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 relevant portions of your naval record and your application, 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 18 June 2020.  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.  In addition, the Board considered the advisory opinion contained in Navy Personnel Command memorandum 1430 PERS 8031/125 of 6 May 2020 and your response to the opinion.   
    
You requested advacement to the paygrade of E-4 effective 6 March 2018.  The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions.  However, the Board concluded that you did not meet the criteria for accession in the paygrade of E-4 at the time of your enlistment in accordance with Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Instruction 1130.8K.  Specifically, the policy indicates Prior Service Reenlistment Eligibility (PRISE) III program recruits with a guarantee for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) rating will be accessed in paygrade E-3 or below.  A review of your record indicates you were recruited under the PRISE III program and guaranteed the EOD training pipeline.  Additionally, your NAVCRUIT 133/52, Prior Service Enlistment Guarantee authorized your advancement to EOD3/E4 upon completion of EOD training pipeline, thereby rendering you ineligible for E-4 prior to that time.  In this connection, the Board substantially concurred with the comments contained in the advisory opinion. 
 
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 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,