Docket No. 8856-19
Ref:   Signature Date

   
Dear    
 
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 relevant portions of your naval record and your application, 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 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.  In addition, the Board considered the advisory opinion contained in Community Management Support Branch memorandum 1160 Ser B328/218 of 31 October 2019; a copy of which was previously provided to you for comment. 
 
On 21 November 2014, you enlisted for 8 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve, 6 of which will be in an active drilling status as a Selected Reservist and the remaining 2 years in the non-drilling Individual Ready Reserve (IRR).  On 4 June 2015, you entered active duty.  On 27 March 2016, you were released from active duty and transferred to the Navy Reserve. On 15 February 2018, NAVADMIN 032/18 (Selective Reenlistment Bonus Update February 2018) was published.  On 1 March 2018, you reenlisted for 6 years in the U.S. Navy.    
 
You requested that you should receive a broken service bonus, and if not, you should have been eligible for the normal SRB since your rating was SRB eligible; the Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions.  However, the Board concluded that OPNAVINST 1160.8A states that members must have completed at least 17 continuous months of active naval service (other than active duty for training) but not more than 20 years of active military service. The 17 months need not have been completed immediately prior to the reenlistment/extension.  However, your record indicates that you only completed 9 months and 24 days of active duty at the time you reenlisted making you ineligible.  In this connection, the Board substantially concurred with the comments contained in the advisory opinion. 
 
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.    
 
Sincerely,