DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 
Docket No: 419-17 

Dear

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

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 16 May 2017. Your allegations of error and injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this 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 Marine Corps on 31 May 2006. On 11June2013, you were counseled on deciding not to reenlist or extend in the Marine Corps to comply with Permeate Change of Station (PCS) orders. The counseling advised you that you are not eligible for promotion, reenlistment, commissioning or warrant officer programs, and any special education programs. As a result of the forgoing, on 30 June 2013, you received an honorable discharge due to completion of required active service and were assigned and RE-30 reenlistment code. 
After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board found the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice. The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your desire to change your RE-30 reenlistment code and assertion that you were improperly separated from active duty and assigned an RE-30 reenlistment code. However, the Board concluded that these factors were not sufficient to warrant relief given your decision not to reenlist or extend to meet PCS requirements. In this regard, the Board concluded that your failure to reenlist or extend, outweighed your desire to change your RE-30 reenlistment code. The Board concluded that since you decided not to reenlist or extend to meet PCS requirements, the RE-30 reenlistment code is justified. An RE-30 reenlistment code is authorized and assigned when an individual is separated at the expiration of his term of active obligated service and fail to reenlist or extend to meet PCS requirements. The RE-30 reenlistment code may not prohibit reenlistment, but requires that a waiver be obtained. Recruiting personnel are responsible for determining whether you meet the standards for reenlistment, and whether or not a request for a waiver of your reenlistment code is feasible. 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 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 of probable material error or injustice. 

Sincerely, 

Executive Director