DRB DIGEST/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DRB DOCKET 2014-009
NAME

CURRENT DD-214
Honorable, COMDTNST M1OOO.6A 12-B-16, KND, Separation for 
Miscellaneous/General Reasons, RE4
RELIEF REQUESTED
Honorable
RELIEF GRANTED 
BY DRB
Partial relief to RE-3H on the reentry code
ADMN
CORRECTIONS
None
TIS
1 yrs, 4 months, 27 days
Policy Implications 
None
The applicant was discharged for Separation For Miscellaneous/General Reasons due to a Voluntary 
Separation request per ALCGENL 46/10. The nature of the request stemmed from pregnancy and fearing that 
she would soon be a single parent without proper family support being assigned in a remote duty location. The 
command endorsed her request and recommended an Honorable discharge. However, there are no 
administrative remarks or correspondence discussing the Reenlistment code at the command or PSC-epm 
level. The applicant received an RE-4 code that bars her from future reentry into military service.
The applicant was not advised or afforded an opportunity to dispute the reenlistment code of RE-4 issued to 
her. Furthermore, the genesis of the separation was due to her proactive nature to ask for a Voluntary 
Separation. Alas, this practical action somehow created an unfavorable outcome for future military service 
which was not supported or explained. This voluntary separation mechanism offered via ALCGENL 46/10 
was not established to saddle 'undesirable' outgoing members with a banned from future military service 
categorization.
In order to support an RE-4, the applicant should have been notified by the command in writing prior to the 
separation. Or, a separation under different means should have been processed by the command. A 
recommendation of an RE-3H is the appropriate reenlistment code to indicate that her request to voluntary 
separate was due to family hardship. Additionally, the correct Separation Authority should be 12B.12 
(authorized by epm) from the Legacy Personnel Manual vice 12B.16 which is for Unsuitability. All other 
items, the Character of Service, Narrative Reason for Separation and Separation code should stand as issued.
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. The RE3 code may be waived 
based upon the policies and needs of the gaining Service.
Propriety:	Discharge was NOT proper.
Equity:	Discharge was NOT equitable.
Final Adjudication by Assistant Commandant For Human Resources: Partial relief is granted on the applicant's 
reentry code and will be properly aligned her Separation Authority as follows:
Re-entry code: RE-3H
Separation Authority: COMDTNST M1OOO.6A 12-B-12
All other items stand as issued.