Docket No. 7450-20
Ref: Signature Date
 

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 24 November 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 requested to correct your discharge date on DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge dated.  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 entered active duty in the Marine Corps on 17 March 1954 released from active duty and transferred to the Marine Corps Reserve on 16 March 1957 and discharged from the Marine Corps Reserve on 16 March 1962.  The “terminal date of Reserve obligation of 16 March 1962” annotated on your DD Form 214, Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge is correct, and only reflects your reserve obligation.  Block 11d reflects the date you were discharged of 16 March 1957.   
 
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,