DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 
 
Docket No: 6322-18 
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 12 March 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 Board carefully considered your desire to remove the failures of selection (FOS) incurred by 
the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 through FY 2020 USMC Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection 
Boards. The Board considered your contention that an error in one of your fitness reports 
(FITREPs) made your record less competitive and may have contributed to your failure to select 
for promotion. In particular, you assert that the FITREP for the reporting period 31 March 2010 
to 4 May 2010 was removed from your record. The Board, however, noted that the FITREP’s 
reporting period covered only 35 days, after you rejoined your battalion from a deployment, and 
that its marks and comments were favorable, not adverse. In that regard, the Board determined 
that the FITREP more likely than not had little effect upon your record’s overall 
competitiveness. Indeed, the Board noted that you failed of selection even after the FITREP was 
removed from your record. 

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 matters. 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. 

Sincerely, 

6/12/2019