Application for Correction of
Coast Guard Record of:
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BCMR Docket
No. 2001-121
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
FINAL DECISION
This final decision, dated June 20, 2002, is signed by the three duly appointed
ULMER, Chair:
This is a proceeding under the provisions of section 1552 of title 10 and section
425 of title 14, United States Code. It was commenced on August 20, 2001, upon the
Board's receipt of the applicant's complete application for correction of his military
record.
members who were designated to serve as the Board in this case.
The applicant, a petty officer third class (pay grade E-4) in the Reserve, asked the
Board to correct his record to show that he canceled his participation in the Soldiers
Government Life Insurance (SGLI) program effective in November 1999. He also
requested that all premiums collected from his pay since that time be refunded to him.
In support of his application, the applicant stated, “I have tried to cancel SGLI
since 11/99. [T]hat is when I first noticed [it] was still being deducted . . . from my pay
after not having drilled for 2 years due to serving a mission for my church.” He
submitted a SGLI Election and Certificate form, dated November 7, 2000, stating “I do
not want insurance at this time.”
Views of the Coast Guard
On January 11, 2002, the Board received an advisory opinion from the Chief
Counsel of the Coast Guard. He stated that the applicant has been reimbursed in the
amount of $64 for SGLI payments he made from December 2000 through March 2001.
In a memorandum attached to the advisory opinion, the Commander, Coast Guard
Personnel Command (CGPC) stated that the applicant’s PERSRU (Personnel Reporting
Unit) had received the applicant’s November 7, 2000 request to cancel his SGLI, which
should have become effective on December 1, 2000.
The Chief Counsel stated that the applicant was not granted full relief because
there is no independent evidence supporting the applicant’s assertion that he notified
his PERSRU in November 1999 that he wanted to cancel his participation in the SGLI
program. (The applicant’s military record does not contain any documentation that the
applicant canceled or attempted to cancel his SGLI participation until November 7,
2000.)
Applicant’s Response to the Views of the Coast Guard
2000, for his reply. He did not submit a response.
A copy of the Coast Guard views was mailed to the applicant on January 14,
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
1. The BCMR has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to section 1552 of title
The Board makes the following findings and conclusions on the basis of the
applicant's submissions and military record, the Coast Guard's submission, and
applicable law:
10, United States Code. The application was timely.
2. Sufficient evidence was presented to establish that on November 7, 2000, the
applicant requested in writing that his PERSRU cancel his participation in the SGLI
program. However, the Coast Guard failed to act on the applicant’s request, which
should have become effective December 1, 2000. (Service members are not required to
participate in the SGLI program.)
3. The Board finds that the Coast Guard committed an error by continuing to
deduct monthly charges for SGLI premiums from the applicant’s pay after receiving a
request, dated November 7, 2000, from the applicant to cancel his participation in the
SGLI program.
4. Admitting that it erred in this regard, the Coast Guard has reimbursed the
applicant $64 for premiums erroneously deducted from his pay from December 2000
through March 2001.
5. The applicant has failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he
is entitled to any additional relief. He has not submitted any evidence, except for his
own statement, establishing that he requested to cancel his SGLI participation any
earlier than November 7, 2000.
by the Coast Guard is denied.
6. Accordingly, the applicant’s request for relief other than that already granted
ORDER
The application of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, for the correction
of his military record is denied, except for that relief already granted by the Coast
Guard.
James K. Augustine
Murray A. Bloom
Betsy L. Wolf
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