DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2003-043
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted on his
10th anniversary on active duty, August 11, 2002. He alleged that he was never advised that, in
accordance with ALCOAST 329/02, he was eligible to reenlist on his 10th anniversary for a
Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). There is no documentation of 10th anniversary SRB
counseling in the applicant’s record. Under ALCOAST 329/02, issued on July 3, 2002, the SRB
multiple for the applicant’s rating was 2 beginning on August 5, 2002.
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard stated that the record supports the applicant’s
allegation that he was not properly counseled. He recommended that the Board grant relief by
reenlisting the applicant on his 10th active duty anniversary for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years, at the appli-
cant’s discretion.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, members are entitled to SRB counseling prior to their 10th
anniversaries on active duty. The preponderance of the evidence indicates that the applicant
was not counseled. The Board finds that, if he had been counseled, he likely would have taken
advantage of the provisions of ALCOAST 329/02 by reenlisting on his 10th anniversary for a
Zone B SRB. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of TC1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show
that he reenlisted on his 10th active duty anniversary, August 11, 2002, for at least 3 years, but
for 4, 5, or 6 years, at his discretion, to receive a Zone B SRB in accordance with ALCOAST
329/02. The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due as a result of this correction.
June 13, 2002
Date
Felisa C. Garmon
Julia Andrews
Dorothy J. Ulmer
He stated that the Coast Guard erroneously counseled him that he could reenlist on his 10th active duty anniversary but was not eligible for Zone B SRB, while he was being paid for a Zone A SRB. The Board finds that had the applicant been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted on his 10th anniversary for 6 years to receive a Zone B SRB. ORDER The military record of MK1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that he reenlisted on his 10th active duty anniversary, January...
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. This final decision, dated April 21, 2005, is signed by the three duly appointed APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant asked the Board to correct his record by replacing his October 1, 2002, six-year extension contract with a reenlistment contract to receive a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB)1 in accordance with ALCOAST...
The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request because the record supports his allegation that he was not timely counseled. Under ALDIST 184/99, he was eligible to reenlist for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years to receive a Zone A SRB with a multiple of 3. If he had done so, he would not have been eligible to reenlist for 4 years on June 13, 2000, but he would have been eligible to reenlist on his 10th anniversary for a Zone B SRB with a multiple...
The Coast Guard erred when it counseled the applicant that he was eligible to receive a Zone B SRB for signing a six-year reenlistment contract on January 31, 2002. of the Personnel Manual, which show that a member’s SRB equals his monthly basic pay, multiplied by the SRB multiple authorized under the ALCOAST in effect, multiplied the number of months of service newly obligated under the contract, and divided by 12, if the appli- cant had reenlisted for four years on this 6th anniversary...
2003-056 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 10th active duty anniversary, August 12, 2002, to receive a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) under ALCOAST 329/02. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief because the record supports his allegation that he was not counseled about his SRB eligibility. In addition, the Board finds that if he had been properly counseled,...
He recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s requested relief by reenlisting the applicant for 4 years on February 23, 1999, his 6-year anniversary, for a Zone A SRB and reenlisting him for 6 years on February 23, 2003, his 10-year anniversary, for a Zone B SRB. The Board finds that, if he had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for 4 years on February 23, 1999 for a Zone A SRB and reenlisted again for 6 years on February 23, 2003 for a Zone B SRB. ORDER The military...
Coast Guard members who have at least 21 months but no more than 6 years of active duty service are in “Zone A.” Members who have completed at least 6 years but no more than 10 years of active duty service are in “Zone B.” Members may not receive more than one bonus per zone. On July 1, 1999, after receiving transfer orders to a new station, the applicant was advised that an SRB multiple was authorized for his rating and that if he reenlisted or extended his enlistment for at least three...
This final decision, dated May 29, 2008, is approved and signed by the three duly APPLICANT’S REQUEST AND ALLEGATIONS The applicant, a first class gunner’s mate (GM1/E-6), asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on both his sixth and tenth active duty anniversa- ries to receive Zone A and Zone B selective reenlistment bonuses (SRBs).1 The applicant alleged that on November 16, 2006, he learned from his unit’s yeoman that he had been eligible to receive...
In support of his allegations, the applicant submitted a statement from his unit yeoman who acknowledged that the applicant’s paperwork was untimely processed and that the applicant received no SRB counseling. He recommended that the Board grant relief by correcting the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted on January 4, 2003, for purposes of receiving a Zone B SRB pursuant to ALCOAST 329/02. The Chief Counsel admitted and the Board finds that the Coast Guard committed an error in...
He alleged that his yeoman told him, prior to his 10th active duty anniversary, that he could receive an SRB for 48 months of new service if he reenlisted for 6 years on any day from September 28, 2002, to October 4, 2002. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief, because it “is reasonable to assume that the Applicant would have reenlisted on 29 September 2002 for a Zone ‘B’ SRB based on 48 months had he been informed that reenlisting one day earlier...