DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2002-143
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted on his 6th
active duty anniversary, April 4, 2001 to receive a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB).
He alleged that he was not timely counseled about his eligibility for the SRB and that, if he had
been, he would have reenlisted. His record does not contain any documentation of SRB coun-
seling. Two letters signed by his command indicate that he was not timely counseled about his
eligibility because of a miscalculation of his prior service and that, when the error was discov-
ered, the applicant promptly stated that he wanted to reenlist for the bonus.
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 on his 6th anniversary. Under COMDTINST 7220.33 and ALCOAST
488/00, he was eligible to reenlist for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years to receive a Zone A SRB on the anniver-
sary. The Board finds that he was not timely counseled and that, if he had been, he would have
reenlisted to receive the SRB. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to
show that he reenlisted on his 6th active duty anniversary for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years, at his discre-
tion, to receive a Zone A SRB. Any other reenlistment or extension contract he may have
signed since his 6th anniversary shall be null and void. The Coast Guard shall pay him the
amount due as a result of this correction.
March 13, 2003
Date
Julia Andrews
Stephen H. Barber
Christopher A. Cook
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