DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 9441-16 
OCT 09 2017 

From: Chairman, Board for Correction ofNaval Records 
To: Secretary of the Navy 

Subj: REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF 

Ref: (a) I 0 U.S.C. §1552 
(b) BUPERSINST 1610.lOD (EV ALMAN) 
Encl: (l) DD Fonn 149 with attachments 
(2) NPC memo l610PERS-32of l May 17 
(3) of28 Sep 16 5 USC 552(b)6

1. Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, an enlisted member ofthe Navy, filed 
enclosure ( 1) with this Board requesting that his Evaluation and Counseling Record ("Eva!") for 
the reporting period l October 2015 to 24 January 2016, be removed from his Official Military 
Personnel File (OMPF). Enclosures (1) thrpugh (3) apply.
 
2. The Board, consisting of reviewed Petitioner's 
allegations oferror and injustice on 1 June 2017, 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 ofthe enclosures, naval records, and 
applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. In addition, the Board considered the Advisory 
Opinion (AO) provided by the Navy Personnel Command (see enclosure (2)). 

3. The Board, having reviewed all the facts ofrecord 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. Enclosure (3), submitted by the office having cognizance over the subject matter 
addressed in Petitioner's application, commented to the affect that Petitioner's request to remove 
the Eval warrants favorable action because the Eval is invalid. Per reference (b), individuals in 
the same command or UIC as the regular reporting senior may not act as a concurrent reporting 
senior. Enclosure (3) confirms that the concurrent and regular reporting senior were in the same 
command. 

CONCLUSION: 

Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board concludes that 
Petitioner's request warrants favorable action. 

Petitioner met the burden of proof necessary to establish an error or injustice warranting removal 
of the contested report. 

RECOMMENDATION: 

In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action. 

Petitioner's naval record be corrected by removing the Eval for the reporting period 1 October 
2015 to 24 January 20 16.

No further relief be granted. 

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 ofthe B]roceedings in the above entitled matter. 

5. Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) ofthe revised Procedures of 
the Board for Correction ofNaval 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 ofreference (a), has been approved by the Board on 
behalfofthe Secretary ofthe Navy. 

Executive Director