Docket No: 7010-19 
Ref: Signature Date 
 
 
Dear : 
 
This letter 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 that the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied.     
 
A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 15 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, as well as the 5 July 2019 advisory opinion (AO) furnished by the Marine Corps Performance Evaluation Review Board (PERB).  The AO was provided to you on 5 July 2019, and you were given 30 days in which to submit a response.  When you did not provide a response, your case was submitted to the Board for consideration.   
 
The Board carefully considered your request to remove your fitness report for the reporting period 1 June 2017 to 1 December 2017.  The Board considered your contention that your fitness report does not reflect your actual performance during the reporting period, specifically, the long hours, your effort to train your replacement, and the administrative support you provided while filling numerous billets in the S-1.  You claim that your performance definitely does not rate a less than average report.  You also claim that from November 2016 to April 2017 the recruiting station administration section was understaffed, however, you still passed the annual Commanding Officer’s Inspection.  Additionally, with your leadership, training, and the turnover binder you created, the new Marine was able to run the section by himself.  
 
The Board, however, substantially concurred with the AO that your fitness report is valid and should be retained as filed.  In this regard, the Board noted your stated accomplishment, but found your evidence insufficient to conclude that your performance and conduct rated higher marks than you received.  The Board determined that passing a Commanding Officer’s annual inspection is an expectation and the receipt of a personal award does not correspond to specific attribute marks.  The Board thus concluded that there is no probable material error or injustice warranting corrective action.  
 
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,