However, under COMDTINST 7220.33, members must have completed at least 6 years of active duty to receive a Zone B SRB. On November 7, 2000, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board correct the applicant’s record to show that he extended his enlistment for 1 month on November 2, 1999, and reenlisted for 6 years on February 1, 2000. If the applicant had been properly counseled, he would have extended his enlistment for 1 month on November 2, 1999, and reenlisted for 6...
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board correct the appli- cant’s record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 6th active duty anniversary, February 23, 1999, when he was qualified for a Zone A SRB. If the applicant had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted on his 6th anniversary for 3 years to receive the Zone A SRB since he would not be eligible for a Zone B SRB until he was advanced to RD2/E-5. The record of XXXXXXXXX, USCG, shall be corrected...
This final decision, dated January 4, 2001, is signed by the three duly RELIEF REQUESTED The applicant, an xxxxxxx asked the Board to correct his military record to make him eligible to receive a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) that he was denied because he did not reenlist within three months of his discharge on July 14, 1999. He alleged that in August 1999, a recruiter told him that he could reenlist at the same rank at which he was discharged and that he if he came in to “sign the...
On that day, the Chief Counsel alleged, the applicant would have been eligible for a Zone B SRB with a multiple of one.3 Therefore, the Chief Counsel recommended that the Board correct the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted on November 9, 1997, for 6 years to receive the maximum authorized Zone B SRB for his rating. (4) of Enclosure (1) to the SRB Instruction states that, to be eligible for a Zone B SRB, members must “[b]e serving in pay grade E-5 or higher.” To receive a Zone A...
The applicant asked the BCMR to correct his record to show that he extended his enlistment for a period of six years on February 14, 1982, in order to receive a Zone B SRB. However, the Deputy General Counsel has determined that the Coast Guard had no duty to counsel members in Zone A that under ALDIST 004/82 they might also be eligible for a Zone B SRB if they extended their enlistments twice. Thus, the Board finds that the Coast Guard had a duty to counsel the applicant about his...
This final decision, dated April 12, 2001, is signed by the three duly appointed RELIEF REQUESTED The applicant, a xxxxxxxxxx on active duty in the Coast Guard, asked the Board to correct his military record to show that on February 14, 1982, he extended his enlistment for six years so that he could receive a Zone A1 selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) calculated with a multiple of four, pursuant to ALDISTs 340/81 and 004/82. Furthermore, the Deputy Gen- eral Counsel has held that “Coast...
2000-145 Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: SUMMARY OF THE RECORD ANDREWS, Attorney-Advisor: The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on May 2, 2000 (the day after he was promoted to xxx, pay grade E-5), instead of May 1, 2000 (the day he was promoted). As a result of his command’s erroneous advice, the applicant received an SRB calculated at the E-4 level instead of E-5. If he had been properly counseled, he would...
2000-186 Application for Correction of Coast Guard Record of: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx FINAL DECISION ULMER, Deputy Chairman: The applicant, a food specialist third class (FS3; pay grade E-4), asked the Board to cancel the six-year reenlistment contract he signed on March 23, 2000 and replace it with a short-term extension possibly making him eligible for a Zone B SRB, if one is offered upon the termination of his extended enlistment. The Chief Counsel stated that the Coast Guard...
2000-187 Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: SUMMARY OF THE RECORD ANDREWS, Attorney-Advisor: The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 4 years on August 8, 2000, instead of June 29, 2000. His command erroneously advised him that he had to reenlist before July 1, 2000, to receive an SRB under ALCOAST 218/00. If he had been properly counseled, he would like- ly have reenlisted on August 8, 2000, to receive the SRB.
In a supplemental advisory opinion for the case, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief by replacing the applicant’s 3-year extension contract with a 4-year reenlistment contract and by voiding another extension contract dated February 24, 1997, which would have been cancelled had the applicant reenlisted on February 18, 1999. On February 3, 2001, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the appli- cant’s record be corrected to show that he...
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for Correction of Coast Guard Record of: BCMR Docket No. The applicant claimed that he was incorrectly counseled that he was ineligible for a Zone A SRB because he had two years of prior active duty. ORDER The military record of , shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted for six years on January 28, 2000, for a Zone A SRB with the appropriate multiple.
