UNITED STATES COAST GUARD DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 
Docket #: 2017-047 

Discharge Issued 
Character: General 
Narrative Reason: Homosexual Admission 
SPD/RE Code: HRB / RE4 

Authority of Discharge: COMDTINST M1000.6 Art 12.E.6 

Date of Separation: 5/6/2003 

DRB Decision 
Character: Honorable 
Narrative Reason: Secretarial Authority 
SPD/RE Code: JFF / RE1 

New Authority: COMDTINST M1000.6 Art 12.B.12 

Discharge Review Board Discussion and Decision: 

DISCUSSION: The Applicant was discharged due to admitting to being a homosexual. 
After a review the applicant’s service record and the separation process, the Board finds that the 
discharge was proper and equitable at the time of discharge. 
However, based on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, the Board provided the following 
recommendation. 

RECOMMENDATION: The Board members thoroughly reviewed the applicant’s record of service and all 
available documentation. 
Propriety: Discharge should be amended based on the repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy. 
Equity: Discharge should be amended based on the repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy. 

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.