DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
XXXXXX, XXXXXX X.
XXX XX XXXX, XXX
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2002-021
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on
November 17, 2000, instead of extending his enlistment on that day for six years to receive a Zone A
selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) pursuant to ALCOAST 218/00. He alleged that he was
improperly counseled that he would receive the maximum Zone A SRB, if he extended his enlistment
for six years on or before November 19, 2000, his sixth anniversary on active duty. Although his
November 17, 2000 extension contract contains a promise of an SRB with a multiple of 2.5 pursuant to
ALCOAST 218/00, the applicant did not receive one because his extension began to run from
February 18, 2001, the expiration of his enlistment. He alleged that had he been properly counseled,
he would have reenlisted instead of extending.
On May 22, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board correct
the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted for six years on November 17, 2000, instead of
extending his enlistment. He stated that “the [applicant’s] record clearly demonstrates that [he]
desired to commit himself to an additional six (06) years of service in exchange for an SRB.”
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper SRB counseling concerning
his eligibility to reenlist for six years on his sixth active duty anniversary to receive an SRB under
ALCOAST 218/00. If the applicant had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for six
years to receive a Zone A SRB. Accordingly, relief should be granted by correcting his record to show
that he reenlisted for six years on November 17, 2000.
ORDER
The military record of XXX XXXXXX X. XXXXXX, XXX XX XXXX, USCG, shall be corrected to
show that he reenlisted for six years on November 17, 2000 to receive a Zone A SRB under ALCOAST
218/00. The six-year extension contract that he signed on November 17, 2000 shall be null and void.
The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due under ALCOAST 218/00 as a result of this
correction.
Michael K. Nolan
Sherri L. Pappas
September 12, 2002
Date
Final Decision in BCMR Docket No. 2000-057 p. 2
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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