This final decision, dated June 19, 2003, 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 entitled to a full Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB)1 based on his pay grade as an MK2, rather than a partial SRB reduced by previously obligated service under an extension contract. of the Personnel Manual provides that members with less than six years of active duty will not normally be...
On December 12, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s requested relief because the record supports the applicant’s allegation that he was improperly counseled. The Chief Counsel admits and the Board finds that the Coast Guard committed an error when it promised the applicant a Zone A SRB under ALCOAST 585/01 despite there being no multiple available therein for his rating. The Board is persuaded that had the applicant known that he was...
Although the Board denied the applicant' s request for the Zone B SRB, it issued the following directive to the applicant: If the applicant desires the alternative relief recommended by the Chief Counsel consisting of a discharge or a new enlistment/extension instead of the March 30, 2001 six-year reenlistment, he is directed to file a request with the Board seeking such relief within 60 days from the date of this order. In light of the Board's finding of error in the original proceeding,...
2003-014 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on November 3, 2001, at the end of his original 4-year enlistment, and that the short-term extension contracts he signed before and after that date are canceled. He alleged that, prior to the end of his original enlistment, he was never counseled that he could cancel the 9-month extension he had signed in March 2000 to attend school and reenlist for 6 years to receive...
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx FINAL DECISION BCMR Docket No. Under ALCOAST 198/01, members whose 6th or 10th anniversaries fell between May 1 and September 30, 2001, were permitted to reenlist in October 2001, to receive an SRB as if their actual anniversary had been in October 2001. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant...
Coast Guard members who have at least 21 months but no more than 6 years of active duty service are in “Zone A.” Members who have completed at least 6 years but no more than 10 years of active duty service are in “Zone B.” Members may not receive more than one bonus per zone. On July 1, 1999, after receiving transfer orders to a new station, the applicant was advised that an SRB multiple was authorized for his rating and that if he reenlisted or extended his enlistment for at least three...
He also requested that the Board correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on April 11, 20xx, his sixth active duty anniversary, to receive a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). One of the petty officers wrote that, based on the applicant’s having four years’ prior active duty service in the Navy, he could have enlisted for two years, instead of four years but was erroneously advised by his recruiter at the time he enlisted in the Coast Guard. The applicant...
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx FINAL DECISION BCMR Docket No. He alleged that he was miscounseled about the effect his previously obligated service would have on the selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) he received for the contract. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the appli- cant’s request because the record indicates...
2003-028 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record by canceling the six-year reenlistment contract he signed on September 13, 2002, in order to receive a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) pursuant to ALCOAST 329/02. He stated that because the applicant previously received a Zone B SRB, the Board should void the applicant’s September 13, 2002 reenlistment contract. The Chief Counsel admitted and the Board finds that the Coast Guard erred by advising...
He alleged that his yeoman told him, prior to his 10th active duty anniversary, that he could receive an SRB for 48 months of new service if he reenlisted for 6 years on any day from September 28, 2002, to October 4, 2002. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief, because it “is reasonable to assume that the Applicant would have reenlisted on 29 September 2002 for a Zone ‘B’ SRB based on 48 months had he been informed that reenlisting one day earlier...
On May 30, 2003, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard stated that, if the applicant met the criteria for a Zone B SRB on the date of his sixth anniversary, the Board should grant the requested relief. The record indicates that the applicant met the criteria for a Zone B SRB on his sixth anniversary in that he was serving in pay grade E-5 and had not previously received a Zone B SRB. The Board further finds that if the applicant had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted on...
He alleged that on December 17, 2001, he was counseled that he was eligible to receive a Zone A SRB under ALCOAST 127/01 but was never paid the SRB. On December 17, 2001, ALCOAST 127/01 was in effect and authorized a Zone A SRB with a multiple of xxxxx for members in the XX rating. Accordingly, the Board should grant relief by voiding the applicant’s four-year reenlistment contract, signed on May 24, 2002, and by offering him the opportunity to extend his original enlistment contract for 2 years.
He recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s requested relief by reenlisting the applicant for 4 years on February 23, 1999, his 6-year anniversary, for a Zone A SRB and reenlisting him for 6 years on February 23, 2003, his 10-year anniversary, for a Zone B SRB. The Board finds that, if he had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for 4 years on February 23, 1999 for a Zone A SRB and reenlisted again for 6 years on February 23, 2003 for a Zone B SRB. ORDER The military...
