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

Docket No: 5668-17 
FEB 25 2019 

From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy 

Subj:  REVIEW NAVAL RECORD OF  

Ref:  (a) 10 U.S.C. §1552 

Encl: (1) DD Form 149 with attachments 
      (2) Case summary 
      (3) Subject's naval record 

1. Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, a former enlisted member of the Navy 
filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting that his reentry code (RE) be corrected and 
upgraded to at least an RE-3. Enclosures ( 1) through (3) apply. 

2. The Board, consisting of               , reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 
3 October 2018 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below 
should be taken on the available evidence of record.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted 
of the enclosures, relevant portions of Petitioner's naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations 
and policies. 

3. The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record 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 of the Navy. 

    b. Although enclosure (1) was not filed in a timely manner, it is in the interest of justice to 
waive the statute limitation and review the application on its merits. 

    c. Petitioner enlisted in the Navy on 1 November 1995. On 11 December 1995, Petitioner 
was diagnosed with chondromalacia left knee. As a result of this diagnoses, on 18 December 
1995, he was administratively discharged with an uncharacterized entry level separation and 
assigned a reentry code of RE-4. 

CONCLUSION: 

Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board determined that 
Petitioner's request warrants partial relief. The Board concludes that the evidence of record does 
not support the assignment of an RE-4 reenlistment code and that the record should be corrected 
to appropriately reflect an RE-8 reenlistment code. 

In view of the foregoing, the Board finds the existence of an error and injustice warranting the 
following corrective action. 

RECOMMENDATION: 

That Petitioner be issued a Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from 
Active Duty (DD Form 215) to indicate that on 18 December 1995, he was assigned an "RE-8" 
reenlistment code. 

That a copy of this report of proceedings be filed in Petitioner's naval record. 

That, upon request, the Department of Veterans Affairs be informed that Petitioner's application 
was received by the Board on 27 June 2017. 

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 of the Board's proceedings in the above entitled matter.
 
5. Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) of the revised Procedures of the 
Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal 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 of reference (a), has been approved by the Board on 
behalf of the Secretary of the Navy. 
 



Executive Director