Dear  
 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to Section 1552 of Title 10, United States Code. 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 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 30 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 the 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 carefully considered your request to remove your 20 June 2017 Administrative Remarks (Page 11) 6105 counseling entry.  The Board considered your contentions that you were falsely accused of stealing, unjustly issued the Page 11 counseling, dropped from Drill Instructor School, and issued an adverse fitness report.   
 
The Board, however, determined that the Page 11 is valid as written and filed.  In this regard, the Board noted that when questioned by the Director,  you admitted to being involved in the theft of a cellular phone that did not belong to you.  In response to the administrative actions taken against you, you stated that you are “professionally embarrassed by [your] lack of judgement in not preventing [the] incident from happening and [that you] have no excuse for such behavior.”   
 
The Board also noted that the Director, was within his discretionary authority to issue the Page 11 6105 counseling, and that the entry creates a permanent record of a matter he deemed significant enough to document, and your evidence did not show otherwise.  The Board also determined that the entry met the 6105 counseling requirements detailed in MCO 1900.16 (MARCORSEPMAN).  Specifically, the Board noted that the entry provided written notification concerning your deficiencies, specific recommendations for corrective action indicating any assistance available, a comprehensive explanation of the consequences of failure to successfully take the recommended corrective action, and a reasonable opportunity to undertake the recommended corrective action.  You were afforded the opportunity to rebut the counseling, and your written response is filed in your official military personnel file (OMPF). 
 
You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon the submission of new matters, which will require that you 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, 
  
1/17/2021
Deputy Director