Docket No. 6209-19 
Ref: Signature Date 

 
Dear   
 
This letter 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 that 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, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 29 September 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, as well as the 22 August 2019 advisory opinion (AO) furnished by the Marine Corps Secretariat Branch.  The AO was provided to you on 17 August 2020, and you were given 30 days in which to submit a response.  When you did not provide a response, your case was submitted to the Board for consideration.    
 
The Board carefully considered your request to remove your 19 November 2010, Administrative Remarks (page 11) 6105 counseling entry from your official military personnel file (OMPF).  The Board considered your contention that your entry contains the incorrect social security number (SSN). 
 
The Board, however, substantially concurred with the AO that your page 11 entry should remain in your record as modified.  The Board noted that the Secretariat Branch approved a correction to your page 11 entry by replacing the SSN with your Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier (EDIPI).  The Board found no evidence that you were not the recipient of the counseling entry and you provided none.  The Board determined that your counseling entry was written and issued in accordance with the Marine Corps Individual Records Administration Manual (IRAM).  Specifically, the entry provided written notification concerning your deficiencies, specific recommendations for corrective action, where to seek assistance, and consequences for failure to take corrective action and it afforded you the opportunity to submit a rebuttal.  The Board thus concluded that there is no probable material error or injustice warranting corrective action.   
 
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.   
 
 Sincerely,