Docket No: 6225-19 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 16 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. You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 29 August 1975. You completed that enlistment with an honorable characterization of service on 13 September 1979, and reenlisted on 14 September 1979. On 10 March 1983, and 2 September 1983, you received non-judicial punishment (NJP) on two occasions. Your offenses were dereliction of duty, and willful misuse a government telephone, the property of the United States Navy (USN). On 13 September 1983, you were counseled and advised you were not recommended for reenlistment. Subsequently, you were honorably discharged upon completion of your required active obligated service on 13 September 1983, and assigned an RE-4 (not recommended for retention) reenlistment code. The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors in your case, including your desire to change your reenlistment code. The Board considered your assertion that it was your fault; you did not intend to violate any USN policy or regulation. After careful consideration, The Board concluded these factors were not sufficient to warrant relief in your case because of your non-recommendation for reenlistment, which was sufficient to support the assignment of an RE-4 reenlistment code. 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,