DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2000-069
Terence W. Carlson
L. L. Sutter
ANDREWS, Attorney-Advisor:
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
On February 9, 2000, the applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he
reenlisted for 6 years on June 3, 1999, prior to his tenth active duty anniversary. He alleged that
he was eligible for a Zone B SRB under ALDIST 290/98 and should have been counseled about
his eligibility but was not. He alleged that if he had been properly counseled, he would have
reenlisted for 6 years to receive an SRB. ALDIST 290/98, issued on November 24, 1998, author-
ized a Zone B SRB with a multiple of one for members in the MST rating who reenlisted be-
tween November 25, 1998, and June 14, 1999. There is no administrative entry in the appli-
cant’s record documenting SRB counseling.
On August 16, 2000, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board
correct the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on June 3, 1999.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to counseling concerning his
eligibility to be discharged prior to his tenth active duty anniversary, June 29, 1999, in order to
reenlist and receive a Zone B SRB under ALDIST 290/98. The record indicates that the Coast
Guard erred by failing to properly counsel him. The Board finds that, if the applicant had been
counseled, he would have been discharged and reenlisted for 6 years to receive an SRB.
Accordingly, relief should be granted by correcting the applicant’s record to show that he reen-
listed for 6 years on June 3, 1999.
ORDER
The application of XXXXXXX, USCG, for correction of his military record is granted. It
shall be corrected to show that he was discharged and reenlisted on June 3, 1999, for 6 years to
receive a Zone B SRB. The Coast Guard shall pay the applicant the amount due him as a result
of this correction.
Date:
Sharon Y. Vaughn
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