From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:  REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF .   
 
Ref:  (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552 
 
Encl: (1) DD Form 149 w/enclosures 
      (2) Administrative Remarks (Page 11) 6105 counseling of 21 Oct 18  
 
1.  Pursuant to the reference, Petitioner, an enlisted member of the Marine Corps Reserve, filed enclosure (1) with the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board), requesting that his record be corrected by removing his 21 October 2018 Administrative Remarks (Page 11) 6105 counseling entry.  
 
2.  The Board reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 21 January 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 as follows: 
 
      a.  Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulation within the Department of the Navy. 
 
 b.  On 21 October 2018, Petitioner was issued a 6105 Page 11 entry counseling him for failing to obey a verbal lawful order from his platoon sergeant and platoon commander by not completing his online cyber-awareness training by 30 September 2018.  He acknowledged the entry and chose to submit a written rebuttal, but no rebuttal was submitted.   
 
 c.  Petitioner contends that a malfunction with MarineNet made it appear as though he did not complete his annual online information assurance awareness training by 1 October 2018.  Petitioner furnished evidence that he was enrolled in the course on 27 September 2018 but was dis-enrolled on 1 October 2018 due to “time expired.”  He also furnished a “MarineNet Content Alert” noting that some users had “experienced a glitch that does not complete the course.”  Petitioner’s record reflects that he completed the course on 16 November 2018.  Petitioner’s platoon commander, who issued the Page 11 entry, favorably endorsed Petitioner’s request to remove the entry from his official military personnel file (OMPF).  

CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, and especially in light of the issuing officer’s favorable endorsement to remove the Page 11 entry, the Board determined that Petitioner may have completed his online training within the required time, but that a glitch in MarineNet likely resulted in the appearance that the course was not completed.  Therefore, the Board concluded that the contested Page 11 shall be removed from Petitioner’s OMPF. 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
In view of the above, the Board recommends the following corrective action: 
 
Petitioner’s naval record be corrected by removing enclosure (2), his 21 October 2018 Page 11 6105 counseling entry. 
 
Any material or entries inconsistent with or relating to the Board’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 or database entries that references or discuss the expunged material. 
 
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.