Docket No. 7172-19
Ref: Signature Date 

From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:   REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD ICO FORMER MBR           , USN,  
       
Ref:   (a) Title 10 U.S.C. §1552 
 
Encl:   (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments 
        (2) NRC ltr 1133 Ser N35 of 4 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 that Petitioner’s enlistment guarantee Option (2) Navy Loan Repayment Program (LRP) was removed.   
 
2.  The Board, consisting of  reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 28 July 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 29 August 2002, Petitioner enlisted for 8 years in the U.S. Navy Reserve.  Furthermore, Petitioner signed a NAVCRUIT 1133/52 (Enlistment Guarantee) Annex “A” to DD Form 4 dated 29 August 2002 and it was certified by cognizant authority listing the following: Option (1) Aircrew (Rescue Swimmer) School Guarantee, Option (2) Navy Loan Repayment Program, and Option (3) Bonus decline.   
 
     c.  On 21 January 2003, Petitioner entered active duty, and was released from active duty and transferred to the Naval Reserve on 20 January 2007. 
 
     d.  On 21 November 2019, DFAS notified COMANVCRUITCOM via email that is no payment history on file nor any administrative paper trail regarding Petitioner.  
 
     e.  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 no Navy Loan Repayment Program payments were made on behalf of Petitioner.   
   
RECOMMENDATION 
 
That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that: 
 
Petitioner signed a NAVCRUIT 1133/52 (Enlistment Guarantee) Annex “A” to DD Form 4 dated 29 August 2002, and it was certified by cognizant authority listing Option (2) “NA” vice “Navy Loan Repayment Program”.  Note: That any material or entries inconsistent with or relating to the Board’s recommendation be corrected. 
 
Petitioner signed on 28 January 2003, a DD Form 2366 (Montgomery GI Bill Act of 1984) and it was certified by cognizant authority listing block 3 (Service Unique Education Assistance Options) “blank” vice “Navy Loan Repayment Program” 
 
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.