Docket No: 6318-20 
 Ref: Signature Date 

Dear : 
 
This letter 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 that the evidence submitted was 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 15 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, as well as the 5 July 2019 advisory opinion (AO) furnished by the Marine Corps Performance Evaluation Review Board (PERB).  The AO was provided to you on 5 July 2019, and you were given 30 days in which to submit a response.  When you did not provide a response, your case was submitted to the Board for consideration.   
 
The Board carefully considered your request to remove your fitness report for the reporting period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014 and a review of your promotion selection.  The Board considered your contentions that your fitness report constitutes a poor evaluation of your performance and during the reporting period it was evident that your work performance was exceptional.  You claim that you not only ensured the personal and professional development of Marines, you also developed Marines with a drive to excel both on and off duty and to effectively utilize teamwork.  You also claim that by having a high level of courage and being effective under stress, you were able to manage four Marines within your section while training them to support the needs of over 340 unit personnel.  Lastly, after your transfer, your Sergeant Major informed you that your section passed the Commanding General’s Readiness Inspection (CGRI).  
 
The Board, however, substantially concurred with the AO that your fitness report is valid and should be retained as filed.  In this regard, the Board noted your statement, but found your evidence insufficient to conclude that your performance or conduct warranted higher marks than you received and determined that passing a CGRI does not automatically correspond to fitness report attribute marks.  Regarding your request to review your failed promotion selections for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 through FY 2020 USMC Gunnery Sergeant Selection Boards, the Board is not an investigative body and relies on a presumption of regularity to support the official actions of public officers and, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, will presume that they have properly discharged their official duties.  The Board found no evidence that your record was not properly considered by the Gunnery Sergeant Selection Boards and you provided none.  The Board thus concluded that there is no probable material error or injustice warranting corrective action.  
 
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,