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 relevant portions of your naval record and your application, 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 1 October 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.  In addition, the Board considered the advisory opinion contained in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations memo 7220 Ser N130/19U2199 of 19 December 2019 and your response to the opinion. 
 
On 26 January 2015, you arrived to the USS  for duty.   
 
On 13 March 2015, MILPERSMAN 1306-141 was published, and stated the following:  Sea duty incentive pay - extension (SDIP-E) incentivizes Sailors to voluntarily extend their sea duty assignments on board their current sea duty command when assigned to ships, submarines, or aviation squadrons for rotational purposes by a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 48 months beyond their PST.  Furthermore, annotation of the specific SDIP Program the Sailor wishes to apply for must be included on the VSDP NAVPERS 1306/7 Enlisted Personnel Action Request.  Approval for SDIP will be sent out in a separate naval message after the Voluntary Sea Duty Program (VSDP) message of approval or disapproval.  A Sailor can be approved for VSDP, but disapproved for SDIP based on specific eligibility requirements and vice versa.     
 
On 13 February 2017, you submitted an SDIP request for 24 months via a NAVPERS 1306/7 (Enlisted Personnel Action Request).  Commander, Navy Personnel Command responded to your request (13 February 2017), via Commanding officer, USS  disapproving your request to extend on station for SDIP-E.  This was due to manning at 95% for your NEC 8402 and the need for available sea duty billets for rotating shore Sailors and newly graduating NEC 8402 Sailors.  On 19 June 2017, you submitted an extension request for 24 months via a NAVPERS 1306/7; no SDIP was indicated.  On 1 March 2020, you were reassigned to the USS   for duty.  
 
You requested that your SDIP-E request denied in 2018 be approved; the Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions.  However, the Board concluded that SDIP-E is an incentive offerred by the Navy in order to fill critically manned billets at sea.  It was determined at the time of your submission, the billet was not designated for SDIP to be offered.  In this connection, the Board substantially concurred with the comments contained in the advisory opinion. 
 
Regarding your request for a personal appearance, the Board determined that a personal appearance with or without counsel will not materially add to their understanding of the issues involved.  Therefore, the Board determined that a personal appearance was not necessary and considered your case based on the evidence of record. 
 
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.   
 
      Sincerely,