DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 1855-17 
MAR 06 2018 

Dear : 

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

A three-member panel ofthe Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your application on 8 February 2018. The names and votes of the members ofthe 
panel will be furnished upon request. Your allegations of error and iajustice were reviewed in 
accordance with administrative regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this 
Board. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted ofyour application, together 
with all material submitted in support thereof, relevant portions of your naval record and 
applicable statutes, regulations and policies. The Board also considered the enclosed advisory 
opinion (AO) and your rebuttal, received on 20 March 2017. 

The Board carefully considered your desire to remove and replace with observed fitness reports 
(FITREPs), your not observed FITREPs for the reporting periods of 1 October 2009 to 31 May 
2010, 1 June 2010 to 30 September 2010, and 1 October 2010 til 30 September 2011. The Board 
considered your contentions that your FITREPS were processed during your time in the ReserV"e 
component when you had limited access to your Reporting Senior (RS) and Reviewing Officer. 
Specifically, the Board considered your contention that your original RS had not written your 
FITREP for over a year, so another RS had to be located to write the FITREPs. The Board 
substantially concurred with the AO and determined the record and submitted evidence were 
insufficient to substantiate an error or injustice, and did not substantiate that the RS who reported 
on you in the replacement FITREPs was the rightful RS for the periods in question. 
Accordingly, your application has been denied. 

It is regretted that the circumstances ofyour case are such that favorable action cannot be taken 
at this time. You are entitled· to have the Board reconsider its decision upon the submission of 
new and material evidence. New evidence is evidence not previously considered by the Board. 
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