DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 8993-17 

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

Subj: REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD ICO 

Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552 

Encl: (1) DD Form 149 
(2) Fitness Report for the period 20120922 to 20130531 
(3) Fitness Report for the period 20130601 to 20140531 
(4) Fitness Report for the period 20140601to20140713 
(5) HQMC memo 1610 MMRP-13/PERB of31Oct17 

1. Pursuant to the provisions ofreference (a), Petitioner, a commission officer in the Marine 
Corps, filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting that his naval record be corrected by 
removing three fitness report~ (FITREP) from his official military personnel file (OMPF). 

2. The Board, consisting of                  reviewed Petitioner's 
allegations of error and injustice on 31 January 2018 and, pursuant to its regulations, determilled 
that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence of record. 
Documentary material considered by the Board consisted ofthe enclosures, relevant portions of 
Petitioner's naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. In addition, the 
Board considered the advisory opinion (AO) provided by Headquarters, Marine Corps dated 
31 October 2017. 

3. The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record 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 an annual FITREP for the reporting period 22 September 2012 to 
31 May 2013, a transfer FITREP for the reporting period 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014, and a 
transfer FITREP for the reporting period 1 June 2014 to 13 July 2014. See enclosures (2) 
through (4). 

c. Petitioner contended ~hat the Reporting Senior (RS) must forward FITREPs iµ a timely 
manner in order to comply with the time constraints set forth in the Performance Evaluation 
System Manual. He argued that the contested FITREPs which cover over two years of 
observation were completed on the same day and were submittellate. He asserted that they 
appear as though there was no thought in the grading as they wee done on the same day and 
had the exact same markings, and that they are unjust because th:y all have civilian employees 
as the RS and Reviewing Officer (RO), with no senior Marine rcriew. 

d. In correspondence attached as enclosure (5), the office ha"ing cognizance over the subject 
matter addressed in Petitioner's application has opined that Peti1oner makes no challenge to the 
RS's evaluations; specifically, he has no issue with any ofthe atibute marks assigned by the RS 
or the RS' s comments in Section I ofeach FITREP. As such, hefails to substantiate that any of 
the reports are not a true reflection of his exhibited efforts and re.mlts for the finite periods of 
each report. The AO recommended Petitioner's three contestedFITREPs remain in his OMPF. 

CONCLUSION 

Upon review and consideration ofall the evidence of record, theBoard finds the existence ofan 
injustice warranting partial relief. In this regard, the Board condndes that enclosure ( 4 ), the 
FITREP for the reporting period 1 June 2014 to 13 July 2014 sJ:.uld be removed from 
Petitioner's OMPF. The Board concluded that the drop in Sectiln K marking from block 7 to 
block 5, is not consistent with the preceding report written by fusame RO. 

RECOMMENDATION 

In view ofthe above, the Board directs the following correctivetction. 

Petitioner's naval record be corrected by removing the transfer JITREP for the reporting period 
1June2014 to 13 July 2014. 

No further relief be granted. 

4. It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board's revie'fand deliberations, and that the 
foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board's proceedi1gs in the above entitled matter. 

5. The foregoing action ofthe Board is submitted for your review and action.