However, instead of receiving an SRB calculated on all six years of the contract, he received an SRB based on only three years, because the canceled extension contract constituted previously obligated service that counted against number of years of newly obligated service on which his SRB was based. Article 2 of Commandant Instruction 7220.33 (the SRB Instruction) provides that “[a]ll personnel with 14 years or less active service who reenlist or extend for any period, however brief, shall...
There is no documentation of 10th anniversary SRB counseling in the applicant’s record. He recommended that the Board grant relief by reenlisting the applicant on his 10th active duty anniversary for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years, at the appli- cant’s discretion. The Board finds that, if he had been counseled, he likely would have taken advantage of the provisions of ALCOAST 329/02 by reenlisting on his 10th anniversary for a Zone B SRB.
2003-045 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record so that he would receive his Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) based on all 69 months of new service he obligated by sign- ing 6-year reenlistment contract on January 8, 2003. Accordingly, relief should be granted. The Coast Guard shall correct all applicable records to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on January 8, 2003, and is entitled to an SRB based on all 69 months of newly obligated service...
In support of his allegations, the applicant submitted a statement from his unit yeoman who acknowledged that the applicant’s paperwork was untimely processed and that the applicant received no SRB counseling. He recommended that the Board grant relief by correcting the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted on January 4, 2003, for purposes of receiving a Zone B SRB pursuant to ALCOAST 329/02. The Chief Counsel admitted and the Board finds that the Coast Guard committed an error in...
2003-056 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 10th active duty anniversary, August 12, 2002, to receive a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) under ALCOAST 329/02. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief because the record supports his allegation that he was not counseled about his SRB eligibility. In addition, the Board finds that if he had been properly counseled,...
2003-059 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record so that he would receive a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) based on a 42-month extension contract he signed on May 8, 2002, rather than on a 4-year extension contract that he signed on December 4, 2002. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief because the record indicates that the applicant was twice erroneously advised about his SRB eligibility. The Board finds that he...
The applicant alleged that this correction would make him eligible for the Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) promised in his February 27, 2003 reenlistment contract. The Board finds that had the applicant had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for six years on March 1, 2003 for an SRB under ALCOAST 329/02. His record shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted for six years on March 1, 2003, rather than February 27, 2003, to receive a Zone B SRB with a multiple of...
On November 2, 2002, the applicant’s PERSRU recommended remission of the $5,748.29 debt in full, finding that “it is reasonable to assume [the applicant] was not properly counseled.” The PERSRU noted that the applicant’s record contains no CG- 3307 documenting SRB counseling upon his enlistment in April 1999 or at the time his change in rating was approved by CGPC. (7) of Enclosure (1) and Enclosure (3) to COMDTINST 7220.33, the Coast Guard had a duty (a) to counsel the applicant about SRB...
This final decision, dated January 5, 2003, 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 entitled to an enlistment bonus upon completing “A” School to become a quartermaster (QM). CGPC stated that since October 2002, recruiters have been required to complete a form with new recruits in which they acknowledge that they have “not been offered any bonus incentive, either to enlist or attend a...
He alleged that he was improperly counseled about his eligibility to extend his reenlistment within the 3 months prior to his 10th active duty anniversary (March 20, 2000) for a Zone B SRB. On March 14, 2000, the applicant was advised that he could receive a Zone B SRB by extending the 4-year reenlistment contact he signed on May 28, 1999, through May 27, 2003. He recommended that the Board grant relief by correcting the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted on March 14, 2000, for...
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the appli- cant’s request because the record supports his allegation that he was not timely counseled. Under COMDTINST 7220.33 and ALCOAST 585/01, he was eligible to reenlist for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years to receive a Zone B SRB on the anniver- sary. The Board finds that he was not timely counseled and that, if he had been, he would have reenlisted to receive the SRB.
This final decision, dated December 18, 2003, is signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant, a former xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, asked the Board to correct her record to show that she was medically retired from the Coast Guard on January 9, 2002, with a 30% combined disability rating, including a 10% rating for neuritis of the left external popliteal nerve and a 20% rating for lumbar spondylosis, in accordance with the Veterans’ Affairs Schedule for Rating...
