DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for Correction of
Coast Guard Record of:
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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BCMR Docket
No. 2002-159
FINAL DECISION
The applicant asked that his record be corrected to show that on December 18, 2001, he
reenlisted for six years to accept In Place Consecutive Overseas Orders (IPCT) rather than having
extended for two years based on orders granting him a tour extension. The IPCT orders would have
required him to obligate service, for which he could have extended or reenlisted for three years or
more to qualify for an SRB. The tour extension did not require obligated service and permitted only a
two-year extension. The applicant alleged that the Coast Guard committed an error by issuing orders
for a two-year extension rather than IPCT orders. When the Coast Guard finally issued the IPCT
orders on February 4, 2002, ALCOAST 127/01 had expired. A six-year extension, executed prior to
January 31, 2002, would have entitled the applicant to a Zone B SRB under ALCOAST 127/01.
The Chief Counsel agreed that the Coast Guard committed an administrative error and
recommended relief. Although the applicant asked to reenlist for six years, the Coast Guard
recommended that he extend his enlistment for six years prior to January 31, 2002, with an operative
date of March 29, 2003., to allow for the maximum SRB payment. The applicant agreed with this
recommendation.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
The Chief Counsel admitted and the Board finds that the Coast Guard committed an
administrative error when it issued extension of tour orders rather than IPCT orders on December 18,
2001. If IPCT orders had been issued at that time, the applicant would have extended his enlistment
for six years and would have been eligible for a Zone B SRB under ALCOAST 127/01.
ORDER
The application of XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, USCG, for correction of his military record is
granted. His record shall be corrected to show that he extended his enlistment for six years on
December 19, 2001, the day after his receipt of IPCT orders, for which he is eligible to receive a Zone
B SRB under ALCOAST 127/01. The Coast Guard shall pay the applicant the amount due him as a
result of this correction. The July 2001 one-year extension, the December 18, 2001 two-year extension,
and the April 25, 2002 two-year extension shall be canceled.
May 30, 2003
Date
Julia Andrews
Felisa C. Garmon
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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