Docket No: 7038-20
Ref:   Signature Date

From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:    REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF FORMER  , USN,             XXX-XX- 
 
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. §1552 
     (B) SECDEF memo of 25 Jul 2018 “Guidance to Military Discharge Review Boards and Boards for    Correction of Military/Naval Records Regarding Equity, Injustice, or Clemency          Determinations,” of 25 July 2018 
 
Encl: (1) DD Form 149 
 
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 naval record be corrected by upgrading his reentry code from RE-4 to RE-3G such that would allow him to seek a waiver to reenlist in the armed forces. 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of , reviewed the subject former member’s allegations of error and injustice on 25 January 2021, and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence of record.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosure, relevant portions of the Petitioner’s naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies, to include the 25 July 2018 guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness regarding equity, injustice or clemency determinations (Wilkie Memo).  

3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to the subject former member’s allegations of error and injustice, finds as follows: 
 
     a.  Before applying to this Board, the Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy. 
 
     b.  Although enclosure (1) was not filed in a timely manner, it is in the interest of justice to review the application on its merits.   
 
     c.  The Petitioner enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 4 October 2007.  
 
     d.  Petitioner was discharged on 7 April 2008 with an entry-level uncharactized separation for the convenience of the government based upon a personality disorder.  Petitioner contends that, at the time of his discharge, he was immature and that the medical evidence at the time of his discharge did not state that he could not improve.  He provided statements of members of his community that attested to his maturity.   
 
CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, and in view of reference (b), the Board determined that, with respect to the specific relief that Petitioner requested, namely changing his reentry code, there is not an error or injustice warranting relief.  The Board did find, however, that Petitioner’s DD Form 214 should be changed to remove the separation reason of “Personality Disorder” and its code, which may be unfairly stigmatizing, and replace it with “Secretarial Authority” and separation code “JFF,” respectively. 
 
Accordingly, based on a careful review of all of the facts presented, the Board concludes that Petitioner is entitled to relief that is different from the relief Petitioner requested. 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action: 
 
Petitioner be issued a new DD Form 214 indicating that the narrative reason for his separation was secretarial authority, and separation code was JFF. 
 
That no further changes be made to Petitioner’s record. 
 
A copy of this report of proceedings shall 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 Regulations 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 the reference, has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.