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 
 
Encl:   (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments 
        (2) NPC memo 1780 PERS-311 of 13 Dec 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 show Petitioner enrolled in the Montgomery GI Bill. 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of , reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 23 June 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, finds as follows: 
 
     a.  Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy. 
 
     b.  On 17 September 2013, Petitioner was commissioned as an Ensign with a designator code 1975 in the inactive U.S. Navy Reserve. 
 
     c.  On 17 September 2013, Petitioner signed an Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (AFHPSP) Medical Students, Dental Students, and Medical Service Corps Students (1975X, 1985X, and 1985X) service agreement.    
 
     d.  On 6 June 2017, Petitioner was appointed as a Lieutenant with a designator code 2100 in the active U.S. Navy. 
 
     e.  On 6 July 2017, Petitioner completed a DD Form 2366 (Montgomery GI Bill Act of 1984) desiring not to participate in the MGIB.  However, the witnessing official’s signature was missing. 
 
      f.  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.  The Board concluded that Petitioner’s DD Form 2366 was not valid due to the absence of the witnessing official’s signature.    
  
RECOMMENDATION 
 
That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that: 
 
Petitioner enrolled in the Montgomery GI Bill on 6 July 2017. 
 
Note: No waiver of unpaid costs will be granted.  
 
A copy of this Report of Proceedings will be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
4.  It is certified that 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.