DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2002-023
July 22, 2002
Date
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years
on January 24, 2000, his 10th anniversary on active duty. He alleged that he was erroneously
counseled that there was no selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) available for him. Therefore, he
did not reenlist and instead extended his enlistment for just a year on May 8, 2000. He alleged
that if he had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for 6 years to receive the SRB
under ALDIST 184/99. His record shows that he was erroneously counseled that there was no
SRB multiple in effect for his rating on his 10th anniversary.
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief by
reenlisting the applicant for 6 years on his 10th active duty anniversary.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling
concerning his eligibility to reenlist for 6 years on his 10th active duty anniversary to receive an
SRB under ALDIST 184/99. The record indicates that the applicant was not properly counseled
and that if he had been, he would have reenlisted for 6 years to receive the SRB. Accordingly,
relief should be granted by correcting his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on his
10th active duty anniversary, January 24, 2000, and by voiding the extension contract he later
signed.
ORDER
The military record of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show
that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 10th active duty anniversary, January 24, 2000, to receive an
SRB under ALDIST 184/99. Any other extension or reenlistment contract he has signed since
that date shall be null and void. The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due as a result of
this correction.
Julia Andrews
Michael K. Nolan
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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