UNITED STATES COAST GUARD DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 
Docket #: 2017-009 

Discharge Issued 
Character: Honorable 
Narrative Reason: Unacceptable Conduct 
SPD/RE Code: JNC / RE4 

Authority of Discharge: COMDTINST M1000.6A Art 12.B.12 

Date of Separation: 3/6/2002 

DRB Decision 
Character: No Change 
Narrative Reason: No Change 
SPD/RE Code: No Change / N/A 

New Authority: COMDTINST M1000.6 Art 12.A.11 

Discharge Review Board Discussion and Decision: 

DISCUSSION: 
The applicant was separated from the service with a Narrative Reason for Separation on their DD Form 
214 reads “Unacceptable Conduct” and contains a Reentry Code of “RE4”. 
The basis of their separation arose from an Alcohol Incident that the applicant was involved, when they 
made an alcohol impaired decision to enter an enlisted berthing area and initiate intimate sexual 
behavior with an enlisted female crewmember. 
The Presiding Officer discussed the law, 14 USC 281, which gives the Coast Guard authority to revoke 
the commission of any regular officer on active duty who, at the date of revocation, had had less than 
five years of continuous service as a commissioned officer in the Regular Coast Guard. The Personnel 
Manual COMDTINST M1000.6A Article 12.A.11, clearly states “Officers whose commissions are revoked 
under this Article shall be discharged……”. 
The Board has no issues on the propriety and equity standards of this separation. 
Due to administrative inconsistency, the Board recommends correcting the applicant’s DD Form 214 
blocks 25 and 27. The Separation Authority (block 25) is incorrect because it applies to enlisted 
personnel and should read COMDTINST M1000.6A Art 12.A.11. The Reentry (block 27) is also incorrect 
and should read N/A as per PSCINST 1900.1. 

RECOMMENDATION: The Board members thoroughly reviewed the applicant’s record of service and all 
available documentation and deemed that the applicant’s character of service, reason for separation 
and reenlistment code are appropriate and should not be changed. The applicant has not substantiated 
any error or inequity. 

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.