Docket No:  0496-19 
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. 
 
Your application was filed in a timely manner and the Board found it in the interest of justice to consider your application on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 30 September 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, as well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 
 
You enlisted in the Marine Corps and began a period of active duty on 16 December 2013.  Subsequently, administrative discharge action was initiated to separate you from the naval service by reason of a “condition not a disability.”  You waived making a statement and were advised you would receive an RE-04 reentry code and a general (under honorable conditions) characterization of service.  On 19 November 2014, the separation authority approved the separation recommendation.  On 21 November 2014, you signed a Page 11 counseling entry informing you that you were not eligible for reenlistment due to failure to demonstrate the high standards of leadership, professional competence, and personal behavior required to maintain the prestige and quality standards of the Marine Corps.  On 25 November 2014, you were so discharged. 
 
The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your desire to upgrade your reentry code and your contention that a more appropriate reentry code for your discharge would be RE-3G.  However, the Board concluded that this factor and assertion were insufficient to warrant a change to your discharge, given your condition, which resulted in administrative 
separation.  Moreover, the “RE-3G” code is used by the Navy and not used by the Marine Corps.  The Board also noted that you waived your procedural right to submit a letter in connection with your administrative separation.  By doing so, you gave up your first, and best, opportunity to advocate for retention or a more favorable characterization of service. 
 
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.