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

Docket No: 7501-20
Ref:   Signature Date 
                 
From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy 
  
Subj:  REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF FORMER LANCE CORPORAL               , XXX-XX, USMC 
 
Ref:    (a) 10 U.S.C. 1552   
  
Encl:  (1) DD Form 149 (NR20200007501) 
       (2) Case summary 
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, a former enlisted member of the Navy, filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting that his discharge characterization be upgraded from Under Other than Honorable Conditions to Honorable. 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of   ,   ,   and  reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 21 December 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 his naval service records, 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. Although enclosure (1) was not filed in a timely manner, it is in the interest of justice to waive the statute of limitations and review the application on its merits.   
 
c. Petitioner enlisted in the Marine Corps and started a period of active duty on 27 July 2015.  On 4 November 2017, nonjudicial punishment (NJP) was imposed on the Petitioner for DUI.  He was given a retention warning and not recommended for promotion to Lance Corporal.   On 26 July 2016, he was discharged with an Honorable discharge and an RE-3C reentry code. 

d. The Board considered Petitioner’s request for a change to his discharge characterization and reviewed the available records pertaining to the allegations against Petitioner.  The Board found it meritorious to change the discharge characterization due to letters from his Company Commanding Officer (CO) and Company First Sergeant that said they believed the RE-3C reentry code was an error and should be changed.   
    
CONCLUSION: 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board concluded that Petitioner’s request warrants corrective action to include a change of the reentry code to “RE-1A.”  
 
In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action. 
 
RECOMMENDATION: 
 
That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected to show that, on 26 July 2019, Petitioner was issued an Honorable discharge, with reentry code of “RE-1A.”    
 
That Petitioner be issued a DD Form 215.   
 
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 20 October 2020. 
 
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 Regulation, 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. 
 
1/8/2021
Executive Director