DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

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

ED 
Docket No: 477-18 
t-!011 c , 2018 


Dear : 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to the 
provisions oftitle 10 ofthe United States Code, section 1552. After careful and conscientious 
consideration ofthe 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 ofthe Board for Correction ofNaval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your application on 11 July 2018. 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 ofthis 
Board. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of your application, together 
with all material submitted in support thereof, relevant portions ofyour 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 desire to remove your adverse fitness report (FITREP) for 
the reporting period 1 October 2016 to 19 January 2017. The Board considered your contentions 
that (I) the FITREP reporting period is not accurate, (2) the FITREP should have been "notobserved," 
(3) the Reporting Senior (RS) erroneously stated you did not take the Combat Fitness 
Test during the required period per Marine Corps guidelines, ( 4) the report has another Marine's 
name in Section G, and (5) the FITREP was not submitted within the 30-day period from the end 
of the reporting period. The Board noted that the Headquarters, Marine Corps Performance 

Evaluation Review Board corrected administrative errors in the contested FITREP by changing 
Section 8c from "RDNT" (Required Did Not Take) to "B262," by modifying Section G-3 
justification from "Marrow's" to "MRO's"; and by removing the following sentence from 
Section I, "Sect A, Item 8c: MRO failed to complete a CFT prior to the deadline set by the 
Commanding Officer." The Board, in consideration ofthe aforementioned modifications to your 
FITREP, significantly concurred with the comments and recommendation provided in the AO. 

Specifically, you failed to provide documentation to support changing the end date ofthe report 
and that would justify making the report not-observed. The Board noted that although the 
contested report was submitted over 30 days from the end of the reporting period, the Board 
determined that it does not invalidate FITREP, especially when the Third Officer Sighter pointed 
out that you admitted to submitting fictitious scores and you could not provide an explanation as 
to why. After the above mentioned administrative eITors were coITected, the Board concluded 
that there was no eITor or injustice warranting removal of the contested report. 

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 ofregularity attaches to all 
official records. Consequently, when applying for a correction ofan official naval record, the 
burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the existence of probable material eITor or injustice. 

Sincerely, 



Executive Director 

Enclosure: HQMC memo 1610 MMRP-1 3/PERB dtd 8 Jan 18 


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