DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2001-053
Laura A. Aguilar
James K. Augustine
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 September 27, 2000, his 10th anniversary on active duty. He alleged that he was never coun-
seled, as required by COMDTINST 7220.33, that he could reenlist on that day to receive a Zone
B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) under ALDIST 218/00. He submitted a signed statement
from his commanding officer supporting his allegation, and there is no documentation of 10th
anniversary SRB counseling in his record. Under ALDIST 218/00, members in the FS rating in
Zone B could reenlist to receive an SRB with a multiple of 1. On February 12, 2001, the
applicant was required to extend his enlistment for 14 months to obligate sufficient service to
accept transfer orders.
On July 3, 2000, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board cor-
rect the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on September 27, 2000.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling
concerning his eligibility for an SRB on his 10th active duty anniversary. The record indicates
that the Coast Guard failed to counsel him, and he therefore failed to receive an SRB. If the
applicant had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for 6 years on September 27,
2000, to receive the SRB, and he would not have had to extend his enlistment for 14 months on
February 12, 2001, to accept his transfer orders. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of XXXXXXXX, USCG, shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted
for 6 years on his 10th active duty anniversary, September 27, 2000, to receive a Zone B SRB
under ALDIST 218/00. The extension contract dated February 12, 2001, shall be null and void.
The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due as a result of this correction.
Date: August 9, 2001______
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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