2001-008 Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: SUMMARY OF THE RECORD ANDREWS, Attorney-Advisor: The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on May 1, 2000, his 10th anniversary on active duty. On March 7, 2001, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board correct the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 10th anniversary. ORDER The military record of, shall be corrected to...
2001-010 Application for Correction of Coast Guard Record of: FINAL DECISION The applicant, a machinery technician (MK3; pay grade E-4), asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on December 8, 1999, so that he would be eligible for a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief to the applicant. He stated that the applicant was incorrectly counseled on the extension agreement...
clearly documents that Applicant enlisted in the Coast Guard Reserve.” On , 1960, the applicant was discharged from the Coast Guard by reason of unsuitability. The Chief Counsel stated that the applicant did not set forth any reason why the timeliness requirement should be waived in the interest of justice. application.
He alleged that he was erroneously counseled that he could reenlist for only 3 years. His command erroneously advised him that he could reenlist for only 3 years when, in fact, he was eligible to reenlist for 6 years and receive an SRB with a multiple of 3 under ALCOAST 218/00. If he had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for 6 years on September 11, 2000, to receive the SRB.
There is no administrative entry (“page 7”) in the applicant’s record document- ing counseling about his obligated service requirement prior to accepting transfer orders, as required by Article 4.B.1.i.1.b. There is also no page 7 documenting counseling about the applicant’s obligated service requirement upon accepting his PCS orders, as required under Article 4.B.1.i.1.b. The application of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, USCG, for correction of his ORDER military record is granted as follows: His...
2001-046 Application for Correction of Coast Guard Record of: FINAL DECISION ULMER, Deputy Chairman: The applicant, a quartermaster first class (QM1; pay grade E-6), asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on October 30, 2000, (his tenth year on active duty), so that he would be eligible for a Zone B SRB (selective reenlistment bonus), under AlCOAST 218/00. Therefore, he recommended that the Board grant the requested relief by correcting the...
2001-047 Laura A. Aguilar James K. Augustine SUMMARY OF THE RECORD ANDREWS, Attorney-Advisor: The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on March 17, 1999, his 6th anniversary on active duty. The record indicates that the Coast Guard failed to counsel him and that he therefore received a Zone B SRB in lieu of a much larger Zone A SRB. ORDER The military record of , USCG, shall be corrected to show that he was reenlisted for 6 years on his 6th...
On July 3, 2000, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board cor- rect the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on September 27, 2000. If the applicant had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for 6 years on September 27, 2000, to receive the SRB, and he would not have had to extend his enlistment for 14 months on February 12, 2001, to accept his transfer orders. ORDER The military record of XXXXXXXX, USCG, shall be corrected to show...
The contract itself contains language acknowledging SRB counseling, but the SRB information is marked “NA.” Also on March 2, 1998, at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time, the Commandant of the Coast Guard issued ALDIST 046/98, which allowed members in the DC rating to receive an SRB if they reenlisted or extended their current enlistments between April 1, 1998 and September 30, 1998. Therefore, he alleged, “it is highly unlikely that the Applicant’s unit had received ALDIST 046/98 at the time...
He stated that the applicant signed an extension contract entitling him to a Zone B SRB with a multiple of .5. The Chief Counsel also stated that the applicant is not entitled to relief because he has failed to prove that the Coast Guard had a duty to counsel him regarding the effect his January 2000 extension might have on future SRB eligibility. The applicant received the SRB multiple that was available for his rating at the time he extended his enlistment, which he was required to do if...
This final decision, dated April 11, 2002, is signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant, an xxxxxxxxxxxx, asked the Board to order the Coast Guard to pay him a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) based on 72 months of newly obligated service rather than one based on just 67 months. of the Personnel Manual, members may extend an enlistment for no more than six years and the applicant had already extended his for ten months), but then he would have received...
Views of the Coast Guard On September 18, 2001, the Board received an advisory opinion from the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommending that the Board grant alternative relief in this case. The Chief Counsel stated there was no way for the applicant to satisfy the requirement to extend or reenlist for three years while at the same time preserving his opportunity for the Zone B SRB with a multiple of 2 that became effective on October 1, 2001. However, according to the Chief Counsel,...
He alleged that he was never counseled about his eligibility under ALCOAST 184/99 and COMDTINST 7220.33 to receive a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) by reenlisting on that date. If the applicant had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for 6 years to receive the SRB. ORDER The military record of , USCG, shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 6th active duty anniversary, June 29, 2000, to receive an SRB under ALCOAST 184/99.
