Docket No: 473-19 
Ref: Signature date 
 
Dear : 
 
This letter 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. 
 
A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 10 December 2019.  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.  The Board also considered the 3 January 2019 advisory opinion (AO) furnished by the Marine Corps Performance Evaluation Review Board (PERB).  The AO was provided to you on 3 January 2019, and you were given 30 days in which to submit a response.  When you did not provide a response, your case was submitted to the Board for consideration. 
 
The Board carefully considered your request to remove your fitness report for the reporting period 24 February 2018 to 31 May 2018.  The Board considered your contention that the report covers 97 days with a new unit and does not represent your performance accurately.  You also contend that the comments in Section I and attribute marks do not correlate, that the Section I comments depict you to be above your peers in the Marine Corps, but that the attribute marks indicate that you are below average.  You assert that although you did not complete any follow-on courses during the grading period, the majority of the courses were completed in grade and are a key contributor to your daily success. 
 
The Board, however, substantially concurred with the AO that the contested report is administratively and procedurally correct as written and filed.  In this regard, the perceived competitiveness of a report’s relative value is not a basis for removing the fitness report and there is no scale to match the Section I comments with the attribute marks.  The Board noted that 
at processing, your report did not generate a relative value.  It was only the second report written on a Marine of your grade by the reporting senior.  After writing additional reports on Marines of your grade, your report’s relative value is 80.00.  The Board, however, found no evidence that your performance warranted higher marks than those given, and you provided no additional documentation or evidence to support your contentions.  The Board thus concluded that there is no probable material error or injustice warranting corrective action. 
 
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,