DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2002-042
XXXXXX, XXXXXX 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
January 6, 2002, 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 ALCOAST 127/01. He alleged that if he had been properly
counseled, he would have reenlisted for a period of six years. On January 6, 2002, ALCOAST 127/01
was in effect and authorized a Zone B SRB with a multiple of one for members in the PA rating. There is
no page 7 in the applicant’s record evidencing tenth anniversary counseling.
applicant’s request because the record supports the applicant’s allegations of error.
On June 28, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the
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, had he been, he would have reenlisted for a period of six years on January 6, 2002 for a Zone B
SRB under ALCOAST 127/01. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The application of XXX XXXXXX X. XXXXXX, XXX XX XXXX, USCG, shall be corrected to show
that on January 6, 2002, he reenlisted for a period of six years, for a Zone B SRB under ALCOAST 127/01.
The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due as a result of this correction.
October 31, 2002
Date
Nancy Lynn Friedman
Murray A. Bloom
Final Decision in BCMR Docket No. 2001-XXX p. 2
Robert A. Monniere
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