CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-176
BACKGROUND On October 21, 1986, an administrative remarks page (Page 7) was entered into the applicant’s record documenting that he had been given a full explanation of the Coast Guard’s drug and alcohol abuse program as outline in Article 20-B-1 of the Coast Guard Personnel Manual. PSC stated that the applicant’s positive urine specimen for marijuana was the basis for his discharge from the Coast Guard due to a drug incident. of the Personnel Manual defines a drug incident as the...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-191
The ASB stated that if Coast Guard policy had any flexibility to allow retention of a member following a drug incident, the board would have recommended his reten- tion on active duty. The fact that the command later took action against the applicant after receiving evidence that he was accepting and filling prescriptions for opioid drugs without informing the prescribing physician of his addiction does not shock the Board’s sense of justice.7 The applicant alleged that his discharge was...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-205
Upon inquiry by the Chair, the applicant stated that he wants the Board to correct the reason for his discharge from unsuitability due to a pas- sive-dependent personality disorder to physical disability. On February 21, 1974, the Commandant ordered that the applicant be discharged for VIEWS OF THE COAST GUARD On November 20, 2009, the Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Coast Guard submitted recommended that the Board deny the applicant’s request. There must be a medical conclusion that...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-211
However, a cursory review of the merits of the application indicates that the Coast Guard committed an error by listing JFX (personality disorder) as the separation code, unsuitability as the narrative reason for separation, and RE-4 as the reenlistment code on the applicant’s DD214. It was error for the Coast Guard to describe the applicant’s discharge based on a diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder as a personality disorder. In light of the above findings, the Board finds that it is...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-212
This final decision, dated April 22, 2010, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to correct her record to show that she received an honor- able discharge, instead of a general discharge under honorable conditions, when she was sepa- rated on June 11, 1945, because she was pregnant. As there is nothing about pregnancy that would make a woman’s military service “not sufficiently deserving or meritorious to warrant an...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-214
No drinking and driving.” On July 3, 2008, the applicant’s commanding officer (CO) advised the applicant that he was recommending his separation from the Coast Guard for unsuitability due to alcohol abuse. On July 3, 2008, the CO recommended to Commander, Coast Guard Personnel Command (CGPC) that the applicant be discharged from the Coast Guard by reason of unsuitability due to alcohol abuse. Therefore, the Coast Guard acted within the authority of Chapter 20 of the Personnel manual by...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-236
He noted that the applicant had not yet submitted a rebuttal statement although he “has been given ample time to work on it (no other work except to work on his statement).” Also on April 20, 2007, the Coast Guard Personnel Command issued separation orders authorizing the applicant’s General discharge “by reason [of] misconduct due to [involvement] of a discreditable nature with civil or military authorities.” The orders required use of the separa- tion code JKA, which denotes an involuntary...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-243
This final decision, dated June 16, 2010, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to correct her record to show that she received an honor- able discharge, instead of a general discharge under honorable conditions, when she was sepa- rated on July 25, 1944, because she was pregnant. On July 25, 1944, the applicant was discharged from the Reserve “under honorable conditions for the convenience of the Government,” having...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-244
PSC recommended that the applicant’s request be granted because the applicant was recalled in support of a national contingency and that his DD 214 for this active duty period does not account for the applicant’s recall to active duty under Title 10 of the United States Code. PSC recommended that relief be granted by correcting the applicant’s record through the APPLICANT’S RESPONSE TO THE VIEWS OF THE COAST GUARD On February 19, 2010, the Board received the applicant’s response to the...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-246
This final decision, dated June 16, 2010, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant received an “uncharacterized” discharge on June 29, 1988, which was his 17th day of basic training. On June 29, 1988, the applicant received an uncharacterized discharge, pursuant to Arti- cle 12-B-20 of the Personnel Manual, with a JGA separation code1 and an RE-3L reenlistment code.2 The applicant signed his DD 214 with this information. The applicant...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-248
Article 12.B.16.b of the Personnel Manual authorizes unsuitability discharges for members diagnosed with one of the “personality behavior disorders … listed in Chapter 5, CG Medical Manual … .” Medical Manual (COMDTINST M6000.1B) academic skill (e.g., Ritalin . As stated above, the Medical Manual does not list ADD as a personality disorder. Chapter 12 of the Personnel Manual lists all of the reasons for administrative discharges, and the one that appears to fit the applicant’s situation...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2009-252
of the Coast Guard Personnel Manual in effect in 2004 states that new recruits must undergo urinalysis within three days of arriving at the training center. On the day he enlisted, February 24, 2004, the applicant admitted to having used illegal drugs at some time in the past on his Record of Military Processing, but he also certified on another form that he was “drug-free and ready for recruit training.” The applicant was not drug-free, however, because his urine tested positive...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-002
APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant, who received a general discharge “under honorable conditions” as an E-1 on August 8, 1980, asked the Board to correct his record to show that he received an honorable discharge as an E-2. He also noted that the applicant had to be told things two or three times before he would do something. The applicant alleged that he was never told that he might receive something other than an honorable discharge.
