Larry E. Blassingame v. Secretary of the Navy, Naval Discharge Review Board, and Board for the Correction of Naval Records

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

We are called upon to weigh the armed forces’ prerogative to discharge as “undesirable” those it deems unsuitable for service. Larry Blassingame appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York granting summary judgment to appellees and dismissing his suit to compel the upgrading of his “undesirable” discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps to “honorable” status. Appellant had repeatedly petitioned appellees the Naval Discharge Review Board (“NDRB”) and the Board for the Correction of Naval Records (“BCNR”) for this…