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

Docket No: 4103-17 
AUG 28 2017 

Dear : 

This is in reference to your application for correction ofyour record pursuant to the provisions of 
title 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 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 of your application, together with all 
material submitted in support thereof, your naval record, and applicable statutes, regulations, and 
policies. 

You enlisted in the Naval Reserve on 1February2016. It appears you served without disciplinary 
incident until your first unexcused Inactive Duty for Training (IDT) periods on 25 and 26 June 
2016. After acquiring a total ofnine unexcused absences from scheduled training, administrative 
discharge action was initiated by reason ofunsatisfactory participation in the Ready Reserve. Your 
record is incomplete in that it does not contain your signature on the documents pertaining to your 
administrative discharge or all enclosures listed on your Commanding Officer's recommendation. 
From review of the available documents, it appears that, after being afforded all your procedural 
rights, your Commanding Officer recommended you received a general (under honorable 
conditions) discharge by reason ofunsatisfactory participation in the Ready Reserve. The discharge 
authority approved this recommendation and directed you receive a general discharge by reason of 
unsatisfactory performance and be assigned an RE-4 (not recommended for reenlistment) reentry 
code. You were discharged on 12 December 2016. 

After careful and conscientious consideration ofthe entire record, the Board found the evidence 
submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice. The 
Board, in its review of your application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors such as 
your father's illness and the stress caused by working, attending college classes, helping your father 
through chemotherapy, and attending reserve drills. The Board noted you did not provide 
documentation to support your contentions or to show you attempted to notify the command ofyour 
situation. Unfortunately, the Board concluded these mitigating factors were not sufficient to 
warrant relief in your case because an RE-4 reentry code is authorized when an individual is 
separated for unsatisfactory participation in the Ready Reserve. Therefore, your RE-4 code was 
authorized in accordance with established regulations and guidelines at the time ofyour discharge. 
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 of regularity 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