DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket
No. 2002-082
Application for Correction of
Coast Guard Record of:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record by showing that he reenlisted on October
15, 2000, his tenth anniversary on active duty, for a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB)
pursuant to ALCOAST 218/00. The applicant stated that he was not counseled about this SRB
opportunity. The applicant stated that he would have reenlisted on his tenth anniversary on active
duty if he had known about the SRB multiple available to him under ALCOAST 218/00.
The Chief Counsel stated that there are no SRB counseling entries in the applicant's military
record as required by the SRB regulation. He recommended that the applicant be granted relief, if he
explains to the Board’s satisfaction, why he waited 18 months before filing an application with the
Board. The applicant stated that because he was not counseled he was not aware until recently that
he had the right to reenlist on his tenth anniversary for an SRB.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
The Board finds that the applicant is entitled to relief because the Coast Guard committed an
error by not counseling the applicant about this SRB opportunity as required by regulation. The
Board is persuaded that the applicant, a career service member, would have reenlisted if he had been
informed about this SRB opportunity. Nothing in the record suggests that the applicant would have
done otherwise. Accordingly, the applicant is entitled to relief.
ORDER
The application of XXXXXXXXXXXXX, USCG, for correction of his military record is granted.
His record shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted for 4, 5, or 6 years on October 15, 2000, his
tenth anniversary on active duty, for a Zone B SRB with the appropriate multiple. The reenlistment
contract executed on July 15, 2002 is void. The Coast Guard shall pay the applicant the amount due
him because of this correction.
Date: December 12, 2002
Astrid Lopez-Goldberg
Michael K. Nolan
Kathryn Sinniger
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