From:   Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:     Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:   REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD        
 
Ref:   (a) Title 10 U.S.C. §1552 
 
Encl:   (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments 
        (2) NRC ltr 1133 Ser N35 dtd 14 Aug 19 
        (3) Subject’s naval record 
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a) Subject, hereinafter referred to as Petitioner, filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting, in effect, that the applicable naval record be corrected to show advancement to the paygrade of E-2 upon enlistment. 
                                              
2.  The Board, consisting of , reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 13 September 2019 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 the Petitioner’s naval record, 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, finds as follows: 
 
     a.  Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy. 
 
     b.  In correspondence attached as enclosure (2), the office having cognizance over the subject matter addressed in Petitioner’s application has commented to the effect that the request has merit and warrants favorable action. 
                                
CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, and especially in light of the contents of enclosure (2), the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting the following corrective action:  Petitioner completed 24-college credit semester hours prior to enlistment in the U.S. Navy; however, the Navy classifier failed to annotate Petitioner’s advancement to the paygrade of E-2 on enlistment documentation and record of military processing.     

RECOMMENDATION 
 
That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that: 
 
Block 17i. (paygrade) of the Record of Military Processing-Armed Forces of the United States (DD Form 1966) dated 28 June 2018 is modified to reflect: “E02”, vice “E01”. 
 
Block B8. (Agreements) of the Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States (DD Form 4) executed on 28 June 2018 is modified to reflect “E-2”, vice “E-1”. 
 
Petitioner maintained the paygrade of E-2 effective 27 August 2018 (Active Duty Service Date), as a result of meeting the advanced paygrade criteria based on earning 24 college credit semester hours per Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Instruction 1130.8J.  Note:  Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) will complete an audit of Petitioner’s pay records to determine if Petitioner is due any back pay. 
 
Note:  The change to the effective date of advancement to E-2 may also have affected Petitioner's E-3 and E-4 advancement opportunity.  If Petitioner was eligible for, but did not take the E-4 examination because the above change had not yet been made, the following procedures will apply to remediate that missed opportunity.  Petitioner should reapply to this Board for consideration of advancement to E-4 retroactive to the date Petitioner would have been advanced on the "missed" examination cycle(s).  Petitioner should then submit a copy of worksheet for the cycle(s).  In addition, Petitioner should submit a DD Form 149, command endorsement/ recommendation, and must include a copy of this letter with the request.  The Board will then determine whether the request will be approved. 
                                                             
A copy of this Report of Proceedings will be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
4.  It is certified that 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 reference (a), has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.