Docket No. 5407-19 
Ref: Signature Date 


This 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 relevant portions of your naval record and your application, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found 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 for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 2 June 2020.  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.  In addition, the Board considered the advisory opinion contained in the Commundity Management Support Branch memorandum 1160 Ser B328/186 of 3 October 2019; a copy of which was previously provided to you for comment. 

On 12 March 2014, you entered active duty.  On 16 June 2016, you were advanced to E-4.  On 19 January 2018, you reenlisted for 2 years.  On 29 March 2018, you extended for 23 months in order to obligate service in order to execute BUPERS order 6849.  In December 2018, you course and obtaining NEC L00A (Legacy 
You requested eligibility in the Selective Training and Reenlistment (STAR) program, and receive an Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB); the Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions.  However, the Board concluded that you failed to meet the criteria for the STAR program.  Attending School package must be listed in the be recommended by member’s commanding officer (CO) for career designation, be an E-4 for automatic advancement benefits of the STAR program, and agree to reenlist or enlist in the Regular Navy for a period of 4 to 6 years (as required).  Furthermore, OPNAVINST 1160.8A states that the general eligibility criteria for an SRB is be eligible to reenlist or voluntarily extend an enlistment for three or more years in the Regular Navy.  In this connection, the Board substantially concurred with the comments contained in the advisory opinion. 

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 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.