Docket No: 3608-19 
Date: Ref Signature 

 
  
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 that the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied. 
 
Although your application was not filed in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest of justice to waive the statute of limitations and consider your application on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 4 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, relevant portions of your naval record, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 
 
You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 15 January 1991.  On 1 July 1992, you were discharged with an honorable characterization of service by reason of pregnancy childbirth.  At the time of your discharge you signed and acknowledged that you were eligible for reenlistment except for your disqualifying factor: pregnancy/childbirth. 
 
The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your desire to adjust your separation reason and separation code on your discharge documents to reflect an early out from the Navy vice pregnancy/childbirth.  You contend you were discharged as a result of an “early out along with hardship.”  The Board reviewed all materials submitted with your application.  Although your complete service record was not available, the Board relies on a presumption of regularity to support the official actions of public officers and, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, will presume that they have properly discharged their official duties.  Your allegations, unsupported in the record or by submission of documentation, failed to overcome that presumption.  After careful consideration of your contentions, the Board did not find evidence of an error or injustice that warrants adjustment to your record. 
 
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. 
 
Sincerely,