Docket No:  0164-19 
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. 
 
A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 7 October 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, as well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 
 
You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 6 March 2017.  On 8 June 2018, the medical board recommended your separation due to adjustment disorder with depressed mood.  On 10 September 2018, you requested administrative separation due to the adjustment disorder with depressed mood.  Subsequently, administrative discharge action was initiated for a condition not a disability.  On 23 September 2018, your commanding officer recommended you be separated with an honorable discharge.  You received an honorable discharge on 15 October 2018 with an RE-4 reentry code.  Although not present in your record, Navy procedures require that you were counseled on your discharge prior to separation. 
 
The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your request to upgrade your reentry code, your contention that you could not adjust to ship duty, and your desire to enlist in the US Air Force.  The Board concluded these factors and assertions were not sufficient to warrant a change to your discharge given your condition, which resulted in administrative separation.  There was no evidence the record, and you provided none beyond your statement, that the standard pre-separation counseling failed to occur prior to your separation.  The Board relied on the presumption of regularity, that officials acted in good faith according to applicable law and policy by giving you the required counseling when you received notice of your approved separation request.  The Board noted you may provide evidence to and request recruiters assess whether your condition has improved to the point they will waive the RE-4 reentry code. 
 
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. 
 
                                          Sincerely,