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

Docket No. 7339-18


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 May 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. 

On 27 March 1981, you entered active service via Officer Candidate School and on 17 July 
1981, you were commissioned in the U.S. Navy Reserve as an Ensign. On 1 January 2003, you 
were discharged under honorable conditions from the U.S. Naval Reserve. 

You requested that your DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) 
effective 16 July 1981, reflect date entered active duty was 12 March 1981 vice 27 March 1981. 
The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially 
mitigating factors, to include your assertions. The Board concluded that per your OMPF 
(Official Military Personnel Files), your statement of service matches your DD Form 214. 
Therefore, the period of 12 March 1981 to 26 March 1981 was inactive service. 

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.