From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:     Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:   REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD ICO          
 
Ref:   (a) Title 10 U.S.C. §1552 
            (b) NAVADMIN 305/18 
 
Encl:   (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments 
        (2) BUPERS memo 1160 Ser B328/185 of 2 Oct 19 
        (3) Subject’s naval record 
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a) Subject, hereinafter referred to as Petitioner, filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting, in effect, that the applicable naval record be corrected to establish entitlement to Zone “A” Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB). 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of   ,    ,   and   , reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 15 September 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 record, 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 that, before applying to this Board, he exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy.  The Board made the following findings: 
 
     a.  On 18 March 2019, Petitioner initiated routing reenlistment request through chain of command. 
 
     b.  On 1 May 2019, SRB eligibility for the Operations Specialitst (OS) rating was discontinued. 
 
     c.  On 31 May 2019, Petitioner reenlisted for 6 years for the benefit of rate. 
 
     d.  In correspondence attached as enclosure (2), the office having cognizance over the subject matter addressed in Petitioner’s application has commented to the effect that the request has merit and warrants favorable action. 
 
CONCLUSION  
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, and especially in light of the contents of enclosure (2), the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting the following corrective action.  Petitioner met the criteria to for an SRB at the time of initiating request to reenlist per reference (b).  However, Petitioner’s command failed to submit the SRB pre-certification requirements to BUPERS-328 within the prescribed timeframe, thereby rendering Petitioner ineligible for the SRB entitlement.  Although the proper administrative requirements were not completed, the Board felt that under these circumstances, relief is warranted. 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that: 
 
SRB request was submitted and received by cognizant authority via OPINS/NSIPS 35 days in advance of the Petitioner's requested reenlistment date; it was approved.   
 
Petitioner executed NAVPERS 1070/601, Immediate Reenlistment Contract on 30 April 2019 vice 31 May 2019 for a term of 6-years. 
 
This change will entitle the Petitioner to a Tier Three, Zone “A” SRB with an award level of 1.0 ($30,000 award ceiling) for the OS rating. 
 
A copy of this Report of Proceedings will be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
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.