DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2003--066
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six
years on his 10th active duty anniversary, April 22, 2002, to receive a Zone B selective reenlist-
ment bonus (SRB) in accordance with ALCOAST 585/01. He alleged that he was never coun-
seled about his eligibility for the SRB and that, if he had been, he would have reenlisted. His
record does not contain documentation of SRB counseling prior to his 10th anniversary.
The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the appli-
cant’s request because the record supports his allegation that he was not timely counseled.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to timely counseling concerning
his eligibility for an SRB on his 10th anniversary. Under COMDTINST 7220.33 and ALCOAST
585/01, he was eligible to reenlist for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years to receive a Zone B SRB on the anniver-
sary. The Board finds that he was not timely counseled and that, if he had been, he would have
reenlisted to receive the SRB. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of BM2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that
he reenlisted for 6 years on, April 22, 2002, his 10th active duty anniversary to receive a Zone B
SRB as provided under ALCOAST 585/01. Any other reenlistment or extension contract he
may have signed since his 10th anniversary shall be null and void. The Coast Guard shall pay
him the amount due as a result of this correction.
November 20, 2003
Date
Julia Andrews
Felisa C. Garmon
Dorothy J. Ulmer
On September 10, 2003, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard stated that although the record indicates that the applicant was a qualified boats coxswain and the page 7 entry was issued in error, granting the requested relief would not provide the applicant with an opportunity to obtain a Zone B SRB. He recommended that the Board grant alternative relief by correcting the applicant’s record to show that in accordance with ALCOAST 127/01, he reenlisted for six years on December 2, 2001, his...
2002-120 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for 6 years, rather than for 4 years, on April 28, 2002, his 10th anniversary on active duty. He alleged that had he been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted for 6 years in order for his SRB to be computed upon 48 months. On November 29, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request because the record supports his...
He also requested that the Board correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on April 11, 20xx, his sixth active duty anniversary, to receive a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). One of the petty officers wrote that, based on the applicant’s having four years’ prior active duty service in the Navy, he could have enlisted for two years, instead of four years but was erroneously advised by his recruiter at the time he enlisted in the Coast Guard. The applicant...
CG | BCMR | OER and or Failure of Selection | 2003-025
He also requested that the Board correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on April 11, 20xx, his sixth active duty anniversary, to receive a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). One of the petty officers wrote that, based on the applicant’s having four years’ prior active duty service in the Navy, he could have enlisted for two years, instead of four years but was erroneously advised by his recruiter at the time he enlisted in the Coast Guard. The applicant...
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...
2002-152 SUMMARY OF THE RECORD The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted for six years on May 7, 2002, his sixth active duty anniversary, to receive a Zone B selective reenlistment bonus (SRB). He recommended that the Board grant relief by correcting the applicant’s record to show that he reenlisted on May 7, 2002, for the purpose of receiving a Zone B SRB pursuant to ALCOAST 585/01. ORDER The military record of , USCG, shall be corrected to show that...
On May 30, 2003, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard stated that, if the applicant met the criteria for a Zone B SRB on the date of his sixth anniversary, the Board should grant the requested relief. The record indicates that the applicant met the criteria for a Zone B SRB on his sixth anniversary in that he was serving in pay grade E-5 and had not previously received a Zone B SRB. The Board further finds that if the applicant had been properly counseled, he would have reenlisted on...
He alleged that, if he had been properly counseled, he would have cancelled his extension, prior to its operative date, and reenlisted for six years. On December 12, 2002, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard stated that the applicant’s request should be granted because the record shows that he was eligible for the SRB. The Board finds that the applicant was not properly counseled, and that if he had been, he would have cancelled the extension contract he signed on March 19, 2001 and...
VIEWS OF THE COAST GUARD On April 25, 2003, the Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the applicant’s request.2 The Chief Counsel stated that the “Coast Guard concedes that this Applicant met the eligibility criteria for an SRB at the time he reenlisted on 1 July, 2002.” The Chief Counsel stated that the applicant was eligible for the SRB because he “reenlisted within 3 months after the end of his enlistment/date after separation from active duty and...
He alleged that he was never counseled about his eligibility for the SRB and that, if he had, he would have reenlisted for 6 years. The Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the appli- cant’s request because the record supports his allegation that he was not timely counseled. ORDER The military record of xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that on October 31, 2001, he reenlisted for 6 years to receive a 10th anniversary Zone B SRB as provided under...