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 9 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 Office of the Chief of Naval Operations memorandum 7220 Ser N130/20U0561 of 17 April 2020; a copy of which was previously provided to you for comment. 
 
On 14 July 2014, you were attached to the USS , and transferred on 21 September 2015.  On 2 October 2015, you were attached to the USS , and transferred on 27 November 2017.  On 15 December 2017, you were attached to the USS  , with a projected rotation date (PRD) of January 2020, and transferred on 7 May 2020.  On 13 March 2019, you completed a request to extend at sea for SDIP-B for 36 months.  On 21 March 2019, your request for back-to-back sea duty with sea duty incentive pay (SDIP) was disapproved due to your request was received in March 2019, 10 months prior to your PRD. 
 
You requested that your previous request for back-to-back sea duty with SDIP be approved; 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 in accordance with OPNAV policy decision memo (PDM) 001-17SDIP-B, requests must be received by the detailer 11 to 13 months prior to desired detachment date.  You also understood that there was a chance that your request could be disapproved.  Furthermore, you had the option to negotiate for shore duty if orders to the USS  was not an option.  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,