DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 

Docket No: 828-16 
FEB O6 2017 

Dear : 

This is in reference to your applications for correction ofyour naval record pursuant to the provisions of 
Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552. 

A three-member panel ofthe Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your applications on 17 November 2016. The names and votes ofthe 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 ofthis Board. Documentary 
material considered by the Board consisted of your applications, together with all material submitted in 
support thereof, your naval record, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. In addition, the 
Board considered the advisory opinion furnished by Headquarters Marine Corps (MMRP-13/PERB), 
dated 26 January 2016 (AO), a copy ofwhich was previously sent to you on26 January 2016. The PERB 
has already removed from your Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) a contested fitness report for the 
period ending 20140630 upon your application for relief, so the Board did not need to address this fitness 
report in its findings. 

After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board found the evidence submitted 
was insufficient to establish the existence ofprobable material error or injustice. In this regard, the Board 
substantially concurred with the comments contained in the AO. Specifically, the Board noted the 
specific language Section I of the contested report covering the period of20140701to20140930 is not a 
contradiction and misleading as you contend, but positively comments on your performance, while 
recognizing what could still be improved. The Board determined your contested report for the period 
ending 20140930 was administratively and procedurally correct as written and filed, and should remain in 
your OMPF. Accordingly, your application has been denied. 

It is regretted that the circumstances ofyour case are such that favorable action cannot be taken. You are 
entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon submission ofnew and material evidence or other 
matters not previously considered by the Board within one year from the date ofthe Board's decision. In 
this regard, it is important to keep in mind that a presumption ofregularity 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 ofprobable material error or injustice. 

Sincerely, 


Executive Director