DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 Docket No: 8040-20 Ref: Signature Date 1STSGT USMC Dear First Sergeant : 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 17 August 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. The Board carefully considered your request to remove your 14 March 2011 Administrative Remarks (page 11) 6105 counseling entry and 16 March 2011 rebuttal statement. The Board considered your contention that your contested counseling entry contains extreme subjective words that are not accurate. You also contend that according to the Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual (MARCORSEPMAN) the commanding officer (CO) must sign adverse page 11 entries, and rehabilitation efforts must be documented in the service record. You claim that your page 11 entry was issued due to a personality conflict with the acting company commander and the page 11 entry did not result in an adverse fitness report. The Board, however, determined that your page 11 entry is valid. In this regard, the Board noted that pursuant to the MARCORSEPMAN, you were issued a page 11 entry counseling you for lack of leadership and integrity, for abruptly rising from your seat and storming out of the office while being counseled by your platoon commander. The Board also noted that according to the Marine Corps Individual Records Administration Manual (IRAM) you were properly counseled and determined that the contested entry was written and issued according to the IRAM. Specifically, the entry provided written notification concerning your deficiencies, specific recommendations for corrective action, where to seek assistance, the consequences for failure to take corrective action, and it afforded you the opportunity to submit a rebuttal. Moreover, your commanding officer (CO) signed the entry and determined that your misconduct was a matter essential to record, as it was his/her right to do. The Board further noted that you took full responsibility for your actions and admitted that your actions were inappropriate and unacceptable. The Board found no evidence that your counseling entry was not signed by the commanding officer and you provided none. The Board also determined that a personality conflict is not grounds to remove your counseling entry and an adverse fitness report is not required. Accordingly, the Board concluded that there is no probable material error, substantive inaccuracy, or injustice warranting corrective action. 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, 8/17/2021 Executive Director