On September 10, 2003, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard stated that although the record indicates that the applicant was a qualified boats coxswain and the page 7 entry was issued in error, granting the requested relief would not provide the applicant with an opportunity to obtain a Zone B SRB. He recommended that the Board grant alternative relief by correcting the applicant’s record to show that in accordance with ALCOAST 127/01, he reenlisted for six years on December 2, 2001, his...
2003-080 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on February 23, 2003, his tenth active duty anniversary, to obtain a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). The Board finds that had the applicant been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted on his tenth anniversary for six years to receive a Zone B SRB. ORDER The military record of XXX XXXXX XXXXX, xxx xx xxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that he...
He alleged that when he reenlisted on August 30, 2002, he was improperly counseled that he would receive an SRB if he reenlisted for six years. He recommended that in the interest of justice, the applicant’s August 30, 2002 reenlistment contract be voided because it was based on the promise of an SRB that he was not eligible to receive. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling concerning his eligibility for an SRB.
He stated that the Coast Guard erroneously counseled him that he could reenlist on his 10th active duty anniversary but was not eligible for Zone B SRB, while he was being paid for a Zone A SRB. The Board finds that had the applicant been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted on his 10th anniversary for 6 years to receive a Zone B SRB. ORDER The military record of MK1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted on his 10th active duty anniversary, January...
the Zone A SRB that was authorized for members in the XX rating at the time under ALCOAST 184/99.2 Therefore, he extended his enlistment for only 30 months, which was the minimum amount of additional service that he had to obligate in order to accept his transfer orders and avoid discharge.3 The applicant alleged that he should have been advised and allowed to extend his service for 36 months to receive the SRB. If the applicant had extended his enlistment for 36 months in March 2000, he...
His record shows that his prior enlistment was ending on May 31, 2003, and that a 4-month extension would have become operative on June 1, 2003, if he had not reenlisted. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief by changing the applicant’s reenlistment date to May 2, 2003, because the record supports his allegation that he was not properly counseled. The Board finds that if the applicant had been properly counseled, he would have canceled the extension...
By that time, ALCOAST 182/03 was in effect and the SRB multiple for MK2s in Zone A was just 1.5.5 In support of his allegations, the applicant pointed out that his command failed to have him sign a CG-3307 (“page 7”) to acknowledge receiving proper SRB counseling when he signed the one-year extension contract on November 18, 2002. Therefore, the Board finds that the applicant has proved by a preponderance of the evidence that he was miscounseled in November 2002 that, if he extended...
The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request because the record supports his allegation that he was not timely counseled. Under ALDIST 184/99, he was eligible to reenlist for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years to receive a Zone A SRB with a multiple of 3. If he had done so, he would not have been eligible to reenlist for 4 years on June 13, 2000, but he would have been eligible to reenlist on his 10th anniversary for a Zone B SRB with a multiple...
This final decision, dated April 15, 2004, 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 entitled to a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB)1 with a multiple of 2.5 instead of the 2.0 multiple he actually received. Coast Guard members who have at least 6 but no more than 10 years of active duty service are in “Zone B.” Article 3.C., Coast Guard Personnel Manual. This provision...
The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request because the record supports his allegation that he was not timely counseled. of the Personnel Manual, the applicant was entitled to timely counseling concerning his eligibility for an SRB on his 10th anniversary. The Board finds that he was not timely counseled and that, if he had been, he would have reenlisted to receive the SRB.
He alleged that he was told that he had to reenlist to obligate sufficient service to accept transfer orders and that if he reenlisted, he would receive a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) in accordance with ALCOAST 329/02. The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request because the record supports his allegation that he was erroneously coun- seled that he would receive the SRB if he reenlisted. The military record of BM3...
In support of his allegations, the applicant submitted a copy of his command’s message to the Personnel Command regarding his request for a waiver to extend his enlistment for just 9 months and a copy of the message from the Personnel Com- mand approving his request. The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request. However, under Article 1.G.14.a.4., the Commander of the Personnel Command may authorize extensions “[f]or one year or...
This final decision, dated May 20, 2004, 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 for a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB)1 with a multiple of 2 by permitting him to reenlist for six years prior to June 3, 2003. Coast Guard members who have at least 6 but no more than 10 years of active duty service are in “Zone B.” Article 3.C., Coast Guard Personnel Manual. There was...
This final decision, dated May 20, 2004, is signed by the three duly appointed APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked that the Board correct his record to show that upon receipt of his transfer orders on March 13, 2003, he reenlisted for six years to receive a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB).1 He alleged that, upon receiving the orders, he should have been counseled about SRBs and that if he had been, he would have reenlisted for the SRB. TJAG stated that when the...
