Docket No: 7897-20 
Ref: Signature Date 
 
From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:   Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:   REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD ICO  ,  XXX XX  USMC 
 
Ref:  (a) Title 10 U.S.C. § 1552 
     
Encl: (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments  
  (2) NAVMC 118(11) Administrative Remarks of 20 Dec 19 
  (3) Senior Member ltr 1910 ADLAW of 27 May 20  
        
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of the reference, 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 removing his 20 December 2019 Administrative Remarks (page 11) counseling entry.  
 
2.  The Board, consisting of Mr.  Mr. , and Ms. reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 10 August 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 enclosures, relevant portions of Petitioner’s naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies.   
 
3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, found that, before applying to this Board, he exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy.  The Board made the following findings: 
 
     a.  On 20 December 2019, Petitioner was issued a page 11 entry notifying him that he is not recommended for promotion to the next higher grade due to his pending administrative separation.  Enclosure (2). 
 
     b.  On 27 May 2020, Petitioner’s administrative separation board unanimously found that the preponderance of evidence did not prove any of the acts or omissions alleged and recommended that Petitioner be retained in the Marine Corps.  Enclosure (3). 
 
     c.  Petitioner contends that he was not recommended for promotion for having an extramarital affair, however, according to the administrative separation board there was no evidence that he had an extramarital affair.   

CONCLUSION 
  
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board finds the existence of an error warranting corrective action.  In this regard, the Board noted that Petitioner’s contested page 11 entry was not written according to the Marine Corps Individual Records and Administration Manual (IRAM) and that the Marine Corps Performance Evaluation System Manual provides the appropriate guidance when Marines in the grade sergeant and above are not recommended for promotion.  The Board also noted that according to the IRAM, “Do not make entries on page 11 which concern administrative discharge or competency review proceedings if they do not, upon final review, result in discharge or reduction.”  The Board, thus determined that Petitioner’s page 11 entry was inappropriate for his grade and because Petitioner’s administrative separation board did not result in his discharge, Petitioner’s contested page 11 entry should be removed.  
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action. 
 
Petitioner’s naval record be corrected by removing his 20 December 2019 Administrative Remarks counseling entry. 
 
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 reference (a), has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.   

8/31/2021
Executive Director