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-026
On September 18, 2007, the Personnel Command issued orders to discharge the applicant on October 17, 2007, with an honorable discharge “by reason of unsuitability due to inaptitude under Article 12.B.16. He stated that the applicant had been given a chance to request a second chance when he was notified of the command’s intent to discharge him, but instead the applicant had “waived his right to submit a statement on his behalf and did not object to the proposed discharge, enclosure (1).” He...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-066
He alleged that he received the general discharge for possessing drug paraphernalia. He alleged that his actions were “without criminal intent,” though “in poor taste.” The applicant argued that “drug abuse” as defined in Article 20- A-3 of the Personnel Manual did not include the possession of drug paraphernalia. On September 17, 1986, the Commandant ordered the applicant’s command to award him a general discharge “by reason of misconduct due to drug abuse.” However, the command...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-069
On November 7, 2005, the CO asked Commander, Coast Guard Personnel Command (CGPC) to discharge the applicant by reason on misconduct due to his conviction at a special court-martial. The provision further provides that CO’s “are authorized to recommend discharge at any time during the probation if the member is not making an effort to overcome the deficiency.” Article 12.B.2.f.2. However, the Board finds that even if the applicant had been placed on probation (his expiration of enlistment...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-099
The applicant pled not guilty to possessing and distributing the marijuana and denied having anything to do with his crewmate’s enterprise. However, the delegate of the Secretary informed the Board on July 7, 1976, by memorandum that it “should not upgrade a discharge unless it is convinced, after having considered all the evidence … that in light of today’s standards the discharge was disproportionately severe vis-à-vis the conduct in response to which it was imposed.”1 Under today’s...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-106
This final decision, dated December 3, 2010, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST The applicant was discharged from the Coast Guard with severance pay on September 27, 1974, for a 10% disability rating due to congenital scoliosis. To be timely, an application for correction must be filed within three years of the date the alleged error or injustice was, or should have been, discovered. The applicant did not offer a reason for not submitting a timely application,...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-125
This final decision, dated November 5, 2010, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant, who received a general discharge under honorable conditions from the Coast Guard on May 16, 1988, for illegal drug abuse, asked the Board to correct his record by upgrading his discharge to honorable. He noted that he had nine years and five months of service and that he loved the Coast Guard and would be “willing to do anything the Coast Guard asks of me...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-131
A waiver must be obtained in order to reenlist.” However, his DD 214 shows an honorable discharge pursuant to Article 12-B-12 of the Person- nel Manual with an RE-4 reenlistment code and a JFC separation code. The applicant was discharged and received his DD 214 with the RE-4 reenlistment code in 1994. Therefore, the Board finds that the applicant has proved by a preponder- ance of the evidence that his RE-4 code is erroneous and should be upgraded to an RE-3E.
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-138
This final decision, dated December 30, 2010, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to correct his record by changing his RE-4 (not eligible to reenlist) reenlistment code to RE-1 (eligible for reenlistment) and/or to change his separation code to reflect “the changeable condition of citizenship” so that he can enlist in the Army Reserve. The applicant stated that he discovered the alleged error on February 19, 2010, and...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-140
The page 7 advised the applicant that she was required to lose the weight and/or body fat by July 17, 2009, and that if she failed to reach weight compliance by the end of the probationary period, she would be recommended for separation. she acknowledged with her signature: On November 2, 2009, the following page 7 was placed in the applicant’s record which On this date you have been determined to be 7 pounds over your MAW and 3% over your maximum allowable body fat. the evidence that the...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-159
On February 16, 2005, the applicant's commanding officer (CO) informed the applicant that he had initiated action to discharge the applicant from the Coast Guard based on the results of a CGIS investigation that found that the applicant was involved in illegal activity related to drugs and drug trafficking between October 2004 and November 2004, which constituted a drug incident.1 The CO advised the applicant that the decision to provide him with a general or honorable discharge rested with...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-188
