DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
XXXXXX, Xxxxxx X.
xxx xx xxxx, XXX
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2003-072
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked that his record be corrected by removing an administrative remarks entry
(page 7), dated June 13, 2002, and showing that he reenlisted to obtain a Zone B selective reenlistment
bonus (SRB) pursuant to ALCOAST 585/01, which went into effect on February 1, 2002. He alleged that
he was advised that, in accordance with ALCOAST 585/01, he was ineligible to receive a Zone B SRB
because he had not qualified as a boats coxswain on or before June 13, 2002. The applicant’s record
contains a page 7 entry which states that he is ineligible for an SRB under ALCOAST 585/01 but that his
eligibility would change if he qualified as a boats coxswain on a standard boat.
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 10th
anniversary, for an SRB with a multiple of XX plus 0.5 for his qualification as a boats coxswain.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling concerning his
eligibility for an SRB. The applicant’s requested relief fails to afford him eligibility for a Zone B SRB
under ALCOAST 585/01 because his eligibility ended on his 10th anniversary. However, the record
indicates that with proper counseling, the applicant could have reenlisted on his 10th anniversary on
active duty for an SRB. There is no documentation of 10th anniversary SRB counseling in the applicant’s
record. Accordingly, relief should be granted by removing the erroneous page 7 entry, dated June 13,
2002, from the applicant’s record and by offering him the opportunity to reenlist for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years, at
his discretion, on December 2, 2001, his 10th active duty anniversary for a Zone B SRB pursuant to
ALCOAST 127/01.
ORDER
The military record of XXX Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, xxx xx xxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show
that he reenlisted on December 2, 2001 for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years, at his option, to receive the Zone B SRB
calculated with a multiple of XX and one-half in effect for XXXs with boats coxswain qualification under
ALCOAST 127/01. The Coast Guard shall pay him any amount due as a result of this correction.
January 16, 2004
Date
Felisa C. Garmon
Julia Andrews
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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...
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS Application for the Correction of the Coast Guard Record of: XXXXXX, XXXXXX X. XXX XX XXXX, XXX FINAL DECISION BCMR Docket No. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to proper counseling concerning his eligibility to reenlist on his 10th active duty anniversary to receive an SRB under ALCOAST 127/01. Accordingly, relief should be granted by correcting his record to show that he...
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