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 1 October 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 the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations memo 7220 Ser N130/20U0083 of 23 January 2020 and your response to the opinion. 
 
On 1 September 2012, you arrived   for duty.  On 16 November 2019, you transferred and arrived to  on 12 December 2019. 
 
On 3 May 2017, Policy Decision Memorandum (PDM) 001-17: Sea Duty Incentive Pay (SDIP) Program was published stating the following:  In an effort to improve sea duty manning, the Navy has established SDIP (using existing Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) statutory authority, reference (d)) to help harness the talent, energy, and motivation of the all-volunteer force. Furthermore, the Sailor must be approved for SDIP, via Navy Message, prior to being selected for and posted for follow-on PCS transfer orders. Once selected and posted to a billet, the Sailor is no longer eligible for SDIP.  SDIP requests will originate at the Sailor's current command, prior to being selected or posted to a billet for follow-on orders or a separate extension becoming effective. Requests consist of a completed application (NA VPERS 1306/7) with command endorsement. In applying for SDIP, a Sailor must specifically indicate: Which option is being requested (i.e., SDIP-B, SDIP-C, or SDIP-E), the number of months desired, the requested detachment month, as applicable, and reference the NAVADMIN 070/07 and this PDM. Requests must be received by the detailer 11 to 13 months prior to PST completion date/PRD, whichever occurs later. 
 
You requested SDIP of $700.00 a month; 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 SDIP is an incentive and not an entitlement.  Sailors must request and be approved for SDIP pursuant to SDIP application guidelines and that SDIP cannot be retroactively approved.  There is no evidence that you applied for SDIP.  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,