Docket No. 8373-19 
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 the entire record, 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 9 June 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.  
You requested your paygrade changed to LT/O-3 plus 5 years for pay purposes.  The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions.  The Board concluded that your entry grade credit (EGC) worksheet was completed correctly awarding you five years of EGC.  Upon commissioning, you signed your memorandum of understanding (MOU) which states that you fully understand your official date of rank for record purposes is based upon the date of the professional review board to which EGC is computed, and from which EGC was applied for calculation of entry grade and date of rank.  The Board noted that if [y]ou had any misunderstanding, you could have requested to see the specific regulations.  Additionally, the Board noted that you could have retrieved the regulations before signing your MOU as they are listed on the internet. Lastly, the Board noted that your assertions, do not amount to an error or injustice, and fails to overcome the presumption of regularity that Navy officials failed these actions.  In this connection, the Board found no error or injustice to warrant a change to your 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.