Docket No:  6981-19 
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.     
 
Your application was filed in a timely manner and the Board found it in the interest of justice to consider your application on its merits.  A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 28 January 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 Marine Corps and began a period of active duty on 26 September 2011.  On 11 December 2012, nonjudicial punishment (NJP) was imposed on you for driving under the influence of alcohol.  You received an Honorable discharge on 25 September 2015. 
 
The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, such as your desire to upgrade your reentry code [RE-3C] so that you can be eligible to join a reserve branch.  You also stated that you were unaware of your reentry code because you received an honorable discharge and you did not know that the reentry code would prevent you from serving your country.  The Board considered your statement surrounding your NJP, and your assertions that you learned and matured as a Marine, that you worked very hard and became an NCO, that you serve your community as a police officer, and an immature mistake should not tarnish your character or future endeavors of serving your country.  The Board noted that a reentry code of RE-3C is capable of being waived if you desire to pursue recruiting actions with a reserve branch.  The Board found no error or injustice with the reentry code issued to you upon your discharge.  
 
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.