DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2003-113
SUMMARY OF THE RECORD
The applicant asked the Board to correct his record to show that he reenlisted on his 6th
active duty anniversary, June 29, 1999, to receive a Zone A selective reenlistment bonus (SRB)
with a multiple of 3 in accordance with ALDIST 184/99. He alleged that he was never coun-
seled about the SRB and that, if he had been, he would have reenlisted. Instead, he reenlisted
for 4 years on June 13, 2000, after his 6th anniversary had passed, and received a Zone B SRB
with a multiple of 1. His record does not contain documentation of timely SRB counseling.
The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard recommended that the Board grant the
applicant’s request because the record supports his allegation that he was not timely counseled.
In response, the applicant stated that he would have reenlisted for at least 5 years on his 6th
anniversary if he had been told about the SRB multiple.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under COMDTINST 7220.33, the applicant was entitled to counseling concerning his
eligibility for an SRB on his 6th anniversary. Under ALDIST 184/99, he was eligible to reenlist
for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years to receive a Zone A SRB with a multiple of 3. If he had done so, he would
not have been eligible to reenlist for 4 years on June 13, 2000, but he would have been eligible to
reenlist on his 10th anniversary for a Zone B SRB with a multiple of 3.5 in accordance with
ALCOAST 329/02. The Board finds that he was not timely counseled and that, if he had been,
he would have reenlisted for 4, 5, or 6 years on his 6th anniversary to receive the SRB. In addi-
tion, he might have reenlisted on his 10th anniversary for the Zone B SRB for which he would
have been eligible. Accordingly, relief should be granted.
ORDER
The military record of ET2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show that
on his 6th anniversary, June 29, 1999, he canceled his prior 2-month extension and reenlisted for
at least 4 years, but for 5 or 6 years at his discretion, to receive a Zone A SRB under ALDIST
184/99. His reenlistment contract dated June 13, 2000, shall be null and void. In addition, at
his sole discretion and if he agrees in writing, his record shall be further corrected to show that
he reenlisted for 3, 4, 5, or 6 years on his 10th active duty anniversary to receive a Zone B SRB
under ALCOAST 329/02. The Coast Guard shall pay him the amount due as a result of the
corrections made in accordance with this order.
February 6, 2004
Date
Felisa C. Garmon
Julia Andrews
Dorothy J. Ulmer
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