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, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 23 July 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 considered but did not concur with the findings from advisory opinion contained in Headquarters Marine Corps memorandum 5420 MMEA of 26 March 2020. 
 
You requested entitlement to a Zone “C” Selective Retention Bonus (SRB) and Early Reenlistment Kicker for reenlistment executed on 1 August 2019.  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 you did not meet the eligibility criteria for an SRB or Early Reenlistment Kicker in accordance with Marine Corps Administration (MARADMIN) message 380/19; the message in affect at the time of your reenlistment.  Specifically, MARADMIN 380/19 did not offer an SRB for your Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) and Zone.  Additionally, because there was no SRB for your PMOS and Zone, you were not eligible for the Early Reenlistment Kicker.  Although MARADMIN 519/19 published on 26 September 2019 provided SRB eligibility for your PMOS and Zone, you are not eligible for the SRB or Early Reenlistment Kicker since the change occurred after your reenlistment date.  In this connection, the Board did not concur 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,