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Ref: Signature Date 

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 for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found the 
evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or 
injustice. Consequently, your application has been denied. 

Although your application was not filed in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest of 
justice to waive the statute of limitations and consider your application on its merits. A three-
member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 
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. 

You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on The record 
reflects you changed rating from       .  On you received non-judicial punishment (NJP) for an unauthorized absence totaling 29 days and you were awarded 
the punishment of forfeiture of pay and 20 days restriction. On you received 
your second NJP for two instances of unauthorized absence and you were awarded the 
punishment of reduction in paygrade to E-1, forfeiture of pay, and 20 days restriction. 
Subsequently, you were notified of the initiation of administrative separation processing and 
waived your right to consult with legal counsel. The commanding officer (CO) recommended 
that you be discharged. Pursuant to the directive of the discharge authority, on 
you were discharged with a general (under honorable conditions) character of service. On 
Naval Discharge Review Board (NDRB) upgraded the character of your 
discharge to honorable conditions. 

The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your desire to correct 
your DD 214 to reflect that your rate was with the paygrade of E-3 at the time of your 
discharge. The Board also considered your contention that you were unfairly reduced in rate to 
instead of being made an ; you were given a psychiatric discharge and thrown out, 
instead of receiving medical help, you were pushed out. The Board concluded that these factors 
were not sufficient to warrant relief. The Board noted on you changed rating from 
On at your second NJP, you were reduced in rate to 
Additionally, there is no evidence in your record that you achieved the rate of 
. Further, there is no evidence in your record and you did not present any evidence to 
support your contention that you should have been discharged at the rate of After a 
thorough review of the facts and circumstances unique to your case, the Board discerned no 
impropriety or inequity in the discharge action that would warrant a change in your 
characterization of service. 

It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that favorable action cannot be taken. 
You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon the submission of new matters, 
which will require you to complete and submit a new DD Form 149. New matters are those not 
previously presented to or considered by the Board. In this regard, it is important 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 of probable material error or injustice.