From: Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 

To: Secretary of the Navy 

Subj: REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF 

Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552 

Encl: (1) DD Form 149 

1. Pursuant to the provisions of the reference, Petitioner, a former enlisted member of the 
Marine Corps, filed the enclosure with this Board requesting correction to his reenlistment code 
from RE-3C to allow him to pursue reenlistment in the National Guard. 

2. The Board, consisting of reviewed Petitioner’s 
allegations of error and injustice on 8 August 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 
his naval service records, 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. Although the enclosure was not filed in a timely manner, it is in the interest of justice to 
review the application on its merits. 

 c. Petitioner enlisted in the Marine Corps and began a period of active duty on 2 January 1996. Petitioner underwent a psychiatric evaluation on 23 March 1998, and was diagnosed with personality disorder and recommended for administrative separation. On 8 April 1998, Petitioner was notified of the initiation of administrative separation proceedings by reason of convenience of the government-personality disorder, at which point, Petitioner waived his procedural rights. On 24 April 1998, Petitioner’s administrative separation proceedings were determined to be sufficient in law and fact. On 27 April 1998, Petitioner was discharged with an honorable characterization of service by reason of personality disorder, and issued a reentry code of RE-3C. 

 d. Petitioner provides character letters, certificates of achievement, and documents which 
reflect a career in law enforcement. 

CONCLUSION 

The Board noted Petitioner’s evidence, which reflect a long-standing career in law enforcement. 
In this regard, the Board found that Petitioner is entitled to adjustment to his reenlistment code 
from RE-3C to RE-1, to allow the Petitioner to pursue reenlistment. Further, the Board 
determined that the Narrative Reason for Separation “Personality Disorder” be changed to 
“Secretarial Authority” in order to remove the stigma of a “Personality Disorder.” The Board 
concludes that no useful purpose is served by continuing to characterize the Petitioner’s 
Narrative Reason for Separation as Personality Disorder, and changing it to Secretarial Authority 
is now more appropriate. In view of the foregoing, the Board finds the existence of an injustice 
warranting the following corrective action. 

In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action. 

RECOMMENDATION: 

That Petitioner’s narrative reason for separation is corrected to show Secretarial Authority, vice 
Personality Disorder. 

That Petitioner’s reenlistment code is corrected to show RE-1 vice RE-3C. 

That Petitioner be issued a new DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty. 

That a copy of this report of proceedings be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 

That, upon request, the Department of Veterans Affairs be informed that Petitioner’s application 
was received by the Board on 8 May 2019. 

4. Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the revised Procedures of the Board (32 Code of Federal 
Regulations, Section 723.6(c) it is certified that a 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 (32 Code of Federal Regulation, 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 the reference, has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.