The applicant stated that “[d]ue to an administrative miscalculation, [his] exact date of over 4 service should have been 8 April 2001, instead of [his] reenlisting on 7 April 2001.” The applicant claimed that rather than reenlisting at the expiration of his enlistment (April 6, 2001), he could have extended for one month under ALCOAST 127/01 and “then reenlisted in May 2001 for over four pay.” The applicant submitted a statement from the chief yeoman of the unit that completed...
2001-090 Application for Correction of Coast Guard Record of: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx FINAL DECISION ULMER, Chair: The applicant, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on March 2, 2001, rather than March 1, 2001. The applicant disagreed that he had more 10 years of active duty on that date. He recommended that the Board grant alternative relief by correcting the applicant's...
The applicant argued that if ALCOAST 198/01 had been issued before he reenlisted on April 9, 2001, he would have elected to sign a short- term extension and reenlist in October 2001, at the E-7 pay grade to get a bigger SRB. VIEWS OF THE COAST GUARD On October 29, 2001, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board deny the applicant’s request. The Chief Counsel argued that the record indicates that the applicant purpose- fully chose to reenlist on April 9, 2001, three...
2001-100 Application for Correction of Coast Guard Record of: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The applicant, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, asked the Board to correct her record by showing that she reenlisted for six years on June 17, 1989, her sixth anniversary on active duty, for a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) pursuant to ALDIST 076/89. Her record shall be corrected to show that she reenlisted for six years on June 17, 1989, her sixth...
2001-106 Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years prior to May 1, 2001, so that he would be eligible to receive an SRB (selective reenlistment bonus) with a multiple of 5 pursuant to ALCOAST 488/00. On November 16, 2001, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request. If the applicant...
2001-109 Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX SUMMARY OF THE RECORD ULMER, Chair: The applicant, a machinery technician first class (MK1; pay grade E-6), asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on June 11, 2001, his tenth year anniversary on active duty, to obtain a Zone B SRB (selective reenlistment bonus). The applicant stated that his yeoman incorrectly counseled him that he could reenlist...
2001-122 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 10th anniversary on active duty, March 5, 2001, instead of reenlisting on May 7, 2001. He alleged that if he had been timely counseled, he would have reenlisted for 6 years to receive the SRB. ORDER The military record of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 10th active duty anniversary, March 5, 2001, to...
On February 11, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request. The failure to counsel the applicant about this ALCOAST, prior to May 8, 2001, left him uninformed that the SRB multiple would change from .5 to 0, effective May 1, 2001. ORDER The military record of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX USCG, shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted on April 27, 2001, for at least three years, for a Zone A SRB with a multiple of .5, pursuant to...
2001-132 XXXXX, XXXXXXX X. XXX XX XXXX, XXX SUMMARY OF THE RECORD GARMON, Attorney-Advisor: The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on June 28, 1999, his tenth anniversary on active duty, for the purpose of receiving a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). On January 31, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper...
2002-003 Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Date SUMMARY OF THE RECORD ULMER, Chair: The applicant asked that his record be corrected to show that he reenlisted on September 30, 2001 rather than having done so on July 13, 2001. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief because unit personnel incorrectly advised the applicant that he would receive an SRB based on 72 months of service if he...
This final decision, dated September 12, 2002 is signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he was discharged, and immediately reenlisted for a period of six years on his tenth anniversary of military service1 for the purpose of receiving a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). (1) of Enclosure (1) to the Commandant Instruction 7220.33 (Reenlistment Bonus Programs Administration) states that members with...
This final decision, dated September 12, 2002, is signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST The applicant asked the Board to correct his record by either ordering the Coast Guard to pay a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB), which was promised to him on August 18, 2001 for a six-year reenlistment under ALCOAST 127/01, or canceling the six-year reenlistment contract. The applicant did not receive the Zone A SRB because at the time of his reenlistment, he had served for 7 years and 8...
2002-010 Application for Correction of Coast Guard Record of: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX FINAL DECISION The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on October 7, 2001, his tenth anniversary on active duty, so that he would be eligible for a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB), pursuant to ALCOAST 127/01. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard stated that the applicant was not counseled about his eligibility to reenlist for a Zone B SRB...
