DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Final Decision
BCMR No. 2002-025
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
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SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked that his record be corrected to show that he reenlisted for six years
on October 1, 2001, rather than having done so on September 16, 2001. This correction would
entitle the applicant to receive the SRB (selective reenlistment bonus) that was promised to him
when he reenlisted on September 16, 2001. The applicant was ineligible to receive the SRB
payment based on his September 16, 2001 reenlistment because the multiple for his rating did
not become effective until October 1, 2001.
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief because
unit personnel incorrectly advised the applicant that he would receive an SRB if he reenlisted
on September 16, 2001, although ALCOAST 127/01 clearly stated that the multiple was not
effective until October 1, 2001. Since the applicant’s original enlistment did not expire until
November 16, 2001, he could have waited and reenlisted on October 1, 2001, for the SRB
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
The Chief Counsel admitted and the Board finds that the applicant was incorrectly
counseled that he would receive an SRB pursuant to ALCOAST 127/01 if he reenlisted on
September 16, 2001. Therefore, the applicant is entitled to the relief requested.
ORDER
The application of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, USGC, for correction of military record is
granted. His reenlistment contract dated September 16, 2001 shall be corrected to show that he
reenlisted for six years on October 1, 2001 for a Zone A SRB with the appropriate multiple,
pursuant to ALCOAST 127/01. The Coast Guard shall pay the applicant the amount due him
as a result of this correction.
Michael K. Nolan
Sherri L. Pappas
September 12, 2002
Date
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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