This final decision, dated March 10, 2011, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant, who received a general discharge “Under Honorable Conditions” from the Coast Guard on June 15, 1986, for illegal drug abuse and possession of marijuana, asked the Board to correct his record by upgrading his general discharge to honorable.1 The applicant stated that in the Service, he was hoping to attend “A” School to become a marine science tech- nician...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-193
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: BCMR Docket No. You disobeyed the order to return to United States Coast Guard Station Xxxxxx. If a member is being processed for a disability retirement or separation, and proceedings to administratively separate the member for misconduct, discip- linary proceedings which could result in a punitive discharge of the member, or an unsuspended punitive...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-198
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: BCMR Docket No. The applicant alleged that the Coast Guard’s decision to discharge him was erro- neous because his tumor was benign and did not interfere with his function, prevent him from wearing the uniform or protective gear, require frequent specialized attention, or have a high malignant potential, as required by Chapter 3.D.32.a. The Board finds that...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-216
Applicant’s Discharge from the Coast Guard On April 3, 2006, the commanding officer (CO) of the Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May informed the applicant that action had been initiated to discharge him from the Coast Guard with an honorable discharge due to unsuitability because he had refused to train. A majority of the DRB (4 of 5) voted to change the narrative reason for the applicant’s discharge from unsuitability to “physical standards,” his separation code from JNC (unacceptable...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-222
This final decision, dated April 28, 2011, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to correct his military record by upgrading his general dis- charge from the Coast Guard Reserve on December 19, 1994, to an honorable discharge; by upgrading his reenlistment code (ineligible to reenlist) to RE-1 (eligible to reenlist); and by changing his separation code from HKD, which denotes an involuntary discharge when a mem- ber has...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-223
The applicant received an honorable discharge from the Coast Guard on March 22, 1993, and his DD 214 states that his discharge was for the “convenience of the government.” His DD 214 also shows that he received an RE-4 reenlistment code and that he was discharged as a SAMST in pay grade E-2. However, regarding the merits of the case, PSC stated that in light of the applicant’s offenses under the UCMJ, his honorable discharge with a JND separation code1 and an RE-4 reenlistment code...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-232
This final decision, dated May 19, 2011, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to correct her record by changing her RE-3B1 (parenthood) reenlistment code to RE-1 (eligible to reenlist) so that she can return to the Service. Applicant’s Discharge from the Coast Guard On March 6, 1995, the applicant requested to be discharged from the Coast Guard due to dependency. With respect to the merits, the Board notes that the...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-234
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: BCMR Docket No. On September 14, 1984, the Commandant ordered the applicant’s command to discharge him with a general discharge for misconduct due to drug abuse in accordance with Article 12-B-18 of the Personnel Manual. It stated that in the Service’s attempt to rid itself of anyone who abused drugs, more than 700 members had received general discharges due...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-235
The Chief of the Office of Personnel Training approved the CPEB findings on November 28, 1990 and directed that the applicant be discharged from the Coast Guard “without severance pay, by reason of less than six months’ service in accordance with Section 1212, Chapter 61, of title 10 of the U.S. Code.” VIEWS OF THE COAST GUARD On December 14, 2010, the Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Coast Guard submitted an advisory opinion recommending that the Board deny the applicant’s request. PSC...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2010-247
This final decision, dated June 3, 2011, is approved and signed by the three duly appoint- APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to correct his military record by upgrading his general discharge from the Coast Guard Reserve for “shirking” on October 29, 1976, to an honorable discharge. The applicant stated that after he graduated from the academy, he became a patrol officer and was scheduled to work many weekends, which prevented him from drilling. Although...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-009
On July 14, 2003, the applicant was separated from the Coast Guard because of a physical disability. The Board notes the applicant’s argument that if his application is untimely, the Board should consider that the physical evaluation boards acted untimely in resolving his physical disability issue because his back problem was diagnosed in 1999 and he was not discharged until 2003. The applicant’s then-CO noted that the applicant had been in a limited duty status for over 30 months and that...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-019
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: BCMR Docket No. The applicant was discharged on May 19, 1967. His DD 214 showed that he received a general discharge and separation code 264.
