DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2000-092
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
ANDREWS, Attorney-Advisor:
On March 16, 2000, the applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted
for 6 years on April 1, 1998, to be eligible for a Zone A SRB under ALDIST 046/98. A page 7 entry in his
record shows that he was erroneously counseled that he would receive a Zone A SRB if he extended his
enlistment for 3 years. The 3-year extension contract he signed based on the erroneous advice did not
make him eligible for an SRB because it did not become operative until he was in Zone B. He alleged that
if he had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for 6 years to receive the SRB. ALDIST
046/98 authorized a Zone A SRB (but no Zone B SRB) for members in the QM rating who reenlisted on or
after April 1, 1998.
On September 20, 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 April 1, 1998.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling concerning his eligi-
bility for an SRB under ALDIST 046/98. The record indicates that the Coast Guard erred by counseling
him improperly about how he could qualify for the SRB. The Board finds that, if the applicant had been
properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for 6 years, instead of extending for 3, to qualify for the
SRB. Accordingly, relief should be granted by correcting the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted
for 6 years on April 1, 1998.
ORDER
The application of XXXXXXXX, USCG, for correction of his military record is granted. It shall be
corrected to show that he was discharged and reenlisted on April 1, 1998, for 6 years. The extension
contract he signed on April 1, 1998, shall be null and void. The Coast Guard shall pay the applicant the
amount due him as a result of this correction.
January 4, 2001
Date
Stephen H. Barber
Donna L. O'Berry
Karen L. Petronis
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