Docket No: 608-19 

 Ref: Signature date 

Dear 

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 the entire 
record, 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. 

Although your application was not filed in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest of 
justice to waive the statute of limitations and consider your application on its merits. A three-
member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 
25 July 2019. 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, relevant portions of your naval record, as 
well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 

You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 11 August 1997. You served 
without disciplinary incident until 11 February 1998, when you received nonjudicial punishment 
for an unauthorized absence totaling 14 days. On 23 June 1998, you were counseled after being 
diagnosed with a personality disorder with borderline and immature traits which manifested itself 
through your inconsistent performance, threats of suicide, and inability to conform to expected 
standards of conduct and discipline. On 1 July 1998, you were counseled as a result of your 
executive officer’s inquiry into your use of wrongful and provoking words. On 10 July 1998, you 
received an administrative entry notifying you that you were no longer eligible for reenlistment 
and would be assigned a restrictive reenlistment code due to your diagnosed personality disorder. 
Your record is incomplete in that it also does not contain all of the documents pertaining to your 
administrative discharge but, based on your Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty 
(DD Form 214), it appears the discharge authority directed a general, under honorable conditions 
(GEN), discharge due to personality disorder. On 13 July 1998, you were discharged. 

The Board carefully reviewed your application, weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such 
as your request to upgrade your discharge and your contention that you were experiencing 
marital issues at the time of your discharge, after speaking with the chaplain concerning your 
difficulties, he recommended discharge, and you have led a productive life after discharge, 
including raising two children who are currently serving in the Navy. Unfortunately, the Board 
did not find evidence of an error or injustice, nor did you submit any additional documentation 
for consideration, that warrants upgrading your characterization of service. Based on your 
misconduct and diagnosed personality disorder, the Board determined you were assigned an 
appropriate characterization of service. Under the liberal consideration standard, the Board 
found your time in service warranted a GEN characterization of service. 

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 the 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.