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-040
This final decision, dated July 14, 2011, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to correct his military record by upgrading his February 12, 2004, bad conduct discharge (BCD). The applicant’s DD 214 shows that because of time lost while in confinement and on appellate leave, the applicant served one year, one month, and five days of active service from January 30, 2001, to March 4, 2002. § 1552(f) based on...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-046
The applicant enlisted in the Coast Guard on January 8, 1991, and was honorably discharged on September 15, 1992 because of unsuitability, 1 with a JMJ2 separation code and an RE-4 reenlistment code. Excerpts from the Applicant’s Military Record On June 4, 1992, the applicant’s commanding officer (CO) informed the applicant that he had initiated action to discharge her from the Coast Guard due to misconduct because she had refused to provide a urine sample for drug testing. On August 14,...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-053
Adjustment disorders are not personality disorders. The OIC submitted the applicant’s statement, his own notification memorandum, and the psychiatric report to the Coast Guard Personnel Command (CGPC) with another memorandum recommending that the applicant be discharged for unsuitability because of the diagnoses. The PSC stated that although the new policy allows such members to receive either an RE-3G or an RE-4 reenlistment code, the applicant’s RE-4 should “stand as issued as per the...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-060
of the Personnel Manual for procuring “fraudulent enlistment, induction or period of military ser- vice through deliberate, material misrepresentation, omission or concealment of drug use/abuse” receives a JDT separation code, an RE-4 reenlistment code, and “Fraudulent Entry into Military Service, Drug Abuse.” ALCOAST 081/93, issued by the Commandant on August 20, 1993, states that the posi- tive reporting level for THC in a urinalysis was decreased from 50 ng/ml to 15 ng/ml because clinical...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-074
The orders state that his separation code should be MBK. of the Personnel Manual and that in accordance with Article 12.F.6., members separating temporarily receive the KND separation code and “Separation for Miscellaneous/General Reasons” as their narrative reason for separation. The DRB also alleged that “MBK is not applicable as the applicant had remain- ing obligated service at the time of separation.” The DRB claimed that “the assignment of a code that reflects completion of required...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-075
On September 25, 2009, the Discharge Review Board (DRB) changed the applicant’s separation code from JNC to JFY (involuntary discharge due to adjustment disorder) and the narrative reason for his separation from “unacceptable conduct” to “adjustment disorder.” The applicant was diagnosed with an adjustment disorder while in the Coast Guard. The Board corrected that applicant’s record to show Article 12.B.12.a.12 of the Personnel Manual as the separation authority, JFV as his separation...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-077
The PSC stated that although the applicant served in the Coast Guard Reserve from August 19, 1985, until his eight-year enlistment expired on August 18, 1993, he never completed more than 90 days of continuous active duty and so is not entitled to a DD 214. However, his military records, which are presumptively correct,2 show that he never performed continuous active duty for a period of 90 days or longer and so is not entitled to a DD 214.3 However, reservists without DD 214s may receive...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-085
The applicant stated that he discovered the alleged error in “2005-2010.” Explaining his delay in filing his application, the applicant stated that "there is evidence of existing medical condition which is supported by medical records." On August 27, 1993, the applicant was discharged from the Coast Guard pursuant to Article 12.B.16. PSC noted that the only mention the applicant makes regarding the untimeliness of his application is that "there is evidence of existing medical condition...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-090
This final decision, dated December 22, 2011, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to upgrade his February 14, 2008, general discharge under honorable conditions to an honorable discharge; to upgrade his separation code (JKA) and narra- tive reason for separation (misconduct) on his discharge form DD 214; to upgrade his reenlist- ment code from RE-4 (ineligible) to RE-1 eligible; and to change the date of entry on active...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-116
On December 23, 1970, a chief warrant officer (CWO) reported that the day before, he had been advised that the applicant had told someone that he had a date that night even though he was restricted to Base. The Board finds that the application was untimely because it was submitted approximately 40 years after the applicant received his general discharge for unfitness. His military records support the reason for and character of his discharge, and he was afforded the due process then...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-124
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: BCMR Docket No. 2009-169, and the Board denied relief because it found that the applicant had “failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that his retirement from the Reserve was coerced, unjust, or erroneous.” SUMMARY OF THE APPLICANT’S RECORD On May 20, 1988, the applicant enlisted in the Coast Guard Reserve. The PSC stated that relief should be...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-129
The applicant submitted a second statement to his command stating that after consulting legal counsel, he had questioned his clients about “whether they, at any point, had given me any type of food or drink containing marijuana.” One of his clients “came forth after some ques- tioning and admitted that he had in fact given me a banana bread loaf containing marijuana in the latter part of January, which I recalled.” The applicant stated that this client is mentally ill but did not know that...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-144
[chapter] 61) is designed to compensate a member whose military service is terminated due to a physical disability that has rendered him or her unfit for continued duty.” The PSC stated that the applicant was not entitled to a medical sepa- ration because he was discharged due to a diagnosed adjustment disorder and other unsuitable personality traits, which did not amount to a mental or physical disability. of the Personnel Manual states the following: Commanding officers will not initiate...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-160
He also acknowledged that satisfactory participation in the SELRES required that he complete at least 48 drills per year and at least 12 days of active duty training each anniversary year and that he was obligated to keep his commanding officer informed of his address at all times. On May 31, 1992, the CO recommended to the Commandant, through the Eighth Coast District, that the applicant be discharged from the Coast Guard because of misconduct (shirking) with a general discharge. The...
CG | BCMR | Discharge and Reenlistment Codes | 2011-174
The PSC pointed out that the application is untimely since the applicant was discharged in 1990 and noted that under the Personnel Manual, any member involved in a drug incident is discharged “with no higher than a general discharge.” The PSC stated that nothing the applicant wrote on his application “negate[s] the cause that led to his separation.” The PSC argued that the applicant’s record “is presumptively correct, and the applicant has failed to substantiate any error or injustice” in...