DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

Docket No: 1672-18 
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 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 15 January 2019. 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. The enclosed advisory opinion (AO) was sent to 
you for an opportunity to comment prior to being considered by the Board. After the period for 
comment expired without a response, the case was presented to the Board. 

The Board carefully considered your request to remove your fitness report (FITREP) for the 
reporting period 18 June 2016 to 31 May 2017. The Board considered your contentions that 
your Reporting Senior (RS), on more than one occasion, failed to properly mark your 
performance in accordance with the Performance Evaluation System (PES). You further 
contend that there are inconsistencies between the RS’s attribute marks and his Section I 
comments. The Board, however, substantially concurred with the comments and 
recommendation in the AO—in particular, that there is no scale to match attribute markings with 
Section I comments, and that there is no evidence to suggest that your RS did not take care to 
ensure that his comments did not conflict with or obscure the remainder of the evaluation. 

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 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. 

Sincerely,