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, the subject former enlisted Marine filed the enclosure with this Board, requesting that the subject former member be issued a DD Form 214 for a period of active duty service. 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of , reviewed the subject former member’s allegations of error and injustice on 21 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 enclosure, relevant portions of the subject former member’s naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 
 
3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to the subject former member’s allegations of error and injustice, finds as follows: 
 
     a.  Before applying to this Board, the Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy. 
 
      b.  The subject former member enlisted in the Marine Corps and began a period of reserve duty on 15 December 1960.   
 
   c.  Pursuant to his enlistment contract, the subject former member commenced a period of active duty, during which he completed boot camp at Marine Corps  , with follow on infantry training as well as Machinery Repair School.  He completed his active duty service on 11 August 1961 and reverted to his Marine Corps Reserve unit, until he was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps Reserve on 25 December 1965. 
  
 d.  Petitioner did not receive a DD Form 214 for his period of active duty described above. 
 
CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board finds the existence of an error warranting relief.  Specifically, the Board found that the subject former member should have been issued a DD Form 214 for the period of active duty he served. 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action: 
 
Petitioner’s naval record be corrected by issuing him a DD Form 214 for the period 9 Jan 1961 to 11 August 1961. 
 
That no further action be granted. 
 
A copy of this report of proceedings be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
That upon request, the Department of Veterans Affairs is informed that Petitioner’s application was received by the Board on 28 May 2019. 
 
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 the reference, has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.