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

Docket No: 3752-17 
AUG 28 2017 

Dear 

This is in reference to your application for correction ofyour 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 25 May 2017. The names and votes ofthe members of the 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 enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 18 May 2016. Your record is 
incomplete, in that it does not contain all ofthe documents pertaining to your administrative 
discharge. Based on your Certificate ofRelease or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), 
it appears that after being afforded all of your procedural rights, the separation authority directed 
you receive an uncharacterized entry level separation by reason of fraudulent entry and a RE-4 
(not recommended for reenlistment) reentry code. You were discharged on 14 December 2016. 

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, in its review ofyour record and application with supporting documentation, carefully 
weighed all potentially mitigating factors and your desire to upgrade your RE-4 reentry code to a 
RE-3G to more accurately reflect your time in service. The Board concluded these factors were 
not sufficient to warrant relief in your case because your RE-4 reentry code was authorized and 
appropriately assigned in accordance with established regulations and guidelines at the time of 
your separation. Additionally, the RE-30 you requested is not an authorized re-code for one 
who is separated for fraudulent entry and receives a separation program designator (SPD) of 
"JDA". Further, once a reentry code is correctly assigned, it is not routinely changed or 
upgraded as a result ofevents that occur after separation or based merely on the passage oftime. 

Accordingly, your application has been denied. 

It is regretted that the circwnstances 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 preswnption 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