DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No. 2732-17 
FEB 06 2018 

Dear , 

This is in reference to your application for correction ofyour naval record pursuant to the 
provisions of 10 USC 1552. 

A three-member panel ofthe Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your application on 19 January 2018. The names and votes ofthe members ofthe 
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 ofyour application, together 
with all material submitted in support thereof, relevant portions of your naval record and 
applicable statutes, regulations and policies. The advisory opinion provided in Office ofthe 
ChiefofNaval Operations memorandum 7220 Ser NI 30D/17Ul 199 dated 11 September 2017 
was sent to you on 4 October 2017 for an opportunity to comment prior to being considered by 
the Board. A copy ofthis advisory opinion is again enclosed. Additionally, the Board 
considered your response to the advisory opinion dated 15 November 2017. 

After careful and conscientious consideration ofthe entire record, the Board found that the 
evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence ofprobable material error or 
injustice. You assert that you should have been entitled to the Sea Duty Incentive Pay Back-toBack 
(SDIP-B). The Board, in its review ofyour entire record and application, carefully 
weighted all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions. Nevertheless, the Board 
determined that you did not meet the basic qualifications ofthe SDIP-B. You submitted your 
request for SDIP-B via the Enlisted Personnel Action Request effective 28 November 2016, and 
your BUPERS Orders were published on 25 July 2016. Per the SDIP policy, members are 
required to submit their request 11 to 13 months prior to the projected rotation date ofOctober 
2017. You did not meet the timeline requirement towards submitting for SDIP-B. Moreover, 
you did not show evidence that you intended to request SDIP-B upon the modification ofyour 
orders. Your command letter for SDIP-B timeline submission waiver did not meet the criteria 
for SDIP-B approval. The letter indicates that the Command Career Counselor failed to submit 
your SDIP-B request by I December 2016. However, the date ofsubmission did not meet the 11 
to 13 month SDIP-B request timeframe. In this connection, the Board substantially concurred 
with the comments contained in the advisory opinion. Accordingly, your application has been 
denied. 

It is regretted that the circumstances of your 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 ofan official naval record, the 
burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the existence ofprobable material error or injustice. 

Sincerely, 


Executive Director