Docket No: 7794-20
Ref:   Signature Date                                                                                                                          
From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:  REVIEW NAVAL RECORD OF FORMER  , USN,               XXX-XX-    
            
Ref:   (a) 10 U.S.C. 1552 
                 
Encl:  (1) DD Form 149 with attachments 
       (2) Case summary 
       (3) Subject's naval record (excerpts) 
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, a former enlisted member of the Navy, filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting a change to her naval record, specifically, to change her characterization of service from “General (under honorable conditions),” to “Honorable.”  Enclosures (1) through (3) apply. 
 
2.  The Board consisting of   reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 3 February 2021 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of Petitioner’s application together with all material submitted in support thereof, relevant portions of Petitioner’s naval record, 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 Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice finds as follows: 
 
    a.  Before applying to this Board, 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 waive the statute limitation and review the application on its merits. 
 
    c.  Petitioner enlisted in the Navy on 20 June 1988.  On 28 February 1989, Petitioner was diagnosed with a personality disorder after being admitted to the psychiatric ward.  On 7 March 1989, Petitioner was determined to be a risk to herself and others.  As a result, she was recommended for an administrative separation due to a personality disorder.  On 23 March 1989, she was notified of administrative separation action by reason of convenience of the government (COG) due to a personality disorder, and on 12 April 1989, she was so discharged, with a General (under honorable conditions) characterization of service. 
 
CONCLUSION: 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board concludes that Petitioner's request warrants partial favorable action.  The Board was sympathetic to the Petitioner’s medical condition and her desire to change her characterization of service.  However, the Board concluded that these factors were not sufficient to warrant relief given her diagnosed personality disorder.  The Board concludes that the Narrative Reason for Separation “Personality Disorder” should be changed to “Secretarial Authority” and the “characterization of service” will remain unchanged.   
   
In view of the foregoing, the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting the following corrective action. 
 
RECOMMENDATION: 
 
That Petitioner's naval record shall be corrected by changing the narrative reason for separation to “Secretarial Authority.” 
     
That Petitioner is issued a new Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214).      
That no further changes be made to the 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 Regulation, 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 reference (a), has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy. 
 
Sincerely,