DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2010-103
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct her discharge form DD 214 to show in block 12.a. that
she entered active duty on July 1, 2002, when she became a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy, and to
include her 4 years as a cadet in the calculation of her total service in block 12.c. Her DD 214 currently
shows that she entered active duty upon her commissioning on May 17, 2006, and that she had
accumulated just 1 year, 6 months, and 13 days of active duty upon her discharge on November 29, 2007.
The Coast Guard recommended that the Board deny relief, stating that under Article 12.C.16.a.5.
of the Personnel Manual and COMDTINST M1900.4D, the instruction manual for completing DD 214s,
an officer’s time attending a Service Academy may not be counted in computing the length of the
officer’s service for any purpose and so is not reflected on a DD 214.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Article 12.C.16.a.5. of the Personnel Manual states that “[s]ervice time while attending a Service
Academy may not be counted in computing, for any purpose, the length of service of an officer.”
COMDTINST M1900.4D states with regard to the net active service entry in block 12.c. that “service
while attending a Service Academy as a cadet is creditable for enlisted members reverted to enlisted
status, but in no case is it creditable for a member commissioned as an officer.” Therefore, the Board
agrees with the Coast Guard that the entries in blocks 12.a. and 12.c. on the applicant’s DD 214 are
correct and no change is warranted. Accordingly, her request should be denied.
ORDER
The application of former Ensign xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, for correction of her military
record is denied.
October 21, 2010
Date
Philip B. Busch
Paul B. Oman
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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