DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No. 8919-17 
DEC 15 2017 

Dear , 

This is in reference to your application for correction ofyour naval record pursuant to the 
provisionsof lO U.S.C. §1552. 

A three-member panel ofthe Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your application on 12 December 2017. The names and votes ofthe members of the 
panel will be furnished upon request. Your allegations oferror 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 ofyour application, together 
with all material submitted in support thereof, relevant portions ofyour naval record and 
applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 

You requested to be offered an early retirement. After careful and conscientious consideration of 
the entire record, the Board found that the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the 
existence of probable material error or injustice. The Board carefully weighed all potentially 
mitigating factors, such as your assertions that you were not offered a Temporary Early 
Retirement Authority (TERA) retirement. The Board agrees with your assertion that you were 
not offered a TERA retirement. The Navy only offered TERA from 1993 through 1999 and 
again in 2012. The Navy did not offer TERA in 2017. 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