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

Docket No: 10227-17 
MAR 12 2019  

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

Subj: REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD ICO 

Ref:  (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552 

Encl: (1) DD Form 149 
      (2) Fitness Report for the reporting period 1 Apr 15 to 31 Mar 16 
      (3) HQMC memo 1610 MMRP-13/PERB of 7 Nov 17 

I. Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, an enlisted Marine, filed enclosure (1) 
with this Board requesting the removal of a fitness report from his official military personnel file 
(OMPF). 

2. The Board, consisting of           reviewed  Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 
6 November 2018, 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 the naval records, the Advisory Opinion (AO) furnished by the 
Headquarters, Marine Corps Performance Evaluation Review Board, 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: 

    a. Petitioner was issued a 6105 counseling entry on 10 December 2015, however, the 
counseling entry and Petitioner's rebuttal statement were not submitted for inclusion to his 
OMPF. On 18 April 2016, Petitioner signed enclosure (2), the contested adverse fitness report 
documenting his mismanagement of the command substance abuse program. 

    b. Petitioner contended the fitness report refers to the 6105 counseling entry, but since there 
is no documentation of the 6105 counseling entry in Petitioner's OMPF, the fitness report should 
be removed. 

    c. The AO at enclosure (3) commented that the administrative oversight in entering the 6105 
counseling enter into his OMPF does not invalidate the underlying adversity of the report, as 
documented in the contested report. 

CONCLUSION

Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board noted Petitioner's 
detailed explanation of the circumstances leading up to the fitness report. The Board found the 
adverse nature of the fitness report is justified, however the mention of the 6105 counseling entry 
is unjust and the Petitioner should receive partial relief. The Board concluded that all mention of 
the 6105 shall be removed from Petitioner's fitness report. 

RECOMMENDATION 

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

Petitioner's naval record be corrected by redacting the following statements from enclosure (2): 

-Page 2, section D. Justification: "received a 6105 on 10 December 2015 for." 
-Page 5, section I. Directed and Additional Comments: "received a 6105 on 10 December 2015 for." 
-Addendum Page, section B. Text: "received a 6105 for" and received a 6105 and." 

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 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 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 of reference (a), has been approved by the Board on 
behalf of the Secretary of the Navy. 



Executive Director