Dear Petty Officer ,  
 
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 for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 24 September 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 23 July 2001, you entered active duty in the U.S. Navy.  You were in Unauthorized Absence/Absent With Out Leave (UA/AWOL) status from 07:30 18 January 2002 to 21:15 22 January 2002, and 07:30 23 January 2002 to 09:40 29 January 2002. 
 
You requested to adjust your Pay Entry Base Date (PEBD) and Active Duty Base Date (ADBD) to 23 July 2001.  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 both your PEBD and ADBD were adjusted to account for your lost time per the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation.  Therefore, the Board determined that 5 August 2001 is correct for both your PEBD and ADBD.    
 
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.