DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 8782-17 
FEB 05 2019 

Dear 

This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to the 
provisions of Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552. 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. Consequently, your application 
has been denied. 

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your application on 8 August 2018. The names and votes of the members of the 
panel will be furnished upon request. 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, relevant portions of your naval record and 
applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 

On 27 April 2010 in accordance with Marine Administrative Message (MARADMJN) 198/07 
you were issued an Administrative Remarks (Page 11) counseling entry documenting four sleeve 
tattoos. On 21 September 2016, you were issued a Page 11 6105 counseling entry documenting 
the tattoos previously documented on 27 April 2010, and an additional tattoo that was not 
previously documented. 

The Board carefully considered your desire to remove your 6105 counseling entry dated 
21 September 2016 from your official military personnel file. The Board considered your 
contention that the entry is unjust because the tattoos annotated in the 6105 were documented in 
a Page 11 in 200, making the tattoos grandfathered. The Board noted that there is a tattoo 
documented in the 21 September 2016 entry that was not documented in the 2010 entry, and that 
there is no other entry that adequately documents the tattoo, as required by Marine Corps policy. 
Therefore, the Board concluded that the contested 6105 counseling entry shall remain in your 
record. 

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 impo1tant 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 ofprobable material error or injustice. 

Sincerely,

 
Executive Director