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 11 February 2011.  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 carefully considered your request to remove all residual documentation pertaining to your Voluntary Termination (VolTerm) of Duties Involving Flight Operations.  The Board considered your contention that its inclusion diverges from the letter and intent of published Marine Corps Orders.  Specifically, MCO 1000.6 (ACTS Manual) does not indicate that VolTerm documentation, which is not considered adverse, should be submitted or included in an official military personnel file (OMPF). 
 
The Board noted that, on 5 May 2017, the Deputy Commandant for Aviation approved your request for VolTerm, and his letter is filed in the “miscellaneous” section of your OMPF.  Per MCO P1070.12K, the OMPF provides a history of a Marine’s career from entrance into the Marine Corps until severance from the Marine Corps.  Administrative materials or documents to support the chronology of events for a Marine’s history is incorporated in the OMPF.  The Board agreed with you that the termination of your flight status is not adverse, and noted that the Deputy Commandant for Aviation’s letter is not filed in the “derogatory” section of your OMPF.  The Board also noted that the letter contains information that supports the chronology of events in your Marine Corps career.  The Board thus concluded that the letter was filed in your OMPF in accordance with MCO P1070.12K.   

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, 
02/25/2021
Deputy Director