DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2003-045
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record so that he would receive his Zone B
selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) based on all 69 months of new service he obligated by sign-
ing 6-year reenlistment contract on January 8, 2003. He alleged that, even though he reenlisted
for 6 years on that day, just 3 months prior to his end of enlistment on April 7, 2003, his SRB
was based on only 45 months of newly obligated service because of an administrative error.
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant relief. He
stated that “[a]fter discussion with the Coast Guard’s Human Resources Service & Information
Center (HRSIC) the error made was with the transmission from Coast Guard Group Charleston
Personnel Reporting Unit reporting the Applicant’s 8 January 2003 reenlistment was for a
period of four (04) years, not the correct time of six (06) years.”
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, members who are eligible for an SRB under the ALCOAST
in effect are entitled to an SRB based on all months of service newly obligated by their enlist-
ment contracts. The record shows that the applicant reenlisted for 6 years (72 months) on Janu-
ary 8, 2003, when he had only 3 months of service remaining on his prior contract. Therefore,
he should have received a Zone B SRB based on 69 months of newly obligated service, but
apparently received one based on only 45 months. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The request of FT1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, for correction of his
military record is granted. The Coast Guard shall correct all applicable records to show that he
reenlisted for 6 years on January 8, 2003, and is entitled to an SRB based on all 69 months of
newly obligated service under that contract. The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due
under ALCOAST 329/02 as a result of this correction.
July 22, 2002
Date
Felisa C. Garmon
Julia Andrews
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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