DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 

Docket No. 7087-20 

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 27 May 2021.  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.  In addition, the Board considered the advisory opinion contained in Bureau of Naval Personnel memorandum 1160 Ser B328/139 of 9 October 2020 and your response to the opinion.   

You requested to receive a Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) for your 15 November 2019 reenlistment.  The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions.  However, the Board concluded that you do meet the eligibility criteria for an SRB in accordance with Chief of Naval Operations Instruction 1160.8B and Navy Administrative message 129/19.  A review of your record indicates you served on active duty from 24 August 2005 through 23 August 2009, at which time you were released from active duty and transferred to the Navy Reserve. You continued to serve in the Navy Reserve executing inactive duty training periods and completed a mobilization from 30 June 2016 through 28 August 2019.  On 15 November 2019 you reenlisted for a term of 4­years under the Reserve Component to Active Component program, thereby having a greater that 4-year break in active duty service to qualify for the broken-service SRB.  In this connection, the Board substantially concurred with the comments contained in the advisory opinion. 

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, 

6/30/2021
Deputy Director