DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 7237-17 
DEC 27 2017 

From: Chairman, Board for Correction ofNaval Records 
To: Secretary ofthe Navy 

Subj: REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD , 

Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552 
Encl: (1) DD Form 149 
(2) Administrative Remarks (Page 1116105) Counseling of 

1. Pursuant to the provisions ofreference (a), Petitioner, an 
filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting the removal ofhis Administrative Remarks 
(Page 11) counseling entry dated , from his Official Military Personnel File 
(OMPF). Enclosures (1) and (2) apply. 

2. The Board, consisting of                    reviewed the 
Petitioner's allegations oferror and injustice on 25 October 2017, and pursuant to its regulations, 
determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence 
ofrecord. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted ofthe Petitioner's 
application, together with all material submitted in support thereof, relevant portions ofthe 
Petitioner's naval record and applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 

3. The Board, having reviewed all the facts ofrecord 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 ofthe Navy. 

b. Enclosure (1) was filed in a timely manner. 

c. On , the Petitioner signed a Page 11 counseling which stated in part, that 
the Petitioner was being counseled concerning the following deficiency: Conducted actions 
consistent with malingering while completing his recertification for the HQMC Special Duty 
Assignment Screening Team. Specifically, in that on he admitted to 
presenting a medical disqualification to competent authorities as a means to avoid competing 
training and duty. See Enclosure (2). 

d. Petitioner contends that the Page 1116105 was issued based on a statement made by another 
Marine who was not informed or privy to his personal medical situation and misinterpreted 
something that he said during a hallway conversation. 

CONCLUSION: 

Upon review and consideration ofall the evidence ofrecord, the Board concluded that 

Petitioner's request warrants favorable action. 

In reaching its conclusion, the Board after careful consideration ofthe Petitioner's record, 
concluded that even though the Page 1116105 counseling entry is valid and written in accordance 
with Marine Corps directive, the Board determined that the Page 11 is an injustice and therefore, 
the removal ofthe Page 11/6105 from the Petitioner's naval record should be granted. 

In view ofthe foregoing, the Board recommends the following corrective action: 

RECOMMENDATION: 

Petitioner's naval record be corrected by removing enclosure (2) from the Petitioner's OMPF. 

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) ofthe revised Procedures ofthe 
Board for Correction ofNaval Records (32 Code ofFederal 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 ofreference (a), has been approved by the Board on 
behalf ofthe Secretary ofthe Navy. 


Executive director