DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
XXXXXX, XXXXXX X.
XXX XX XXXX, XXX
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2002-102
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted on
October 1, 2001, his 10th anniversary on active duty, rather than extending on September 30,
2001 for one year. He alleged that he was never counseled about his eligibility under
ALCOAST 127/01 to receive a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) by reenlisting on his 10th
anniversary. He alleged that if he had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted to
receive the SRB. On October 1, 2001, ALCOAST 127/01 was in effect, authorizing a Zone B SRB
with a multiple of xxx for members in the XX rating. There is no documentation of 10th
anniversary SRB counseling in his record.
On October 22, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board
grant the applicant’s request. He argued that the record supports the applicant’s allegation that
he was not properly counseled.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling
concerning his eligibility to reenlist on his 10th active duty anniversary to receive an SRB under
ALCOAST 127/01. Accordingly, relief should be granted by correcting his record to show that
he reenlisted to receive an SRB on his 10th active duty anniversary, October 1, 2001.
ORDER
The military record of XXX XXXXXX X. XXXXXX, XXX XX XXXX, USCG, shall be
corrected to show that he reenlisted for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years, at his discretion, on his 10th active
duty anniversary, October 1, 2001, to receive an SRB under ALCOAST 127/01. The extension
agreement he signed on September 30, 2001 and any other extension or reenlistment contracts
that he has signed since that date shall be null and void. The Coast Guard shall pay him the
amount due as a result of this correction.
Julia Andrews
Felisa C. Garmon
March 26, 2003
Date
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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