DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
Xxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxx
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2002-087
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
ANDREWS, Deputy Chair:
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years
to receive a 10th anniversary Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) in accordance with
ALCOASTs 127/01 and 198/01. He alleged that he was never counseled about his eligibility
for the SRB and that, if he had, he would have reenlisted for 6 years. His record does not
contain documentation of SRB counseling prior to his 10th anniversary.
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. Under ALCOAST 127/01 and the special provisions of ALCOAST
198/01, he was eligible to reenlist for a Zone B SRB on October 31, 2001, even though his 10th
active duty anniversary (normally the end of Zone B) was August 13, 2001. He has proved that
he was not properly counseled and that, if he had been, he would have reenlisted for 6 years on
October 31, 2001, for the SRB. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that on
October 31, 2001, he reenlisted for 6 years to receive a 10th anniversary Zone B SRB as provided
under ALCOASTs 198/01 and 127/01. Any reenlistment or extension contract he may have
signed since October 31, 2001, shall be null and void. The Coast Guard shall pay him the
amount due as a result of this correction.
January 16, 2003
Date
Barbara Betsock
Harold C. Davis, M.D.
Cynthia B. Walters
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