Docket No: 8819-19 
Ref: Signatuure date 
 
From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy   
 
Subj:   REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF FORMER  ,       , USN 
 
Ref:   (a) 10 U.S.C. §1552 
            
Encl:  (1)  DD Form 149 
       (2)  Subject's naval record (excerpts) 
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting that his RE-4 reentry code be changed to RE-2 on his Certificate of Release of Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214).   
 
2.  The Board, consisting of                     reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 16 June 2020, and pursuant to its regulations, determined that the partial 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 his naval records, 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 service on 4 February 2019.  Petitioner’s administrative separation documentation is not in his record.  Based upon the information contained on his DD Form 214, he was discharged on 23 August 2019, with an uncharacterized character of service, condition not a disability narrative reason for separation, and a RE-4 reentry code.   
 
CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board concludes that Petitioner’s request warrants partial relief.   
 
An RE-2 reentry code is not applicable in Petitioner’s case.  An RE-2 is authorized when an individual is ineligible for reenlistment based on the following statuses: fleet reserve, retired, commissioned officer, or warrant officer. 
 
An RE-3G reentry code may be authorized when there is a condition (not physical disability) interfering with performance of duty.  This is the most applicable code in regards to Petitioner’s desire to reenlist in another branch of the Armed Forces.   
 
In view of the foregoing, the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting the following partial corrective action. 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
Petitioner be issued a Correction to DD Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 215) indicating that on 23 August 2019, he was discharged with a RE-3G reentry code. 
  
A copy of this Report of Proceedings be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
No further relief be granted. 
 
Upon request, the Department of Veterans Affairs be informed that Petitioner's application was received by the Board on 19 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 Regulation, 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 reference (a), has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy. 

9/13/2020

Executive Director