Docket No: 5863-20 
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 has been denied.     
 
Although your application was not filed in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest of justice to waive the statute of limitations and consider your application on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 18 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, policies. 
 
You enlisted in the Navy on 31 October 1956 and obligated to serve a total period of six years in the Naval Service.  You served honorably on active duty until your release to inactive duty on 28 October 1960.  On 29 October 1960, you were transferred to inactive duty in the ready reserves to complete your obligated service.  On 30 October 1962, you completed your service obligation and were honorably discharged.   
 
The Board carefully reviewed your application, weighed all potentially mitigating factors, and considered your contention that “I’m not and never was in a reserve squadron.”  You further contend you “contracted 4 active, 2 inactive.  The US Navy did not keep the contract.  This is fraud.”  Lastly, you stated that you discovered that your DD214 did not discharge you.   The Board considered the enclosed documentation from your service record and concluded you did not demonstrate that an error or injustice exists on your DD Form 214.  Specifically, the Board noted your DD Form 214 does not indicate you served in a reserve squadron but two blocks in the “Transfer or Discharge Data” section appear to run together which you mistakenly read as “transfer to the U.S. Naval Reserve VA-126, .”  The Board also considered your contention of fraud and that your DD Form 214 did not discharge you, but determined there was insufficient evidence of an error or injustice.   
 
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,