Docket No: 874-18 
Ref: Signature date 

Dear 
This letter 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 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. 

Although you did not file your application in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest 
of justice to waive the statute of limitations and consider your application on its merits. A three-
member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 
. 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. 

You enlisted in the Marine Corps on 4 April 2016. On 9 August 2016, you received a 
psychological evaluation from the Naval Hospital     that determined you 
demonstrated a pattern of low distress tolerance, pattern of impulsivity, and maladaptive coping. 
As a result, you were recommended for administrative separation. On 22 August 2016, you 
made a written statement stating you do not desire to remain in the Marine Corps. Subsequently, 
you were notified of pending administrative separation action by reason of entry level 
performance/conduct. After you waived your rights, your commanding officer (CO) 
recommended an entry level characterization of service due to entry level performance/conduct. 
The discharge authority approved this recommendation and directed an entry level separation 
due to entry level performance/conduct. On 22 September 2016, you were discharged and 
assigned an RE-4 reenlistment code. 

The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your desire to change 
your RE-4 reenlistment code and contention that you are still competent enough to serve. 

However, the Board found that these factors were not sufficient to warrant changing your RE-4 
reenlistment code. The Board also noted that you were notified of your separation processing 
within 180 days of the beginning of your period of active service. Applicable regulations 
authorize an uncharacterized entry-level separation and an RE-4 reenlistment code if the 
processing of an individual's separation begins within 180 days of the individual's entry on active 
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 the 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.