Docket No:  10013-19 
Ref: Signature date 



This is in reference to your application of 5 September 2019 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 that the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied. 
Your application was filed in a timely manner and the Board found it in the interest of justice to consider your application on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 9 March 2020.  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 and began a period of active duty on 15 June 2015. On 4 January 2016, you were diagnosed with Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood and the examining clinical psychologist found that you adjusted poorly to military service, were unmotivated, likely to negatively affect unit effectiveness, at risk for suicide, and recommended you not carry weapons.  Subsequently, administrative discharge action was initiated.  On 21 January 2016, you waived your rights to consult with counsel and to submit statements.  After being afforded all of your procedural rights, your case was forwarded to the separation authority for review.  On 27 January 2016, the separation authority directed that you be separated with an honorable characterization of service.  On 3 February 2016, you were discharged with an honorable characterization of service and an RE-4 reentry code. 

The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors in your case, including your desire to upgrade your reentry code, and assertions that you were in a toxic relationship that caused your morale to plummet and caused you to fade.  The Board also considered that you felt your only option was to leave the Marine Corps and you told the doctor at the Naval Hospital that you had suicidal thoughts, but would never act upon them.  Finally, the Board considered that you thought you had a huge cloud over your head, realized it was the biggest mistake of your life and wished to reenlist. The Board concluded these factors and assertions were not sufficient to warrant a change to your reentry code, given your diagnosed condition.  The Board noted that all services have the authority to waive a reentry code for purposes of enlistment. 


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.