DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2002-092
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to change the term of his Reserve enlistment contract
from 4 to 8 years. He alleged that he had intended to enlist for 8 years and that his primary
reason for enlisting had been to receive educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill.
However, when he applied for the benefits, he was told he was ineligible because his contract
term was only 4 years. The applicant’s Reserve contract dated January 14, 2001, states that he
enlisted for 4 years. However, his record also contains a January 14, 2001, Statement of
Understanding, prepared by his recruiter, which states, “I [applicant’s name] understand that I
am enlisting in a program, which has a military service obligation (MSO) of 8 years.”
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard and the Commander of the Coast Guard Person-
nel Command both recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request because the
record indicates that he intended to enlist for 8 years and that the 4-year term of his contract is
“a bona fide error.”
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
The applicant has proved by a preponderance of the evidence that he intended to enlist
in the Reserve for 8 years and that his recruiter intended to enlist him for 8 years. He has
proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the 4-year term on his contract is the result of
an administrative error. Accordingly, his request should be granted.
The military record of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCGR, shall be corrected to show that
on January 14, 2001, he enlisted in the Reserve for 8 years instead of 4 years.
ORDER
November 14, 2002
Date
Edmund T. Sommer, Jr.
Dorothy J. Ulmer
Betsy L. Wolf
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