DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
BCMR Docket
No. 2002-085
Application for Correction of
Coast Guard Record of:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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FINAL DECISION
ULMER, Chair:
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted on August 27,
2001, his tenth active duty anniversary, for a Zone B SRB (selective reenlistment bonus). The
applicant stated that the Coast Guard did not counsel him that he could reenlist on his tenth active
duty anniversary to obtain a Zone B SRB.
The Chief Counsel stated that the applicant was not counseled about his eligibility to reenlist
for a Zone B SRB on his tenth anniversary on active duty. Therefore, he recommended that the Board
grant the requested relief by correcting the applicant's record to show that he reenlisted on August
27, 2001 for the purpose of obtaining a Zone B SRB with a multiple of one, pursuant to ALDIST
127/01. The applicant agreed with the Chief Counsel's recommendation for relief.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
The Board agrees with the comments and recommendation of the Chief Counsel of the Coast
Guard and finds that the Coast Guard committed an error by not counseling the applicant about the
opportunity for an SRB on his tenth anniversary on active duty, which occurred on August 27, 2001.
Although the applicant's ten-year active duty anniversary date occurred on August 27, 2001, he will
be reenlisted on October 1, 2001, under the special provision contained in ALCOAST 198/01 and
receive the SRB multiple listed in AlCOAST 127/01. Accordingly, the applicant should be granted
relief.
ORDER
The application of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX USCG, for correction of his military record is
granted. His record shall be corrected to show that pursuant to ALCOASTs 198/01 and 127/01, he
reenlisted for six years on October 1, 2001, and is entitled a Zone B SRB with the appropriate multiple
for his tenth anniversary on active duty that occurred on August 27, 2001. The Coast Guard shall pay
the applicant the amount due him because of this correction.
Astrid Lopez-Goldberg
Michael K. Nolan
Date: December 12, 2002
Kathryn Sinniger
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