DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 

BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 

 
Docket No: 1300-19 
Ref: Signature Date 



Dear 

This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to the 
provisions of Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552. After careful and conscientious 
consideration of the entire record, the 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 27 March 2019. 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. 

On January 2018, your commanding officer (CO) issued you a purported 6105 Administrative 
Remarks (Page 11) entry counseling you for deficiencies in setting the example, ensuring the 
well-being of subordinates, and judgment, specifically by making comfort-based decisions; 
applying minimal effort to assigned tasks; your lack of effort to improve as a leader; your lack of 
concern for the training and development of your subordinates; and consistently lacking the 
judgment expected of a staff non-commissioned officer. You acknowledged the entry and 
elected to submit a statement in response for inclusion in your official military personnel file 
(OMPF). 

The Board carefully considered your request to remove the January 2018 Page 11 entry from 
your OMPF. With regard to your request to remove the FITREP, the Board noted that you have 
not exhausted your available administrative remedies and referred you to the Marine Corps 
Performance Evaluation Review Board to consider your request in the first instance. 

The Board considered your contentions that (1) the contested Page 11 entry did not accurately 
reflect the substance of your counseling, which was performed by your First Sergeant, not your 
CO; (2) you requested mast on April 2018 but were not contacted by your chain of command 
regarding your request until April 2018, in violation of the request mast order; and (3) the 
deficiencies alleged in the Page 11 entry are unsubstantiated, and you were never informally 
counseled before receiving the written counseling entry. The Board, however, noted that you did 
not provide sufficient relevant evidence to support your contentions, and that, in any event, 
previous informal counselings are not required before a 6105 page 11 may be issued. The Board 
thus concluded that you have not shown that the Page 11 entry constitutes probable material 
error or injustice warranting its removal from your record. 

It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that favorable action cannot be taken 
at this time. You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon the submission of 
new matters. 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, 

6/4/2019