Docket No: 6247-19 
Ref: Signature Date 


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 4 June 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, as well as applicable statutes, regulations, and policies. 

Regarding your request for a personal appearance, the Board determined a personal appearance with or without counsel will not materially add to their understanding of the issues involved.  Therefore, the Board determined a personal appearance was not necessary and considered your case based on the evidence of record. 

You enlisted in the Marine Corps on 16 May 2006.  On 27 June 2006, you received an administrative remarks entry stating you were being assigned an RE-3F reenlistment code due to your lack of reasonable effort.  Your record is incomplete in that it does not contain all the documents pertaining to your administrative discharge but, based on your Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), it appears that after you waived your procedural rights, the separation authority directed an uncharacterized entry level separation by reason of entry level performance and conduct.  You were discharged with an uncharacterized entry level separation on 27 June 2006 and assigned an RE-3F (failure to complete recruit training) reentry code. 

The Board carefully reviewed your application, weighed all potentially mitigating factors, and considered your contention that you were unjustly discharged without any explanation.  You further contend that “any forms that were presented to me were not explained to me transparently,”and the complaints against you were minor and false. The Board also considered the specific complaints listed in your submission such as stealing packets of jelly from the cafeteria and not saluting officers while inside the dental building.  The Board further considered that you became a naturalized citizen on 1 June 2017.  Unfortunately, after careful consideration of your contentions, the Board concluded relief was not warranted in your case because a RE-3F reentry code is the authorized and appropriate code when an individual does not complete recruit training.  In the end, the Board concluded you received the correct reentry 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 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.