DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE  1001
ARLINGTON,  VA  22204-2490

Docket No: 0598-19 
Ref: Signature date


From: Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:   Secretary of the Navy 

Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552  
     (b) OPNAVINST 6110.1J 
 
Encl:(1) DD Form 149 w/enclosures 
     (2) PRPO ltr 5420 OPNAV N170 of 14 Feb 19 
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, an enlisted member of the Navy, filed enclosure (1) with the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board), requesting that his record be corrected by           entering his physical fitness assessment (PFA) data into his Physical Readiness Information Management System (PRIMS) record for Cycle 1-2015.  
                                            
2.  The Board reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 21 January 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 contends that his command fitness leader (CFL) failed to input his PFA scores into his PRIMS record.  Petitioner furnished a PFA score sheet signed by the CFL for the command that he was attached to           during the Cycle 1-2015 semi-annual period.   
 
      c.  In an advisory opinion (AO) at enclosure (2), OPNAV N170 determined that they would take no action to change the record.  The AO noted that, pursuant to reference (b), in order to update the member’s PRIMS               record, official body composition assessment (BCA) scoresheets must be provided, and that the PRIMS physical readiness test (PRT) cannot be updated without an official BCA scoresheet. 
 
 
CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board determined that Petitioner’s request warrants relief.  The Board concurred with the AO that Petitioner’s evidence lacked the required BCA scoresheet.  The Board, however, determined that the BCA portion of the PRT must be administered before the PFA portion of the PRT, and that Petitioner should not be penalized due to his CFL’s mismanagement for failing to upload his BCA data into his PRIMS record.  The Board concluded that Petitioner’s PRIMS record shall be corrected to reflect his PFA date for Cycle 1-2015. 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
In view of the above, the Board recommends the following corrective action. 
 
Petitioner’s naval record be corrected by correcting his PRIMS record to reflect his PFA data from Cycle 1-2015.  
  
Any material or entries inconsistent with or relating to the Board’s recommendation be corrected, removed, or completely expunged from Petitioner’s record, and that no such entries or material be added to the record in the future.  This includes, but is not limited to, all information systems or database entries that reference or discuss the expunged material.     
 
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. 
 
 
Sincerely,