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. 2002-111
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on
September 20, 1999, his 6th active duty anniversary, for a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) in
accordance with ALDIST 184/99. He alleged that he was never counseled about his eligibility to reenlist
on his six-year anniversary and that, if he had been, he would have reenlisted for 6 years. There is no
page 7 in the applicant’s record documenting the necessary SRB counseling prior to his 6th anniversary,
as required by regulation.
On November 1, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant
relief if the applicant provided (1) a satisfactory explanation for his two and one-half year delay in filing
his application, and (2) evidence from his former command corroborating his allegation of error. In
response, the applicant submitted a statement explaining that when he inquired about his SRB eligibility
under ALDIST 184/99, he was told by his yeoman at his former unit that he could not reenlist until he
was within three months of the end of his enlistment. He stated that he relied on the yeoman’s advice.
Furthermore, he argued that although he was unable to obtain a corroborating statement from his
former unit, due to personnel transfers and retirements, his record shows that he did not receive proper
SRB counseling, as it contains no documentation of 6th anniversary SRB counseling.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, members are entitled to proper counseling concerning their
eligibility to reenlist to receive a Zone A SRB under ALDIST 184/99 and such counseling must be
documented in their records. Since there is no such documentation, the applicant has proven to the
satisfaction of the Board that he was not properly counseled and that, if he had been, he would have
reenlisted on September 20, 1999, his 6th active duty anniversary, to receive the SRB. Accordingly, relief
should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of XXX XXXXXX X. XXXXXX, XXX XX XXXX, USCG, shall be corrected to
show that he reenlisted for 6 years on September 20, 1999, his 6th active duty anniversary, instead of June
19, 2000 to receive a Zone A SRB. The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due under ALDIST 184/99
as a result of this correction.
Date
Julia Andrews
Felisa C. Garmon
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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