From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:     Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:  REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD    
 
Ref:   (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552 
       (b) 10 U.S.C. § 14502 
       (c) SECNAVINST 1402.1 
       (d) ASN (M&RA) memo of 28 Nov 17 “Delegation of Authority to the Board for 
           Correction of Naval Records (BCNR) to Direct the Convening of a Special Selection 
           Board (SSB), Supplemental All-Fully-Qualified Officers List (AFQOL), and Special 
           AFQOL”  
 
Encl:   (1) DD Form 149 w/enclosures 
        (2) CG,  ltr 1500 G-3 of 25 Mar 19 (erroneous CFT entry) 
        (3) CG, ltr 1500 G-3 of 25 Mar 19 (CFT waiver) 
 
1.  Pursuant to reference (a), Petitioner, a commissioned officer of the Marine Corps Reserve, filed enclosure (1) with the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board), requesting that her naval record be corrected by removing her failure of selection to the grade of major, and that she receive consideration by an SSB. 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of  reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 7 July 2020 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 Petitioner’s naval 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, found as follows: 
 
      a.  Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulation within the Department of the Navy. 
 
      b.  Petitioner asserts that she was discharged from Active Duty 1 July 2018, transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve, and that her prospective Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) unit ran a join entry in the Marine Corps Total Force System on 20 December 2018.  She also asserts that, although she made attempts to contact personnel at the unit, she was unable to make contact until January 2019.  Petitioner assert that she conducted her first drill period with her SMCR unit, , in February 2019, and that at her second drill period in March 2019, she discovered a combat fitness test (CFT) score was entered in her record as a Class IV (required, did not take) on 31 December 2018, and that she immediately contacted the training and administrative sections who said this was an error and that they would have it corrected.  Petitioner contends that the error in her record was available for consideration by the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 USMCR (Unrestricted Reserve) Major Promotion Selection Board, and that the erroneous information likely affected her promotion potential and resulted in her failure to select.   
 
      c.  Petitioner was eligible for and failed selection by the FY 2020 USMCR (Unrestricted Reserve) Major Promotion Selection Board.  The promotion selection board convened on 8 January 2019. 
 
      d.  Pursuant to enclosures (2) and (3), Petitioner’s commanding general (CG) requested that her erroneous Calendar Year (CY) 2018 CFT entry be removed from her record, and that her CY 2018 CFT requirement be waived. 
 
      e.  Petitioner was eligible for and selected by the FY 2021 USMCR (Unrestricted Reserve) Major Promotion Selection Board.  The erroneous CY 2018 CFT entry had been removed from her record and was not considered by the promotion selection board. 
 
 f.  References (b) and (c) prescribe the rules and procedures for the convening and conduct of SSBs.  Reference (d) delegated authority to the BCNR to direct the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) to convene an SSB, providing that the BCNR fully complies with the requirements and restrictions set forth in references (b) and (c). 
 
CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, and in light of the requirements of references (b), (c), and (d), the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting relief.  The Board noted that Petitioner’s record contained an erroneous entry regarding her CY 2018 CFT requirement when she failed selection by the FY 2020 promotion selection board, and that, after the erroneous entry was removed from her OMPF, she was selected by the FY 2021 promotion selection board.  The Board determined that Petitioner was substantially less competitive for promotion selection due to the errors in her OMPF, and that, once the derogatory entry was removed from her OMPF, Petitioner was selected for promotion.  The Board also determined that Petitioner exercised reasonable diligence in correcting the error.  For these reasons, the Board concluded that the convening of a FY 2020 USMCR (Unrestricted Reserve) Major Promotion Selection Board SSB is warranted.   
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
In view of the above, the Board recommends the following corrective action: 
 
Petitioner’s naval record be corrected by removing her failure of selection incurred by the  FY 2020 USMCR (Unrestricted Reserve) Major Promotion Selection Board. Convene a FY 2020 USMCR (Unrestricted Reserve) SSB to consider Petitioner for promotion to major amongst her FY 2020 peer group. 
 
4.  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 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.