DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
BCMR Docket
No. 2001-010
Application for Correction of
Coast Guard Record of:
FINAL DECISION
The applicant, a machinery technician (MK3; pay grade E-4), asked the Board to correct his
record to show that he reenlisted for six years on December 8, 1999, so that he would be eligible for a
Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). He further requested that the extension agreement he
signed on this date be declared void. The applicant claimed, “he was not [properly] counseled . . . in
October 1999.” He stated that, due to inadequate counseling, he was not aware that he could have
reenlisted and obtained a SRB multiple of 2 rather than extending his enlistment and subsequently
receiving a multiple of one half.
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief to the
applicant. He stated that the applicant was incorrectly counseled on the extension agreement that no
Zone A SRB was available at the time he extended his enlistment. The Chief Counsel stated that
under ALDIST 184/99, a Zone A SRB with a multiple of 2 was available for the applicant’s rating at
the time he extended his enlistment.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
The Board agrees with the comments and recommendation of the Chief Counsel of the Coast
Guard and finds that the applicant was incorrectly counseled about his SRB opportunity when he
extended his enlistment on December 8, 1999. Therefore, he is entitled to relief.
ORDER
The application of XXXXXXXXXX, for correction of his military record is granted. His record
shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted for six years on December 8, 1999, and that he was
eligible for a Zone A SRB with the appropriate multiple. The extension agreement the applicant
signed on December 8, 1999, is void. The Coast Guard shall pay the applicant the amount due him as
a result of this correction.
James K. Augustine
Laura A. Aguilar
Date: August 9, 2001______
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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