DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS 

 
Application for the Correction of 
the Coast Guard Record of: 
 
                                                                                        BCMR Docket No. 1999-009 
 
 
   

FINAL DECISION 

 
ANDREWS, Attorney-Advisor: 
 
 
This is a proceeding under the provisions of section 1552 of title 10 and section 
425 of title 14 of the United States Code.  It was commenced on October 26, 1998, upon 
the BCMR’s receipt of the applicant’s application for correction. 
 
 
appointed members who were designated to serve as the Board in this case. 
 

This  final  decision,  dated  July  22,  1999,  is  signed  by  the  three  duly  

RELIEF REQUESTED 

 

 
 

 

 
 
The applicant, a xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on active duty in the Coast Guard, asked 
the Board to correct his military record to show that he was discharged on his six-year 
active duty anniversary date, December 10, 1997, and immediately reenlisted for a term 
of six years.  The correction would entitle him to receive a Selective Reenlistment Bonus 
(SRB) pursuant to ALDIST 226/97. 
 

APPLICANT’S ALLEGATIONS 

The applicant alleged that pursuant to Coast Guard regulations, he should have 
been counseled prior to the sixth anniversary of his enlistment concerning his eligibility 
for  an  SRB.    The  applicant  alleged  that  he  was  not  properly  counseled  and  that  the 
absence in his record of a Form CG-3307 shows that he was not counseled as required.  
The applicant alleged that, if he had been properly counseled, he would have been dis-
charged and immediately reenlisted on his sixth anniversary for a term of six years in 
order to receive the maximum allowable SRB for his rating under ALDIST 226/97.  

 

VIEWS OF THE COAST GUARD 

On  July  9,  1999,  the  Chief  Counsel  of  the  Coast  Guard  recommended  that  the 

 
 
Board grant the applicant’s request.   
 
 
The Chief Counsel stated that the applicant should be granted relief because he 
took  prompt  and  appropriate  action  to  rectify  the  error  after  he  discovered  his 
eligibility under ALDIST 226/97.  The Chief Counsel also argued that the correction is 
warranted because the applicant is willing to commit himself to a six-year reenlistment 
in consideration for the SRB. 
 

APPLICABLE REGULATIONS 

SUMMARY OF THE RECORD 

 
 
The applicant enlisted in the Coast Guard on December 10, 1991, for a term of 
four years. He reenlisted for another term of four years on July 19, 1995.  On the sixth 
anniversary of his original enlistment, December 10, 1997, his rating was xx.  There is no 
Form CG-3307 in the applicant’s record showing that he was counseled concerning his 
eligibility for an SRB. 

  
 
On  September  30,  1997,  the  Commandant  of  the  Coast  Guard  issued  ALDIST 
226/97, which allowed members to receive an SRB if they reenlisted or extended their 
current enlistments between October 1, 1997, and March 31, 1998.  ALDIST 226/97 pro-
vided that members in the xx rating who extended their enlistments or reenlisted for 
more than three years would receive an SRB calculated with a multiple of one-half.  
 

 
Enclosure (1) to Commandant Instruction 7220.33 (Reenlistment Bonus Programs 
 
Administration), Section 3.d.(1), states that “[m]embers with exactly 6 years active duty 
on the date of reenlistment or operative date of extension will be entitled to the Zone A 
multiple in effect for their rating if they are otherwise eligible.” 
  
 
Section 3.d.(9) of the instruction states that “[c]ommanding officers are author-
ized to effect early discharge and reenlist members within 3 months prior to their 6th, 
10th, or 14th year active service anniversary dates (not to be confused with the normal 
expiration of enlistment), for the purpose of qualifying for a Zone A, B, or C SRB respec-
tively.” 
 
 
Enclosure (3) to the instruction states that during the three months prior to their 
6th, 10th, and 14th anniversary dates, members must be counseled concerning their eli-
gibility for an SRB.  The counseling must be memorialized in their records with a Form 
CG-3307 signed by the member. 
 

ALDIST 226/97, issued on September 30, 1997, established SRBs for personnel in 
certain  skill  ratings  who  reenlisted  or  extended  their  enlistments  between  October  1, 
1997 and March 31, 1998.  The multiple to be used for calculating SRBs for members in 
the xx rating was one-half. 
 

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 

 
 
The  Board  makes  the  following  findings  and  conclusions  on  the  basis  of  the  
applicant's military record and submissions, the Coast Guard's submissions, and appli-
cable law: 
 

The Board has jurisdiction concerning this matter pursuant to section 1552 

of title 10, United States Code.  The application was timely. 
 

The applicant alleged that he was not properly counseled about his eligi-
bility for an SRB prior to the sixth anniversary of his enlistment.  He alleged that, had he 
been  properly  counseled,  he  would  have  been  discharged  on  his  sixth  anniversary, 
December  10,  1997,  and  immediately  reenlisted  for  a  term  of  six  years  to  receive  the 
maximum possible SRB for his rating.  
 
Under  Sections  3.d.(1)  and  3.d.(9)  of  Enclosure  (1)  to  Commandant 
 
Instruction 7220.33, the applicant was eligible to be discharged on the sixth anniversary 
of  his  enlistment,  December  10,  1997,  in  order  to  reenlist  and  receive  an  SRB  under 
ALDIST 226/97.  Under Enclosure (3) to the instruction, the applicant had a right to be 
counseled concerning his eligibility. 
 

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4. 

There  is  no  evidence  that  the  Coast  Guard  counseled  the  applicant  con-
cerning his eligibility for an SRB prior to the sixth anniversary of his original enlistment.  
Had he been so counseled, a Form CG-3307 should appear in his record, but there is 
none.  The evidence further indicates that, if the applicant had been properly counseled, 
he would have been discharged and reenlisted for a term of six years to receive an SRB. 

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Therefore, the applicant’s request should be granted. 

 
 

 

 

ORDER 

 

 

The  application  for  correction  of  the  military  record  of  XXXXXXX,  USCG,  is 
hereby  granted.    His  record  shall  be  corrected  to  show  that  he  was  discharged  and 
reenlisted on December 10, 1997, for a term of six years for the purpose of receiving a 
Zone  A  SRB  under  ALDIST  226/97.    The  Coast  Guard  shall  pay  the  applicant  the 
amount due him as a result of this correction. 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

 
 
David H. Kasminoff 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

 
George Kuehnle, Jr. 

 

 

 

 
Michael J. McMorrow