Docket No: 8711-19  
Ref: Signature Date  
From:Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records  
To:  Secretary of the Navy  


Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. §1552 
Encl:(1) DD Form 149 

1.  Pursuant to the provisions of the reference, Petitioner, a former enlisted Sailor, filed the enclosure with this Board through counsel, requesting changes to his characterization of service, narrative reason for separation, separation code, and reenlistment (RE) code. 

2.  The Board, consisting of , reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 14 April 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 enclosure, relevant portions of the Petitioner’s naval 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.  Petitioner enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 3 July 1995.  On 17 November 1995, he was discharged with an uncharacterized entry-level separation, a narrative reason for separation of “personality disorder,” a separation code of “JFX,” and an RE code of “RE-3G.” 

c.  Petitioner asserts the discharge was unfair and procedurally defective. Petitioner asserts he was 18 years old, far from home, and missed his family and friends.  He states his parents were divorcing and his mother had attempted suicide.  Petitioner claims he did not notice until several years later that the narrative reason for discharge was personality disorder.  Petitioner writes, “This phrase has haunted me ever since.  I have to explain the story each time. I feel like this implies I suffer from a psychiatric disorder, which I do not.  I am not asking for any benefits or change in status as a veteran; I simply feel this does not accurately reflect who I am as an individual.” Petitioner included a personal statement detailing his employment, education, and family life since his discharge, along with copies of his diplomas, training certificates, and letters of support.  Additionally, Petitioner provided a letter from his current spouse, a licensed clinical social worker, stating that Petitioner does not have a personality disorder. 

Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting relief. 

RECOMMENDATION 

In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action: 

Petitioner’s naval record be corrected by changing: the narrative reason for separation from personality disorder to Secretarial Authority; the separation code from JFX to JFF; and the RE code from RE-3G to RE-1J. 

Petitioner be issued a new DD Form 214. 

That no further action be granted. 

A copy of this report of proceedings be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 

That upon request, the Department of Veterans Affairs is informed that Petitioner’s application was received by the Board on 5 September 2019. 

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.