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 for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 28 April 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 Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (HQMC) memorandum 5420 MMEA of 9 March 2020; a copy of which was previously provided to you for comment. 
 
On 15 September 2008, you entered active duty.  On 13 January 2012, you reenlisted for 5 years and 9 months (ECC was 12 Mar 2019/EAS was 12 June 2019).  On 2 July 2018, MARADMIN 370/18 (MCBUL 7220. Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) Selective Retention Bonus/(SRB) Program and FY19 Broken Service SRB (BSSRB) Program) was published listing PMOS 0211 (LM), zone “B”, E-6 & above, with an SRB of $50,000, and PMOS 0211, zone “C”, E-6, with an SRB of $27,000.  On 15 September 2018, you entered zone “C”.  On 9 November 2018, a Careerist Active Duty Lateral Move request (PMOS 0211) was submitted, and approved by HQMC on 5 March 2019.  On 7 March 2019, you reenlisted for 5 years in zone “C”.  On 22 January 2020, Careerist Active Duty MOS Reclassification request was submitted (PMOS 6842), and approved by HQMC on 4 February 2020.  
 
You requested that you be granted a SRB for your lateral move in zone “C”; 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 since your reclassification from PMOS 0211, you became ineligible to receive the FY-19 zone “B” LM SRB.  Furthermore, you reenlisted in zone “C”, which did not authorize an LM SRB.  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, 
   7/6/2020