Docket No: 11266-19 
Ref: Signature Date           
 
 
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 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 your application was not filed 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 13 January 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, as well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 
 
You enlisted in the Marine Corps and began a period of active duty on 29 July 2013.  On 29 June 2015, a staff psychiatrist at the  diagnosed you with adjustment disorder with depressed mood and recommended administrative separation.  You were counseled to not use alcohol or participate in potentially stressful activities and advised that you could seek assistance through your chain of command, counselors, and the chaplain.  On 1 July 2015, you were counseled for failure to correct your deficiencies and advised that you would be processed for administrative separation.  On 1 July 2015, you were notified that you were being processed for administrative separation and after being afforded all of your procedural rights, you waived them, and your case was forwarded to the separation authority for review.  Your commanding officer recommended that you be discharged with a general characterization of service.  The separation authority approved your separation from the Marine Corps.  On 24 July 2015, you were discharged with an honorable characterization of service, assigned a separation code of JFV1, and assigned a reentry (RE) code of RE-3P. 
 
You request the Board change your RE code to RE-1A.  You assert that the narrative for RE-3P is physical disability/motion sickness, that this is incorrect, and is hindering your chances of becoming a commissioned officer.  You contend that you did not know your RE code would affect your chances to reenlist.  In support of your petition, you attached a copy of your congressional correspondence to U.S.  Representative  
 
The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your record of service and contentions and concluded that these factors were not sufficient to warrant a change to your RE code.  The Board noted that your administrative separation notification clearly identified the basis of your separation was your psychiatric condition that interfered with your performance of duties and your failure to adhere to counseling recommendations.  Additionally, the Board noted a RE code of RE-1A indicates that a service member is recommended for preferred enlistment, and a RE code of RE-3P indicates that a service member is otherwise eligible for reenlistment except for a disqualifying factor, and that a Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) waiver is required to reenlist.  Therefore, the appropriate venue to seek reenlistment is through a prior-service recruiter. 
 
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.