DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 3108-17 

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

Subj: REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD ICO 
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. §1552 

(b) MC Bul 1020 
Encl: (1)DD Form 149 with attachments 
(2) Subject's naval record (excerpts) 
(3) NAVMC 118(11) of21Mar16 
(4) Petitioner's Rebuttal Statement 
(5) NAVMC 118(11) of 1 Sep 16 
(6) ltr 1000/6 AOPS of 14 Mar 17 

1. Pursuant to the provisions ofreference (a), Petitioner, an 
filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting removal of an Administrative Remarks 
( 6105) entry dated 21 March 2016 and a non-dated rebuttal statement from his Official Military 
Personnel File (OMPF). 

2. The Board, consisting of              , reviewed Petitioner's 
allegations oferror and injustice on 21April2017, 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 ofenclosures (1) through ( 6), 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 ofthe Navy. 

b. Enclosure (1) was filed in a timely manner. 

c. Petitioner received an Administrative Remarks (6105) entry dated 21March2016 for 
violation ofArticle 92 ofthe Uniform Code ofMilitary Justice (UCMJ), enclosure (3). The 
Administrative Remarks (6105) entry states the Petitioner violated the Marine Corps Tattoo 
Policy which governed the tattoo guidelines during that timeframe. The Petitioner's command 
believed the Tattoo in question violated the Marine Corps Tattoo Policy. 
 
d. Petitioner provided a statement with the intent to rebut the Administrative Remarks ( 6105) 
entry dated 21March2016, enclosure (4). The Petitioner states his tattoo in question was 
obtained in 2010. Furthermore, the Petitioner states his tattoo was grandfathered prior to 
receiving the Administrative Remarks (6105) and that it was never placed into his OMPF.
 
e. Petitioner received an Administrative Remarks entry dated 1 September 2016 in order to 
document and grandfather his tattoo through the current Marine Corps Tattoo Policy, enclosure 
(5). The Petitioner's tattoos were appropriately documented based on the current Marine Corps 
Tattoo Policy in accordance with reference (b ). 

f. The Petitioner's former Company Commander who issued the Administrative Remarks 
entry dated 21 March 2016 states he issued the 6105 with the intent to ensure the Petitioner was 
in compliance with the prior Marine Corps Tattoo Policy, enclosure (6). 

CONCLUSION: 

Upon review and consideration ofall the evidence ofrecord, the Board concluded that 
Petitioner's request warrants relief in the form ofremoving the Administrative Remarks (6105) 
entry dated 21March2016 and the non-dated rebuttal statement from Petitioner's OMPF. The 
Board determined the Petitioner was in compliance with the Marine Corps Tattoo Policy by the 
Administrative Remarks entry dated 1 September 2016. Additionally, the Petitioner's former 
Company Commander provided a letter to the Board explaining that he intended to assist the 
Petitioner with compliance with the Marine Corps Tattoo Policy not to place adverse material in 
Petitioner's OMPF. The Board concludes that Petitioner's request warrants full relief. 

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

RECOMMENDATION: 

a. That Petitioner's naval record be corrected by removing Administrative Remarks ( 6105) 
entry dated 21 March 2016 from Petitioner's OMPF. 

b. That Petitioner's naval record be corrected by removing the non-dated rebuttal statement 
to the 6105 entry from Petitioner's OMPF. 

c. That all duplications ofthe Administrative Remarks or rebuttal statement be removed from 
the Petitioner's OMPF. 

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 ofthe Board's proceedings in the above entitled matter. 

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