UNITED STATES COAST GUARD DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 
Docket #: 2016-035 

Discharge Issued 
Character: General 
Narrative Reason: Misconduct 
SPD/RE Code: JKK / RE4 

Authority of Discharge: COMDTINST M1000.6A, ART 12-B-18 

Date of Separation: 11/25/2005 

DRB Decision 
Character: Under Honorable Conditions (General)
Narrative Reason: No Change 
SPD/RE Code: No Change / No Change 

New Authority: No Change 

Discharge Review Board Discussion and Decision: 

DISCUSSION: The Applicant was discharged for Misconduct. The Applicant’s Character of Service is General and the 
Narrative Reason for Separation is Misconduct. 
The Board has no issues with the propriety standard on this case. However, the Board does note that 
the applicant received a General Discharge. Per previous policy issued in ALCOAST 562/08, a general 
discharge is no longer considered an official Character of Service. Therefore, the board recommends a 
partial upgrade to an Under Honorable Conditions Character of Service. 
Coast Guard policy prescribes no higher than a General, Under Honorable Conditions character of 
service for individuals separated as a result of violating the Coast Guard’s drug policy. The Coast Guard 
has zero tolerance for drug abuse. The General, Under Honorable Conditions discharge is equitable. 

RECOMMENDATION:  The Board members thoroughly reviewed the applicant’s record of service and all 
available documentation. The Board deemed that the applicant’s reason for separation and 
reenlistment code are appropriate and should not be changed. The Board recommends the applicant's Character of Service be partially upgraded to Under Honorable Conditions (General).

2 In reviewing discharges, the Board presumes regularity in the conduct of governmental affairs unless there is 
substantial credible evidence (to include evidence submitted by the Applicant) to rebut the presumption.