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, XXXX
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2002-149
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 3 years on
his 6th active duty anniversary, October 19, 2001, rather than having extended his enlistment on April
20, 2000 for 3 years to receive a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). This correction would
entitle him to a Zone A SRB with a multiple of 3 pursuant to ALCOAST 127/01. He alleged that he
was improperly counseled about extending his enlistment to meet obligated service requirements to
accept transfer orders and erroneously promised a Zone A SRB pursuant to ALCOAST 184/99. His
record indicates that in promising the Zone A SRB on April 20, 2000, his command failed to include
his prior service in the Army National Guard. He was not eligible to receive the promised SRB
because on the date his extension became operative (May 28, 2002), he had more than 6 years of
active duty service. The applicant alleged that had he been properly counseled, he would have
reenlisted rather than extended.
On November 29, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board
correct the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted for 3 years on his 6-year anniversary. He
stated that the applicant’s request should be granted because the record supports his allegations.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling concerning his
eligibility for an SRB. The Board finds that the applicant was not properly counseled, and that if he
had been, he would have extended his enlistment on April 20, 2000, for 2 years instead of 3, and then
cancelled that extension contract and reenlisted for at least 3 years on October 19, 2001 for the Zone A
SRB pursuant to ALCOAST 127/01. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of , USCG, shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted
for at least 3 years on October 19, 2001, his 6th active duty anniversary, to receive a Zone A SRB under
ALCOAST 127/01. At his discretion, this contract may be for 4, 5, or 6 years, instead of 3. The 3-year
extension agreement he signed on April 20, 2000 shall be corrected to show a 2-year extension that
was canceled upon his reenlistment. The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due as a result of
this correction.
May 30, 2003
Date
Felisa C. Garmon
Julia Andrews
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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