This final decision, dated July 18, 2002, is signed by the three duly appointed APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to correct his military record to make him eligible to receive a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) as a result of his reenlistment on October 4, xxxx, even though more than three months passed between his discharge on April 13, xxxx, and his reenlistment.1 The applicant alleged that sometime before May 13, xxxx, he went to a recruiting office to...
The applicant asserted that if he had not accepted the PCS orders he could have received a short-term extension under ALCOAST 198/01 from August 27th to September 30, 2001, and reenlisted on October 1, 2001, for an SRB multiple of 2. The Chief Counsel stated that the applicant had to have a minimum of one year of obligated service remaining in the Coast Guard upon reporting to his new unit. The Coast Guard could not have counseled the applicant on ALCOAST 198/01 because it was not issued...
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: FINAL DECISION BCMR Docket No. He alleged that he was never counseled about his eligibility to reenlist on that date for a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) and that, if he had been counseled, he would have reenlisted for 6 years. ORDER The military record of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on...
This final decision, dated September 26, 2002, is signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST The applicant asked the Board to correct his record by substituting the three-year extension agreement he signed on March 27, 2001, with a three-year extension agreement dated for May 2, 2001. of the Personnel Manual provides that members serving in a grade E-4 and above with fewer than six years of active duty may not accept PCS orders Final Decision in BCMR Docket No. The applicant extended his...
On May 22, 2002, the Chief Counsel recommended that the Board deny the applicant’s request for relief because there was no REB available for the applicant on the date of his reenlistment in the Reserve. ALDIST 170/97 was not applicable to the applicant because it was issued after the applicant’s reenlistment date and it did not contain a provision for retroactivity. ORDER The application of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX USCGR, for the correction of his military Christopher A. Cook Karen L....
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: ANDREWS, Deputy Chair: FINAL DECISION BCMR Docket No. 2002-020 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years after October 1, 2001, instead of on September 10, 2001. He has proved that he intended to reenlist to receive the SRB and was promised the SRB even though he was asked to reenlist before...
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: XXXXXX, XXXXXX X. XXX XX XXXX, XXX FINAL DECISION BCMR Docket No. 2002-021 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on November 17, 2000, instead of extending his enlistment on that day for six years to receive a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) pursuant to ALCOAST 218/00. On May...
2002-023 July 22, 2002 Date SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on January 24, 2000, his 10th anniversary on active duty. The record indicates that the applicant was not properly counseled and that if he had been, he would have reenlisted for 6 years to receive the SRB. ORDER The military record of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 10th active duty...
They shall sign a page 7 service record entry, enclosure (3) outlining the effect that particular action has on their SRB entitlement.” Article 3.b. The Board finds that although the applicant would not have reenlisted for six years for an SRB he was not eligible for on October 9, 2001, he would have either been discharged or allowed to reenlist for three, four, five, or six years, notwithstanding his ineligibility to receive a Zone B SRB. Accordingly, the Board should deny the applicant’s...
2002-025 Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked that his record be corrected to show that he reenlisted for six years on October 1, 2001, rather than having done so on September 16, 2001. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief because unit personnel incorrectly advised the applicant that he would receive an SRB if he reenlisted on September 16, 2001, although...
He stated that if the applicant “presented clear evidence indicating his command would have approved such a request in January 2001, the Coast Guard would consider withdrawing its recommendation to deny relief.” APPLICANT’S RESPONSE TO THE VIEWS OF THE COAST GUARD On June 3, 2002, the Chair sent a copy of the Coast Guard’s advisory opinion to the applicant and invited him to respond within 15 days. In the latter case, the Board granted relief only because the applicant’s performance...
This final decision, dated September 26, 2002, is signed by the three duly RELIEF REQUESTED The applicant asked the Board to correct his military record to show that he reenlisted on February 26, 1999, instead of signing a three-year extension of enlistment contract on June 29, 1999. APPLICANT’S ALLEGATIONS The applicant alleged that on February 26, 1999, when he needed to obligate additional service to accept transfer orders, his command erroneously counseled him that he was not eligible...
He stated that “if proper counseling was done, [the applicant] would have cancelled the two extensions from her commanding officer 1 According to the SRB regulation, a member must enlist or extend for a minimum of 36 months to receive an SRB. He further stated there is no requirement that the Coast Guard re- counsel its members about a subsequent ALCOAST announcing new SRB multiples. (3), states, in pertinent part, as follows: “Members with exactly 6 years active duty on the date of...