DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 8249-17 

FEB 15 2018 

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

Subj: REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD ICO 
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. §1552 

(b) MCO P1070.12K w/Ch. 1 
Encl: (1) DD Form 149 
(2) Subject's naval record (excerpt) 

1. Pursuant to the provisions ofreference (a), Petitioner, an enlisted Marine, filed enclosure (1) 
with this Board requesting removal from her record, an Administrative Remarks (Page 11) 
counseling entry. 

2. The Board,                                   consisting of reviewed Petitioner's 
allegations oferror and injustice on 31 January 2018, 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 enclosures, naval records, 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. Petitioner was issued a Page 11 counseling entry dated 4 May 2017. The entry stated in 
part that she was " ...eligible but not recommended for promotion to Corporal due to being 
processed for administrative separation from the Marine Corps ..." Additionally, the promotion 
restriction was set for a period of 12 months. See enclosure (2). 

c. In her application, Petitioner contended that she is no longer being administratively 
separated from the Marine Corps. Since the issuance ofthe contested Page 11 entry, Petitioner 
has been promoted to Corporal/E-4 with a 1January2018 date of rank, and has executed 
permanent change ofstation (PCS) orders. 

d. Per reference (b ), the Marine Corps Individual Records Administration Manual, Page 11 
entries which concern administrative discharge should not be included in the official military 
personnel file (OMPF) ifthey do not, upon final review, result in discharge or reduction. 

CONCLUSION 

Upon review and consideration ofall the evidence ofrecord, the Board concluded that 
Petitioner's request warrants relief by removing the Page 11 counseling entry dated 4 May 2017. 
In this regard, the Board noted that the entry was proper at the time it was issued. However, the 
Board also noted that Petitioner was not administratively separated, she was promoted during the 
12-month promotion restriction period noted in the Page 11 entry, and she has executed PCS 
orders. Thus, the Board concluded that policy requires that the Page 11 entry be removed from 
herOMPF.· 

RECOMMENDATION 

In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action. 

Petitioner's naval record be corrected by removing from her OMPF the Page 11 entry dated 4 
May 2017. See enclosure (2). 

Any material or entries inconsistent with or relating to the Board's recommendation be corrected, 
removed or completely expunged from Petitioner's record and that no such entries or material be 
added to the record in the future. 

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 ofthe Board's proceedings in the above entitled matter. 

5. Pursuant to the delegation ofauthority set out in Section 6(e) ofthe revised Procedures of the 
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