Docket No. 7642-19 
Ref: Signature Date 

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 relevant portions of your naval record and your application, 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.    
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 17 March 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. 

On 2 May 2018, you certified a lease extension at     .  November 2018, you were issued official retirement orders (BUPERS order: 3258).  On 11 March 2019, you were issued by Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard a Certificate of documentation listing your vessel’s name as and hailing ports .  On 27 March 2019, DD Form 1997 (Personal Property Counseling Checklist) was unsigned by DPS counselor.  On 27 March 2019, DD Form 2278 (Application for do it yourself move, and counseling checklist) was signed by the counselor, and signed by you on 25 April 2019, the same day you submitted your claim to HHG-Audit PPM Claims. On 31 May 2019, you retired from the U.S. Navy. 

You requested your move reflect as a personally procured move (PPM) for household goods (HHG) per the originally approved DD 2278 and direct Defense Finance Accounting Service to pay an appropriate incentive; the Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions.  However, The Board concluded that Defense Transportation Regulation – Part IV states that when your boat is your principal residence, you have two movement options: (1) Within the CONUS and to or from , you may sail it yourself and receive the actual transportation cost subject to the limitations in JTR Paragraph 052403.B.4. NOTE: Your travel and transportation allowances may be limited. (2) Let the Government arrange to move your boat. In this case the Government will pay up to what it would cost to ship the like weight of HHG up to your maximum HHG weight allowance. If you live on your boat and move it as a principal residence, you are not authorized a separate shipment of HHG. Movement of a boat as a principal residence is governed by the same rules and regulations as shipping a mobile home. Finally, the Board noted that your boat was your primary residence and that you were reimbursed properly in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR).  

Regarding your request for a personal appearance, the Board determined that a personal appearance with or without counsel will not materially add to their understanding of the issue(s) involved.  Therefore, the Board determined that a personal appearance was not necessary and considered your case based on the evidence of record. 

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.  

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