Docket No: 8585-19
Ref: Signature date
  
 
Dear  : 
 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Section 1552 of Title 10, United States Code.  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 insufficient to establish the existence of probable material error or injustice.  Consequently, your application has been denied.    
 
A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 3 November 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.  
 
The Board carefully considered your request to remove a 28 June 2016 Administrative Remarks (Page 11) counseling entry you received for tattoos on your upper left arm which are not in compliance with Marine Corps Bulletin 1020 dated 2 June 2016.    
 
The Board considered your contention that the Page 11 is invalid because your tattoos are in compliance with the policy.  The Board noted that you signed the Page 11 certifying the information was correct and there is no evidence that you submitted a written rebuttal.  The Board further noted that you did not include any pictures or any other information to support your contention that the tattoos are within standard.  The Board thus concluded that there is insufficient evidence in the record to warrant any corrective action.  
 
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.   
 
 Sincerely,