DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 7214-17 
MAR 05 2018 

Dear : 

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

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your application on 7 February 2018. 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, relevant portions ofyour naval record, and 
applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. The Board also considered the enclosed advisory 
opinion (AO) dated 6 April 2017, and your rebuttal statement dated 5 May 2017. 

The Board carefully considered your desire to remove the fitness report for the reporting period 
30 June 2012 to7 June 2013 from your Official Military Personnel File. The Board considered 
your contentions that the Reviewing Officer advised you that you would get a Good of Service 
vice Relief for Cause fitness report, that the Reporting Senior violated the Performance 
Evaluation System (PES) Manual in that nonpunitive letters may not be mentioned by the 
reporting officials, and that you never received a Page 11 counseling for your relief for cause, 
which you feel violates the PES Manual. The Board significantly concurred with the AO and 
concluded that you did not sufficiently substantiate the existence of an error or injustice. The 
Board determined that the removal ofthe fitness report is not warranted. 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 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