Docket No: 9821-19
Ref: Signature Date

From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:    Secretary of the Navy   
 
Subj:  REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF FORMER MEMBER ,        USN,  
 
Ref:   (a) 10 U.S.C. §1552 
     
Encl:  (1) DD Form 149 with attachments 
       (2) Case summary 
       
1. Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Petitioner, a former enlisted Sailor, filed enclosure (1) with the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) requesting the addition of his characterization of service in block 13a of his Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214). 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of  , reviewed Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice on 2 October 2020, and, pursuant to its regulations, determined the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence of record.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosures, relevant portions of Petitioner’s naval service records, and applicable statutes, regulations, and policies.  
 
3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, finds as follows: 
 
     a.  Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy.   
 
     b.  Although enclosure (1) was not filed in a timely manner, it is in the interest of justice to review the application on its merits.  
 
     c.  Petitioner enlisted in the Navy on 30 April 1958 and served until discharged on 18 March 1960.  He was issued a DD Form 214 with a blank block “13a. Character of Service.”  An administrative remarks entry on 18 March 1960 indicates Petitioner’s characterization of service at discharge was “honorable.”   
 
CONCLUSION:  
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, the Board determined Petitioner’s request warrants relief.    
 
Petitioner was discharged on 18 March 1960 with an honorable characterization of service.  
 
RECOMMENDATION: 
 
In view of the above, the Board directs the following corrective action: 
 
Petitioner be issued a correction to his DD Form 214 indicating his characterization of service as “honorable.”   
  
No further changes be made to Petitioner’s record. 
 
A copy of this report of proceedings be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
Upon request, the VA be informed that Petitioner’s application was received by the Board on 8 October 2019. 
 
4.  It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board’s review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings in the above entitled matter. 
 
5.  Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulation, Section 723.6(e)) and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the authority of reference (a), has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.