DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE ROAD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 
 
Docket No. 1658-21 
Ref: Signature Date 

Dear , 

This is in reference to your application for correction of your father’s naval record pursuant to Section 1552 of Title 10, United States Code. After careful and conscientious consideration of relevant portions of your father’s 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. 

Although your application was not filed in a timely manner, the Board found it in the interest of justice to waive the statute of limitations and consider your case on its merits. A three-member panel of the Board, sitting in executive session, considered your application on 6 April 2021. 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 father’s naval record and applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 

You requested correction to your father’s DD Form 214, Report of Separation from the Armed Forces of the United States to reflect promotion to Corporal in 1950. The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions. The Board concluded that there is no evidence that your father met the eligibility criteria for promotion to Corporal in accordance with the Marine Corps Enlisted Promotion Procedures. A review of your father’s record indicates he enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve on 4 November 1948 followed by entering active duty on 3 June 1950. On 28 September 1950, your father was temporarily promoted to Corporal but was appointed permanent rank of Private First Class (PFC) on 3 January 1951. Subsequently, your father discharged on 3 November 1951 and thereafter enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve on 30 July 1953 in the rank of PFC. In 1954, your father failed to take the Corporal test but on 20 October 1955, he participated in the general military skills test and failed. Successively, your father discharged on 29 July 1956, enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve on 12 October 1956 in the rank of PFC and discharged on 29 January 1960. Although Lieutenant Colonel      letter dated, 4 July 2001 indicated he recommended your father for meritorious promotion, your father’s record does not reflect selection for promotion or that there was any positions to the rank of Corporal available per the aforementioned policy. 

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, 
5/6/2021