Docket No: 5872-20
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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.     
 
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 19 October 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 Reserve and began a period of active duty on 15 October 2012.  On 1 April 2014 you were counseled for traveling to in violation of a verbal order restricting liberty to  and the city of .  On 5 August 2015, you were counseled for failure to maintain USMC height and weight standards and not recommended for promotion to Corporal.  On 14 June 2016 you were counseled for assignment to the USMC Body Composition Program. On 9 January 2017 you were counseled for assignment to the USMC Body Composition Program and not recommended for promotion to Sergeant.  On 24 July 2017 you were again counseled for assignment to the USMC Body Composition Program and not recommended for promotion to Sergeant.  On 26 July 2017 you signed an administrative remarks entry acknowledging you were assigned an RE-3P reentry code and that you had been found unfit for duty for failing to meet physical/medical standards.  You chose not to submit a statement regarding the entry.  On 14 October 2017, you were discharged with an Honorable discharge.   
 
You requested an upgrade of your reentry code to RE-1A.  You stated a reentry code of RE-3P indicates a physical disability and you were not suffering from a physical disability.  The Board concluded these factors and assertions were not sufficient to warrant a change to your discharge status given the information noted in your service record.  The Board determined that RE-3P is the appropriate reentry code in cases of failure to meet physical standards. 
  
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,