DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
BCMR Docket
No. 2001-046
Application for Correction of
Coast Guard Record of:
FINAL DECISION
ULMER, Deputy Chairman:
The applicant, a quartermaster first class (QM1; pay grade E-6), asked the Board to correct his record to
show that he reenlisted for six years on October 30, 2000, (his tenth year on active duty), so that he would be
eligible for a Zone B SRB (selective reenlistment bonus), under AlCOAST 218/00. The applicant stated that the
Coast Guard failed to counsel him that he was eligible to reenlist on his tenth anniversary on active duty for
purpose of obtaining a Zone B SRB.
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard stated that the applicant was not counseled about his eligibility to
reenlist for a Zone B SRB on his tenth anniversary on active duty. Therefore, he recommended that the Board
grant the requested relief by correcting the applicant's record to show that he reenlisted on October 30, 2000 for
six years so that he would be eligible for a Zone B SRB with a multiple of 1, pursuant to ALCOAST 218/00.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
The Board agrees with the comments and recommendation of the Chief Counsel and finds that the Coast
Guard committed an error by not counseling the applicant about his opportunity to receive a Zone B SRB on his
tenth anniversary on active duty. Accordingly, the applicant's request for relief should be granted.
ORDER
The application of , for correction of his military record is granted. His record shall be
corrected to show that he reenlisted for six years on October 30, 2000, for a Zone B SRB with the appropriate
multiple. The reenlistment contract the applicant signed on April 18, 2001 is null and void. The Coast Guard
shall pay the applicant the amount due him as a result of this correction.
Date: October 25, 2001
Mark A. Tomicich
Stephen H. Barber
Robert H. Joost
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