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

Docket No. 4217-18 

Dear 

This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to 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. 

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your application on 7 June 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. In addition, the Board considered the advisory 
opinion (AO) by Navy Recruiting Command (NRC), letter 1133 Ser N3S of 27 September 2018 
and your response to the AO. 

You requested to be reinstated to your former paygrade of E-4 upon re-entering active service 
with the Navy. The Board carefully reviewed your application, weighed all potentially 
mitigating factors, and considered your contentions that the recruiter in    ,     told you 
that you were able to retain your paygrade; the classifier at the MEPS advised you to have the 
PSD make the correction; PSD was unable to assist so you contacted the HM-ECM and he told 
you to request reinstatement at your first duty station; you sought help by the career counselor 
and were unable to be reinstated; and the Naval Hospital at     PSD advised you to 
go to BCNR. 

The Board concluded that your paygrade of E-3 upon re-entering active duty service in the Navy 
on 17 July 2017 is correct. You were discharged from the Navy on 5 June 2011 with the 
paygrade of E-4. You received paygrade determination approval from the Enlisted Community 
Manager which provided you the authority to re-enter active duty in the Navy in the paygrade of 
E-3. You re-entered active duty service in the Navy under the Navy Veteran (NA VET) Prior 
Service Reenlistment Eligibility (PRISE) III program on 17 July 2017. The maximwn paygrade 
for accession through the PRISE III program is E-3. The Enlisted Community Manager 
provided approval to your accession through the PRISE III program. Although you assert that 
your recruiter assured reinstatement to the paygrade of E-4 upon re-entering active duty service, 
you provide no proof supporting this claim. In this connection, the Board substantially 
concurred with the comments contained in the AO. 

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 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.