Docket No. 8038-19 
Re: Signature Date

From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:      
 
Ref:   (a) Title 10 U.S.C. §1552 
 
Encl:   (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments 
        (2) NPC memo 1070 PERS-31/01 of 24 Oct 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 modify Home of Record (HOR).   
                                              
2.  The Board, consisting of            ,reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 11 June 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, found that, before applying to this Board, he exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy.  The Board made the following findings: 
 
     a.  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.  Petitioner’s record contains sufficient evidence to reflect      as his HOR at the time of his 13 July 1999 enlistment, thereby meeting the criteria to update the record accordingly.    

RECOMMENDATION 
 
That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that: 
 
Petitioner’s DD Form 4, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Block 3. (Home of Record) is modified to reflect “                ”.    
 
Petitioner’s DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty Block 7. (Home of Record at the Time of Entry) is modified to reflect “             ”.  Note:  This change will be corrected via DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214. 
                                                             
A copy of this Report of Proceedings will be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
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 foregoing 
corrective action, taken under the authority of the reference, has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.