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

Docket No: 2014-19  
Ref: Signature Date  

From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records  
To:    Secretary of the Navy  

Ref:  (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552 
     
Encl: (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments 
      (2) Fitness Report for the reporting period 1 Dec 17 to 22 Jan 18 
      (3) NPC memo 1610 PERS-32 of 22 Feb 19 

1.  Pursuant to the provisions of the reference, Petitioner, a commissioned officer of the Navy, filed enclosure (1) with the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board), requesting that his record be corrected by removing his fitness report for the reporting period 1 December 2017 to 22 January 2018. 

2.  The Board, consisting of    , reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 11 February 2020 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence of record.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosures, relevant portions of Petitioner’s naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies.  

3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice, found that, before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy. The Board made the following findings: 

a. Petitioner received enclosure (2), a not observed fitness report that overlaps his graded fitness report for the reporting period 26 September 2017 to 31 October 2018. 

b.  The advisory opinion (AO), enclosure (3), recommended that the contested fitness report be removed.  The AO explained that the contested fitness report was not required and overlaps with another report on file in Petitioner’s record. 

CONCLUSION 

Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board finds the existence of an error warranting corrective action. The Board noted that, although the contested report was issued for continuity, Petitioner received a graded report covering the same period from his active-duty unit. The Board thus concluded that the contested fitness report shall be removed. 

RECOMMENDATION 

In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action. 

Petitioner’s naval record be corrected by removing his fitness report for the reporting period 1 December 2017 to 22 January 2018. 

Any material or entries inconsistent with or relating to theBoard’s recommendation be corrected, removed, or completely expunged from Petitioner’s record, and no such entries or material be added to the record in the future.  This includes, but is not limited to, all information systems/database entries that reference or discuss the material being expunged. 

4.  It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board’s review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings in the above-entitled matter. 

5.  Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(e)), and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the authority of the reference, has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.