The applicant stated that although he canceled the extension contract and reenlisted for 5 years on June 30, 2003, he did not receive the SRB because he was not legally authorized to reenlist until he was within 3 months of the end of his original enlistment, which was November 29, 2003. The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request because the record supports the applicant’s allegation of error. Although the applicant, now in...
Coast Guard members who have less than 6 of active duty service are in “Zone A.” Article 3.C., Coast Guard Personnel Manual. TJAG stated that in an effort to afford the applicant a result that most closely represents the bargain she claimed, the Coast Guard recommended that the Board offer her two options: First, Applicant could have her record corrected by voiding her reenlistment contract dated 3 June 2003 and subsequently extending her period of service until the BCMR final decision. ...
This final decision, dated June 30, 2004, 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 entitled to a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB)1 with a multiple of 2.5 instead of the 2.0 multiple he actually received. VIEWS OF THE COAST GUARD In March 2004, the Judge Advocate General (TJAG) of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief, as follows: (1) void the May 22,...
Subsequent to reporting to the new duty station, the applicant was informed by Coast Guard Personnel Command (CGPC) that he was not eligible for the SRB because according to Article 4.B.6.a.2. of the Personnel Manual, he already had three years of service remaining on his then enlistment (apparently CGPC used the date the orders were issued rather than the date the applicant was due to report to his new duty station in calculating the three year requirement). FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS The...
The applicant first enlisted in the Coast Guard on August 30, 1971. TJAG further argued that the applicant is not likely to prevail on the merits of his claim because the current provision of the Manual, on which the applicant relies, was not in effect when the applicant reenlisted on December 1, 1980. TJAG further stated that the Coast Guard's decision to change its policy two years after the applicant's 1980 reenlistment does not constitute an injustice.
The recruiter stated the following: In support of his contention, the applicant submitted a statement from his At the time of [the applicant's] enlistment, I was unfortunately unaware of the bonus offered for the Reserve MST billets. … Enlistment bonuses are not offered to everyone and are not always available. The Board finds that if the recruiter had been aware of the enlistment bonus, he would have offered the bonus to the applicant.
Coast Guard members who have at least 21 months but no more than 6 years of active duty service are in “Zone A.” Article 3.C., Coast Guard Personnel Manual. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS Coast Guard Personnel Manual Article 3.C.3 (Written Agreements) states that "all personnel with 10 years or less active service who reenlist or extend for any period, however brief, shall be counseled on the SRB program." However, when he reenlisted, he was incorrectly advised by Coast Guard personnel that he was...
Coast Guard members who have at least 6 but no more than 10 years of active duty service are in “Zone B.” Article 3.C., Coast Guard Personnel Manual. If the applicant had been properly counseled, it would be reasonable to assume that he would have extended for one (01) year to meet the obligated service requirement to accept his orders and prior to the effective date of the extension [July 11, 2003] he would have reenlisted for the Zone B SRB multiple of [2.5] that he was promised. The...
The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard (TJAG) recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request because the record supports his allegation that he was not properly counseled. Under Article 3.C.5.6., on June 8, 2004, the applicant would have been entitled to cancel his one-month extension and reenlist for 6 years to receive the SRB with a multiple of 2.5. The Board finds that, if the applicant had been properly counseled, he would have extended his enlistment for one month on...
The statement indicates that the transfer orders he received in the fall of 2002 required him to obligate sufficient service to complete a full tour of duty at the new unit before reporting to it on January 19, 2003.1 Before signing a contract to obligate the service, the applicant was counseled about SRBs by a yeoman second class (YN2) at his prior command and was told that there was no multiple for MK3s but that there was a multiple for MK2s.2 At 1 Article 4.B.6. of the Personnel Manual],...
On August 31, 2002, he enlisted in the Coast Guard Reserve. APPLICABLE REGULATION Selected Reserve Enlisted Bonus Programs (COMDTINST 7220.1A) Paragraph 1 of Enclosure (4) states that the SELRES Prior Service Enlistment Program "provides a bonus to eligible prior service personnel who enlist in the SELRES (Selected Reserve) in ratings, billets, or units designated most critical (Level 1) or critical (Level 11). The page 7 offered by the applicant to prove that he was promised the SELRES...