DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2000-145
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
ANDREWS, Attorney-Advisor:
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years
on May 2, 2000 (the day after he was promoted to xxx, pay grade E-5), instead of May 1, 2000
(the day he was promoted). The record indicates that he was wrongly advised by his command
that if he reenlisted on May 1, 2000, he would receive a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) at
the E-5 level under ALDIST 184/99. However, under COMDTINST 7220.33, § 3.f.(1), SRBs are
calculated based on the member’s pay grade on the day before he signs a reenlistment contract.
As a result of his command’s erroneous advice, the applicant received an SRB calculated at the
E-4 level instead of E-5. If he had been properly advised, he could have waited a day to
reenlist.
On January 26, 2001, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board
grant the applicant’s request. He pointed out that the applicant’s command was not actually
authorized to reenlist him in May 2000 because his enlistment would not end for another three
years, but he argued that since the mistake was made and the applicant was promised an SRB
at the E-5 level, the Board should correct his record.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling
concerning his eligibility for an SRB when he reenlisted on May 1, 2000, even though his
command erred in offering him a reenlistment contract. His command erroneously advised
him that if he reenlisted on May 1, 2000, he would receive an SRB at the E-5 level. If he had
been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted on May 2, 2000, to receive the SRB at the E-5
level under ALDIST 184/99. Accordingly, the applicant’s request should be granted.
The military record of XXXXXXXXX, USCG, shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted
for 6 years on May 2, 2000, instead of May 1, 2000. The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount
due under ALDIST 184/99 as a result of this correction.
ORDER
Nancy Lynn Friedman
April 19, 2001
Date
Robert A. Monniere
Blane A. Workie
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