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, XXXX
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2003-065
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked that his record be corrected to show that he reenlisted on March 14,
2000 rather than having extended his enlistment on that day for 3 years. He alleged that he was
improperly counseled about his eligibility to extend his reenlistment within the 3 months prior
to his 10th active duty anniversary (March 20, 2000) for a Zone B SRB. On March 14, 2000, the
applicant was advised that he could receive a Zone B SRB by extending the 4-year reenlistment
contact he signed on May 28, 1999, through May 27, 2003. However, by May 28, 2003, the
operative date of the extension, the applicant was ineligible for the SRB because he had more
than 10 years of active duty service. He claimed that had he been properly advised, he would
not have extended his enlistment but rather would have reenlisted to be eligible for the SRB.
On July 31, 2003, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard stated that the record supports
the applicant’s allegation of error. He recommended that the Board grant relief by correcting
the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted on March 14, 2000, for the purpose of receiving
a Zone B SRB pursuant to ALCOAST 184/99.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling
concerning his eligibility for an SRB. The applicant has proved by a preponderance of the
evidence that the Coast Guard erred in advising him that he could obtain a Zone B SRB by
executing an extension agreement on March 14, 2000 that would become operative after his 10th
anniversary on active duty. The Board finds that had the applicant been properly counseled, he
would have reenlisted for 6 years, on March 14, 2000 for a Zone B SRB with a multiple of xx
pursuant to ALCOAST 184/99. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of XXX XXXXX X. XXXXX, xxx xx xxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to
show that he reenlisted for 6 years on March 14, 2000 to receive a Zone B SRB under ALCOAST
184/99. The extension agreement he signed on March 14, 2000 shall be null and void. The
Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due as a result of this correction.
Julia Andrews
Felisa C. Garmon
October 22, 2003
Date
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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