DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 

Docket No: 7228-19              
Ref: Signature Date 

From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy 

Subj:   REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF 

Ref:    (a) 10 U.S.C. § 1552 

Encl:   (1) DD Form 149 (NR20190007228) 

1.  Pursuant to the reference, and in accordance with the enclosure, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) considered Petitioner’s request for correction to his military record.  Petitioner seeks a change to his reentry (RE) code of RE-4. 

2.  The Board, consisting of   , reviewed Petitioner’s 
allegations of error and injustice on 28 October 2019 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 enclosure, relevant portions of Petitioner’s naval service record, as well as 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.  It is in the interest of justice to review the application on its merits.

    c.  Petitioner enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves and began a period of active duty service on 12 January 2016.  On 2 August 2017, Petitioner was notified that administrative separation proceedings were being initiated against him on the basis of Convenience of the Government/Condition Not a Disability (Certain Medical Disorders- Adjustment Disorders). The Staff Judge Advocate reviewed the administrative separation proceedings against Petitioner, and found them sufficient in law and fact.  On 13 November 2017, Commanding Officer,                                       ,  approved Petitioner’s administrative discharge from the 
Marine Corps with a general (under honorable conditions) characterization of service and an RE­4 reenlistment code. 

    d.  Petitioner was discharged from the Marine Corps on 22 November 2017, on the basis of a Condition, Not a Disability, and received a general (under honorable conditions) characterization of service and an RE-4 reenlistment code. 

    e.  Petitioner requests a change to his RE-4 code and states that at the time of his service in the Marine Corps, he was suffering from depression due to his first break up.  He believes that peer counseling should have been given, and he states that he made a terrible decision not to remain in the Marine Corps.  He provides a personal statement and a letter from his Recruit Training Officer in support of his application. 

CONCLUSION: 

The Board reviewed Petitioner’s service record and took into consideration Petitioner’s youth, his in-service diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder, and the present-day support from his Recruit Training Officer for Petitioner’s reenlistment.  The Board determined that, although the RE-4 was signed without error, as a matter of justice, Petitioner is entitled to an RE-3P rather than an RE-4.  The Board noted the RE-3P is a code that can be waived by the Service(s) and does not preclude Petitioner from seeking reenlistment.  The Board determined that Petitioner’s Adjustment Disorder diagnosis, coupled with his personal circumstances and the support of his Recruit Training Officer for Petitioner’s return to service, merit the change to his RE-4 code. 
In view of the above, the Board recommends the following corrective action. 

RECOMMENDATION: 

That Petitioner be issued a DD Form 215 reflecting a reentry code of RE-3P. 

That no further corrective action be taken. 

That a copy of this report of proceedings be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 

That, upon request, the Department of Veterans Affairs be informed that Petitioner’s application was received by the Board on 23 July 2019. 

4.  It is certified that a 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 foregoingcorrective action, taken under the authority of the reference, has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy. 


12/10/2019