DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No. 146-17 
DEC 26 2017 

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

Subj: REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD 
Ref: (a) Title 10 U.S.C. § 1552 
Encl: (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments 
(2) HQMC 
(3) Subject's naval record 

1. Pursuant to the provisions ofreference (a) Subject, hereinafter referred to as Petitioner, filed 
enclosure (I) with this Board requesting, in effect, that the applicable naval record be corrected 
to. 

2. The Board, consisting of                      reviewed Petitioner's 
allegations oferror and injustice on 15 September 2017 and, pursuant to its regulations, 
determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence 
ofrecord. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted ofthe enclosures, naval 
records, and applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 

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. In correspondence attached as enclosure (2), the office having cognizance over the subject 
matter addressed in Petitioner's application has commented to the effect that the request has 
merit and warrants favorable action. 

CONCLUSION 

Upon review and consideration ofall the evidence ofrecord, and especially in light of the 
contents of enclosure (2), the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting the following 
corrective action. Petitioner was previously erroneously discharged from the Marine Corps with 
the wrong Separation Program Designator (SPD) Code (HRBl) by Headquarters Marine Corps, 
requiring that he repay recoupment ofa bonus. Naval Discharge Review Board corrected the 
SPD Code (JFFl) in Petitioner's record, which required by definition meant that Petitioner could 
keep whatever bonus he had already received, but that he would receive no future bonuses and 
did not owe the govern anything for the monies he already received. 

RECOMMENDATION 

That Petitioner's naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that: 
Petitioner is entitled to SRB payments received before his administrative discharge. 

Any such payments that may have already been recouped should be returned 
to Petitioner. He is not entitled to any future SRB payments that would have occurred after. 

A copy ofthis Report ofProceedings will be filed in Petitioner's naval record. 

4. It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board's review and deliberations, and that the 
foregoing is a true complete record ofthe Board's proceedings in the above entitled matter. 

5. Pursuant to the delegation ofauthority set out in Section 6(e) ofthe revised Procedures ofthe 
Board for Correction ofNaval Records (32 Code ofFederal 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 ofreference (a), has been approved by the Board on 
behalfofthe Secretary of the Navy. 


Executive Director