DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2001-132
XXXXX, XXXXXXX X.
XXX XX XXXX, XXX
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
GARMON, Attorney-Advisor:
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on
June 28, 1999, his tenth anniversary on active duty, for the purpose of receiving a Zone B selective
reenlistment bonus (SRB). The applicant stated that on his tenth anniversary, he was never counseled
about his eligibility to receive an SRB under ALDIST 184/99. He alleged that if he had been properly
counseled, he would have reenlisted for a period of six years. On June 28, 1999, ALDIST 184/99 was in
effect and authorized a Zone B SRB with a multiple of one for members in the BM rating. There is no
page 7 in the applicant’s record evidencing tenth anniversary counseling.
the applicant’s request because the record supports the applicant’s allegations of error.
On January 31, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling concerning his
eligibility for an SRB. The Board finds that the applicant has proved that he was not properly counseled
and that, if he had been, he would have reenlisted for a period of six years on June 28, 1999 for a Zone B
SRB under ALDIST 184/99. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The application of XXX XXXXX X. XXXXXXX, XXX XX XXXX, USCG, shall be corrected to show
that on June 28, 1999, he reenlisted for six years, through June 27, 2005 for an SRB under ALDIST 184/99.
Any other reenlistment or extension contract he has signed since June 1999 shall be null and void. The
Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due as a result of this correction.
Date
Astrid Lopez-Goldberg
John A. Kern
July 18, 2002
Coleman R. Sachs
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