DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
Xxxxxxxx
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FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2002-063
ANDREWS, Deputy Chair:
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted on his 6th
active duty anniversary to receive a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) in accordance
with ALCOAST 127/01. He alleged that he was never counseled about his eligibility for the
SRB and that, if he had been, he would have reenlisted. His record does not contain documen-
tation of SRB counseling prior to his 6th anniversary. Letters signed by his commanding officer
and a yeoman at his unit state that he was not timely counseled about his eligibility on his 6th
anniversary because of a miscalculation of his prior service and that, when the error was later
discovered, the applicant promptly stated that he wanted to reenlist for the bonus.
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the appli-
cant’s request because the record supports his allegation that he was not timely counseled.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to timely counseling concerning
his eligibility for an SRB on his 6th anniversary. Under COMDTINST 7220.33 and ALCOAST
127/01, he was eligible to reenlist for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years to receive a Zone A SRB on the anniver-
sary. The Board finds that he was not timely counseled and that, if he had been, he would have
reenlisted to receive the SRB. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that
he reenlisted on his 6th active duty anniversary for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years, at his discretion, to receive
a Zone A SRB as provided under ALCOAST 127/01. Any other reenlistment or extension
contract he may have signed since his 6th anniversary shall be null and void. The Coast Guard
shall pay him the amount due as a result of this correction.
December 31, 2002
Date
Angel Collaku
Thomas A. Phemister
Final Decision in BCMR Docket No. 2000-057 p. 2
Mark A. Tomicich
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