Docket No: 4064-19 
Ref: Signature Date 

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 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, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 14 May 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, as well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 

You originally applied for the Civil Engineer Corps Officer Candidate Collegiate Program (CEC Program) on 22 February 2017. However, on 31 July 2017 Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) determined that you did not meet the established physical standards due to obstructive sleep apnea and other non-waivable medical issues not originally disclosed on your initial physical at the Military Entrance Processing Station.  On 2 August 2017, NRC released you from the CEC 
Program and directed to discharge you with a separation code of “JHD,” a reentry/reenlistment code of “RE-3K,” and a loss code of “813.” 

Your Navy service records contain no known errors.  However, you contend that the military recruiting information suite instead erroneously shows that you have an “RE-4” reentry code.  Unfortunately, the information on that database is maintained by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The DMDC serves under the Office of the Secretary of Defense to collate personnel, manpower, training, financial, and other data for the Department of Defense.  The Reenlistment Eligibility Data Display (REDD) on the DMDC website provides information to recruiters regarding prior service members’ eligibility for reenlistment.  Neither DMDC nor REDD are DoN databases or records depositories, and the Board has no authority to order corrections be made to such records. Accordingly, changes to DMDC and/or REDD-maintained records and information will need to be directed to the appropriate DMDC authority.  

Additionally, the Board suggests that you present your 2 August 2017 NRC termination letter and a copy of this Board letter to recruiting personnel.  Your NRC termination letter is the source document indicating what your correct separation, reentry/reenlistment, and loss codes should be. 

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.