DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 2995-17 
OCT 2 6 2017 

Dear : 

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

A three-member panel ofthe Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your application on 19 July 2017. The names and votes ofthe members ofthe panel 
will be furnished upon request. Your allegations oferror 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, your naval record, and applicable statutes, 
regulations, and policies. 

You were issued an Administrative Remarks (Page 11) counseling regarding your failure to obey an order or regulation. 
It states, in part, that you were counseled for disregarding policy and failing to maintain proper accountability ofcontrolled cryptographic items during an Amphibious Landing Exercise, Communication Exercise, which led to a 
Cryptographic Ignition Key being misplaced. Additionally, you were issued an adverse fitness 
report, which you acknowledge and signed.

After careful and conscientious consideration ofthe entire record, the Board found the evidence 
submitted was insufficient to establish the existence ofprobable material error or injustice. 
The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your desire to have your 
Page 11 counseling dated and fitness report ending removed from 
your official military personnel file, and your contention that you were not aware ofthe Local 
Elements policies and that there are incorrect entries within the Page 11 counseling. The Board 
concluded these factors were not sufficient to warrant the removal ofyour Page 11 counseling. 
The Board determined that the Page 11 counseling was procedurally and administratively correct 
as written. Regarding your contention, the Board noted that there is no evidence in your record, 
and you submitted none, to support your contention that there are incorrect entries within the 
Page 11 counseling. Regarding your request to have the fitness report removed, a preliminary 
review ofyour request revealed that you have not exhausted your administrative remedies in that 
you have not first sought relief through the Performance Evaluation Review Board (PERB). 
Making a timely request to the PERB will afford you the maximum opportunity to have your 
request considered. 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 of probable material error or injustice. 

Sincerely, 


Executive Director