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. 2003-056
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. He alleged that he was never counseled about being eli-
gible for the SRB and that, if he had been, he would have reenlisted for 6 years. His record does
not contain a CG-3307 form to document SRB counseling. In addition, the applicant submitted
a statement from his cutter’s executive officer (XO) confirming that he was not counseled.
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.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to counseling concerning his
eligibility for an SRB on his 10th active duty anniversary. Given the lack of a CG-3307 in his
record and his XO’s statement, the Board finds that he has proved that he was not counseled
about his eligibility. In addition, the Board finds that if he had been properly counseled, he
would have reenlisted for 6 years for the SRB. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of ET2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show
that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 10th active duty anniversary, August 12, 2002. Any
extension or reenlistment contracts that he may have signed since that date shall be null and
void. The Coast Guard shall pay him any sum owed under ALCOAST 329/02 as a result of this
correction.
August 28, 2003
Date
Julia Andrews
Felisa C. Garmon
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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