Docket No: 2323-19 

 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 
1 August 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, relevant portions of your naval record, as 
well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 

You reenlisted in the Navy on 20 March 2010 for six years. It appears you served without 
disciplinary incident until completion of your required active service on 19 March 2016. Upon 
discharge, you were assigned a RE-4 (not recommended for reenlistment) reentry code. 

The Board carefully reviewed your application, and considered your contention that you were 
honorably discharged and an RE-1 reentry code should be authorized. The Board noted your 
record contains a 2 March 2015 special evaluation that removed your advancement 
recommendation due to your failure to achieve Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) 
designation within the prescribed timeframe. The Board also noted your evaluation covering the 
period of 18 February 2015 to 15 March 2016 in which you were not recommended for 
advancement or retention due to failure to obtain your ESWS qualification. The Board further 
noted Military Personnel Manual 1160-030 of 24 April 2013 requires a member to be 
“recommended by the member’s commanding officer for reenlistment” and “promotable and 
recommended for advancement and retention” on the last two graded evaluations to be eligible 
for reenlistment. Unfortunately, the Board did not find evidence of an error or injustice, nor did 
you submit any additional documentation for consideration, that warrants changing your reentry 
code. Based on your failure to obtain your ESWS designation and loss of your recommendation 
for retention and advancement, a RE-4 reentry code was the appropriate and authorized 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.