to your separation from the Navy.  Absent of such evidence, the Board relied upon the presumption of regularity and presumed that the officials acted in accordance with governing law/policy and in good faith.  Based on your Certificate of Discharge or Release from Active Duty (DD Form 214), on 21 October 2016, you were discharged from the Navy with an Honorable characterization of service, a narrative reason as, “Condition, Not a Disability,” and a Re-entry code of RE-3G (which corresponds to “Condition (not a disability) interfering with performance of duty.” 
 
You requested an upgrade of your reentry code.  You assert you were told before you were discharged that you could join another branch.  You further assert you cannot enlist due to the current code and want to join the United States Army.  The Board concluded these factors and assertions were not sufficient to warrant a change to your reentry code.  The Board noted that you provided no evidence to support your contention and your application for upgrade.  Finally, the Board noted that all services can waive RE codes, within their discretion.  
 
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,