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

From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:   
   
Ref:  (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552  
      (b) Enlisted Retention and Career Development Manual 
      (c) MCO P1070.12K W/CH 1 (IRAM) 
 
Encl: (1) DD Form 149  
      (2) Administrative Remarks (Page 11) 6105 counseling of 28 Feb 17   
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, a non-commissioned officer of the Marine Corps, filed enclosure (1) with this Board, requesting that her record be corrected by removing an Administrative Remarks (Page 11) counseling entry (enclosure (2)). 
                                               
2.  The Board, consisting of , , and , reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 5 December 2019 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence of record.  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.  On 28 February 2017, Petitioner was issued enclosure (2), a Page 11 entry counseling her that she had been assigned a reenlistment code of RE-3O for declining to sign an enlistment extension, or to reenlist, in order to accept and execute special duty assignment (SDA) orders to drill instructor (DI) school.  Petitioner acknowledged the entry and elected not to submit a written rebuttal.   
 
     c.  Pursuant to reference (b), an RE-3O is assigned to enlisted Marines who refuse to extend or reenlist to deploy or incur obligated service for orders received.  The Page 11 entry is required, and it must state the reason for the assignment of the RE-3O code.  Marines assigned his code are not eligible for promotion, reenlistment, commissioning or warrant officer programs, special pay, education programs, or involuntary separation pay. 
 
     d.  Petitioner ultimately did accept and execute orders to DI school, which she successfully completed. 
 
     e.  All other references to her initial refusal of orders have been removed from her record, except for the contested Page 11 entry.   
 
CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board concluded that Petitioner’s request warrants relief.  In this regard, the Board determined that Petitioner did accept and execute orders to DI school—a SDA.  Therefore, the Board determined that the Page 11 entry was no longer accurate, and potentially unduly prejudicial if it were to remain in her OMPF.  The Board thus concluded that the counseling at enclosure (2) shall be removed from Petitioner’s official military personnel file (OMPF). 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
In view of the above, the Board recommends the following corrective action. 
 
Petitioner’s record be corrected by removing enclosure (2), the 28 February 2017 Page 11 counseling entry from her OMPF.  
 
4.  It is certified that a 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. 
 
 Sincerely,