DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 Docket No. 7250-18 Ref: Signature Date From: Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records To: Secretary of the Navy Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552 (b) MCO 1610.?A Encl: (1) DD Form 149 (2) Fitness Report for the reporting period 30 Mar 16 to 7 Oct 16 (3) HQMC memo 1610 MMRP-13/PERB of23 Aug 18 1. Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, an enlisted member of the Marine Corps, filed enclosure (1) with the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board), requesting that her naval record be corrected by removing her fitness report for the reporting period 30 March 2016 to 7 October 2016. 2. The Board, consisting of , reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 22 October 2019 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence ofrecord. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosures, relevant portions of Petitioner's naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 3. The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, found as follows: a. Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulation within the Department of the Navy. b. Petitioner was issued enclosure (2), a fitness report for the reporting period 30 March 2016 to 7 October 2016. Petitioner contends that the report is in direct contradiction of reference (b) due to inconsistencies between the comments and the markings, and that the conflict between the markings and comments obscure the evaluation as a whole. c. In an advisory opinion (AO) at enclosure (3), the Marine Corps Performance Evaluation Review Board (PERB) recommended that Petitioner's request be denied. Specifically, the PERB detennined that the report is administratively and procedurally correct as written and filed. The PERB opined that, while attribute markings often "B" marks and three "C" marks normally reflect performance at the lower end of the overall evaluation spectrum (and associated relative value (RV)) on most master brief sheets, they are not adverse or even below average. Additionally, the fitness report is a subjective assessment by the reporting officials, and reference (b) does not require that attribute markings match Section I comments, nor does it provide an objective means to determine whether they do. CONCLUSION Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board concluded that, despite the AO, Petitioner's request warrants relief. In this regard, the Board concurred with the PERB's opinion and assessment that "B" and "C" marks normally reflect performance at the lower end of the overall evaluation spectrum. The Board noted that Petitioner's reporting senior was on temporary duty for the first two months of the report, shortening the actual observed time to just four months. The Board also noted Petitioner's billet description and the substantial accomplishments achieved during the reporting period, to include an Inspector General Inspection, which deemed 12 functional areas mission capable. For these reasons, the Board determined that ten "B" marks-the lowest mark possible without marking the report adverse­and three "C" marks conflict with Petitioner's billet accomplishments during the reporting period. The Board thus concluded that the fitness report at enclosure (2) shall be removed from Petitioner's OMPF, and a memorandum containing relevant identifying data be inserted in its place in order to maintain continuity. RECOMMENDATION In view of the above, the Board recommends the following corrective action. Petitioner's naval record be corrected by removing the fitness report at enclosure (2), and a memorandum containing relevant identifying data be inserted in its place in order to maintain continuity. 4. It is certified that quorum was present at the Board's review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board's proceedings in the above-entitled matter. 5. Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(e)), and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the authority of reference (a), has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.