DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
XXXXX, Xxxxxx X.
xxx xx xxxx, XXX
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2003-028
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record by canceling the six-year
reenlistment contract he signed on September 13, 2002, in order to receive a Zone B selective
reenlistment bonus (SRB) pursuant to ALCOAST 329/02. He alleged that his command
erroneously counseled him that he could receive a Zone B SRB by reenlisting for six years, even
though he had previously received one. In support of his allegations, he submitted a copy of
his contract, which states that he was “auth[orized] a Zone B SRB with a multiple of xx.” The
applicant requested that his prior expiration of enlistment date of March 1, 2005 be reinstated
because he was not eligible to receive the promised SRB.
On May 30, 2003, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board
grant the applicant’s request. He stated that because the applicant previously received a Zone
B SRB, the Board should void the applicant’s September 13, 2002 reenlistment contract.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, members are entitled to accurate counseling about their
SRB eligibility whenever they reenlist. The Chief Counsel admitted and the Board finds that
the Coast Guard erred by advising the applicant to reenlist for a Zone B SRB, when he had
previously received one. See Article 3.a.(6). of COMDTINST 7220.33. The Board also finds that,
if he had been properly counseled, he would not have reenlisted on September 13, 2002.
Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The application of XXX Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, xxx xx xxxx, USCG, for correction of his
military record is granted. His record shall be corrected to show that his reenlistment contract
due to expire on March 1, 2005 is reinstated. The six-year reenlistment contract that the
applicant signed on September 13, 2002 shall be null and void.
Julia Andrews
Felisa C. Garmon
August 28, 2003
Date
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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