Dear : 
 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Section 1552 of Title 10, United States Code.  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 insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied. 
 
A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 22 December 2020.  The names and votes of the panel members 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 the 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.  The Board also considered the 19 November 2019 advisory opinion (AO) furnished by the Headquarters Marine Corps Performance Evaluation Review Board (PERB), which was previously provided to you.  Although you were afforded an opportunity to submit a rebuttal, you did not do so. 
 
The Board carefully considered your request to remove your fitness report for the reporting period 1 January 2017 to 15 July 2017.  The Board considered your contentions that you were coerced into signing the report and submitting a generic rebuttal, and that the report was submitted late.  You assert that an official height and weight was not conducted, that you have never been processed for the Marine Corps Body Composition Program, and that you were found to be within Marine Corps height and weight standards upon your check in to your new unit. 
 
The Board, however, substantially concurred with the AO and the PERB’s finding that the report is valid as written and filed, in accordance with the applicable Performance Evaluation System Manual.  In this regard, the Board note that you failed to provide any supporting evidence of the purported coercion, or that you were within Marine Corps height and weight standards during the reporting period.  Additionally, although late submission is unacceptable, it does not render a fitness report invalid.   
 
You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon the submission of new matters, which will require that you 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,