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. 2002-152
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six
years on May 7, 2002, his sixth active duty anniversary, to receive a Zone B selective
reenlistment bonus (SRB). The applicant 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 six years. On May 7, 2002, ALCOAST 585/01 was in effect, authorizing a Zone B
SRB with a multiple of two for members in the XX rating, who were serving in pay grade E-5 or
above.
On December 19, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard stated that the applicant
was eligible for the SRB. He admitted that there is no page 7 in the applicant’s record
documenting the necessary SRB counseling, as required by regulation. He recommended that
the Board grant relief by correcting the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted on May 7,
2002, for the purpose of receiving a Zone B SRB pursuant to ALCOAST 585/01.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling
concerning his eligibility to reenlist for six years on his sixth active duty anniversary to receive
an SRB. If the applicant had been properly counseled, the Board finds that he would have
reenlisted on May 7, 2002 for six years to receive a Zone B SRB pursuant to ALCOAST 585/01.
Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of , USCG, shall be corrected to show that he
reenlisted for six years on May 7, 2002 to receive a Zone B SRB with the appropriate multiple
under ALCOAST 585/01. The extension agreement he signed on February 28, 2002 is
cancelled. The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due as a result of this correction.
May 30, 2003
Date
Julia Andrews
Felisa C. Garmon
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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