DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 Docket No: 6733-19 Ref: Signature Date Dear Mr. This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Section 1552 of Title 10, United States Code. After careful and conscientious consideration of relevant portions of your naval record and your application, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found the evidence submitted insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice. Consequently, your application has been denied. Although you did not file your application in a timely manner, the statute of limitation was waived in accordance with the 25 August 2017 guidance from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Kurta Memo). A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 6 November 2020. The names and votes of the panel members 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, to include the Kurta Memo and the 25 July 2018 guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness regarding equity, injustice, or clemency determinations (Wilkie Memo). You enlisted in the Navy on 20 August 1971. Your record is incomplete in that it does not contain 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 being afforded all of your procedural rights, the separation authority directed discharge with a general, under honorable conditions, character of service. You were discharged on 15 September 1971. The Board carefully considered all potentially mitigating factors to determine whether the interests of justice warrant relief in your case in accordance with the Wilkie Memo. The Board carefully reviewed your application and considered your contention you were verbally abused with “extreme yelling, cursing and berating” while in basic training which caused “undue stress and psychological trauma.” You further contend the stress and trauma led to depression and anxiety. The Board considered your request to “correct my discharge records to reflect this information.” The Board also considered your request to “remove from my record that I indicated that I had taken too many pills in boot camp” because “this is not true, and I did not state it.” The Board also considered your request to correct a medical report that you submitted, but which it did not find in your record, that indicated the reason for your depression and sadness was “brought on because the commanding officers caused undue stress and psychological trauma through extreme yelling, cursing and berating of me” rather than the current statement that you wanted “to return home to momma.” The Board further considered your request to correct the high school you attended. The Board also considered each of the advocacy letters submitted by your siblings. Unfortunately, it is not within the Board’s purview to make the requested redactions of the medical note you submitted nor is there evidence of an error or injustice that warrants “correction to your discharge record to reflect this information.” 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, 1/15/2021 Executive Director