DRB DIGEST/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
DRB DOCKET 2012-082
NAME

CURRENT DD-214
Honorable, COMDTNST MIOOO.6, 12B.16, JFX, Personality Disorder, RE4
RELIEF 
REQUESTED
Chan e Narrative Reason; Upgrade to RE code
RELIEF GRANTED 
BY DRB
Upgrade to RE3; Amended to Adjustment Disorder and JFY SPD code
CORRECTIONS
None
TIS
6 months, 13 days
Policy Implications 
None
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant was discharged in 2001 due to unsuitability based upon the diagnosis of an adjustment disorder.
The applicant was referred to the clinic by the command due to below average work and unstable mental 
health. A psychiatrist concluded that while the career could be salvaged with leadership intervention, the 
applicant is very discouraged by the work environment and refuses to consider any medical intervention.
The applicant's record supports a diagnosis of adjustment disorder, however the Coast Guard did not adopt the 
usage of SPD code JFY, Adjustment Disorder until April 2009 in ALCOAST 252/09. Therefore, the Board 
recommends that the applicant's narrative reason for discharge be changed to "Adjustment Disorder" with SPD 
code "JFY". Additionally, in the absence of any misconduct or negative information in the applicant's scant 
record, the Board finds no justification for the more restrictive RE-4 and recommends that the applicant's RE 
code be upgraded to RE-3.
The Board unanimously recommends an upgrade to RE-3, which will allow for the applicant the opportunity 
for future military service with a waiver. Additionally, the board unanimously endorses the narrative reason 
for discharge to be revised to an adjustment disorder.
An RE3 reentry code is not an affirmative recommendation for reenlistment, rather it represents that the 
applicant is not recommended for reenlistment due to a disqualifying factor. Based upon the policies and 
needs of the gaining Service, the RE3 code may be waived. An REI is not appropriate or authorized for 
adjustment disorders.
Final Adjudication By Assistant Commandant for Human Resources: Concur with Board. Following 
relief is granted:
26. Separation Code
JFY
27. Re-entry Code
RE3
28. Narrative Reason
Adjustment Disorder