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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR COJ3RECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 701  S.COURTHOUSE ROAD,SUITE 1001 ARLINGTON,VA 22204-2490

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Docket No. 5009-15
18 Mar 16
Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records Secretary of the Navy

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Ref :	( a)   Title 10 u .s.c. 1552
Encl:	(1) DD Form 149 w/attachments
(2) Subject's naval record

l.	Pursuant tc;> the provisions of reference (a) Subject, hereinafter

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referred to as Petitioner, filed enclosure (1) with this Board	I
requesting, in effect, that the applicable naval record be corrected
to show the Petitioner declined enrollment in the Reserve Component
Survivor Benefit Plan (RCSBP) and the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP).	j
2.	The Board 
reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on
18 March 2016 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, 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, finds as follows: before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law anp. regulations within the Department of the Navy.

CONCLUSION

Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting the following corrective action.

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RECOMMENDATION:

Docket No. 5009-15

That Petitioner's naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that:

a.	Within ninety (90) days of receipt of the Notification of Eligibility {NOB) to Receive Retired Pay at Age 60 Letter dated
12 June 2001, Petitioner declined enrollment in RCSBP with spouse concurrence .

b.	Prior to receipt of retired pay at age 60 (which occurred on 30 August 2015), Petitioner declined enrollment in SBP with spouse concurrence.	Any other election or declination executed by Petitioner is null and void.

c.	A copy of this Report of Proceedings will be filed in Petitioner's naval record.

4.	It is certified that quorum was present at the Board's review and deliberations, and that the foregoing	omplete record of the Board's proceedings in the above 
5.	Pursuant to the delegation of auth	ction 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 .

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Executive Director	MAY 2 7 2816

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