Docket No: 9731-19 
 Ref: Signature Date           

Dear : 
 
This is in reference to your application of 17 September 2019 for correction of your naval record pursuant to Title 10, United States Code, Section 1552.  After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire record, the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) found that 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 6 January 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. 
 
Regarding your request for a personal appearance, the Board determined that a personal appearance, with or without counsel, would not materially add to their understanding of the issues involved.  Therefore, the Board determined a personal appearance was not necessary and considered your case based on the evidence of record. 
 
You enlisted in the Navy and began a period of active duty on 4 December 2013.  On 15 August 2014, you were discharged with an honorable characterization of service at the completion of your required active service and transferred to the Naval Reserve.  On 5 November 2017, your command sent you a government travel credit card (GTCC) Delinquency Notice  that you were 60 days past due, a page 13 counseling form to sign, and a repayment plan.  On 5 December 2017, your command sent you a GTCC Delinquency Notice that you were 90 days past due, a page 13 counseling form to sign, and a repayment plan.  On 24 January 2018, your command sent you a GTCC Delinquency Notice that you were 120 days past due, a page 13 counseling form to sign, and a repayment plan.  You did not respond to any of these communications.  Subsequently, administrative discharge action was initiated due to pattern of misconduct for failure to pay just debts.  On 6 February 2018, the administrative separation notification was returned to the command.  Your commanding officer recommended that you receive a general (under honorable conditions) discharge and the separation authority approved your separation from the Navy.  On 18 April 2018, you were discharged with a general characterization of service and assigned a reentry (RE) code of RE-4. 
 
You request that the Board change your RE code and “undo your administrative separation.”  You assert your separation was wrongful due to “lack of procedure and proper logistics by NOSC.”  You state the discharge was result of thirty dollar charge on your government charge card that you attempted to resolve, but got no response, then your father died and it “slipped through the cracks.”  You claim your reserve unit did not know you had been separated.  Lastly, you expressed your desire to be reinstated in the Navy Reserve. 
 
The Board carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors in your case, including your record of service and contentions and concluded these factors were not sufficient to warrant a change to your RE code and the Board found no error in the records.  The Board noted that you provided no evidence to support your contentions.  Absent of such evidence, the Board relied upon the presumption of regularity and presumed that the officials acted in accordance with governing policy and in good faith. 
 
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 the 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.