DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
Application for the Correction of
the Coast Guard Record of:
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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FINAL DECISION
BCMR Docket No. 2003-128
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, July 7, 2003, to receive a Zone B selective reenlistment
bonus (SRB) in accordance with ALCOAST 182/03. He alleged that he was not timely coun-
seled about his eligibility for the SRB and that, if he had been, he would have reenlisted. A
yeoman from the applicant’s command signed a statement indicating that she failed to verify
his 10th anniversary and did not counsel him about the SRB opportunity until the anniversary
had passed. His record does not contain documentation of SRB counseling prior to his 10th
anniversary.
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.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
Under Article 3.C. of the Personnel Manual, the applicant was entitled to timely
counseling concerning his eligibility for an SRB on his 10th anniversary. Under Article 3.C. and
ALCOAST 182/03, he was eligible to reenlist for 6 years to receive a Zone B SRB on the
anniversary. 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 MK1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, USCG, shall be corrected to show
that he reenlisted for 6 years on his 10th active duty anniversary to receive a Zone B SRB as
provided under ALCOAST 182/03. 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.
April 29, 2004____
Date
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Jordan S. Fried
J. Carter Robertson
Kathryn Sinniger
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