UNITED STATES COAST GUARD DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 
Docket #: 2022-072 

Discharge Issued 
Character: Uncharacterized 
Narrative Reason: Entry Level Performance and Conduct 
SPD/RE Code: JGA / RE4 

Authority of Discharge: COMDTINST M1000.4 ART 1.B.19 

Date of Separation: 4/4/2022 

DRB Decision 
Character: No Change 
Narrative Reason: No Change 
SPD/RE Code: No Change / RE3L 

New Authority: No Change 

Discharge Review Board Discussion and Decision: 

DISCUSSION: The applicant was discharged for Entry Level Performance And Conduct, refusal to train. 
Applicant admitted to voluntarily deciding to discharge from the Coast Guard due to believing they were 
a better fit with another branch of service. 
After 45 days of attempted instruction, the applicant was unable to meet the minimum training 
requirements set forth. 
An uncharacterized character of service is not derogatory in nature. COMDTINST M1000.4 CH 3 Art. 
1.B.19, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 1169, prescribes this character for individuals who were separated 
while in an entry-level status (fewer than 180 days of active service) when there was no associated 
conduct to warrant a less desirable character of service. 
On the propriety standard, the Board referred to the Separation Program Designator Handbook with 
regard to the Reenlistment Code for the applicant’s separation. This discharge was inconsistent with the 
procedural and substantive requirements of policy within the discretion of the separation authority. The 
applicant was properly discharged for misconduct, however, the RE code issued is not in alignment with 
policy. The discharge authority assigned an SPD of JGA which only authorizes RE-3L. 
Therefore, the Board recommends the RE-3 be amended to RE-3L. An RE-3L reentry code represents 
that the applicant is eligible for reenlistment except for a disqualifying factor. Depending on the 
circumstances of the discharge and disqualification, a request for a waiver may be submitted as part of 
the request for reenlistment through a recruiter of the gaining service. 
This discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of policy and was 
within the discretion of the separation authority. The Board finds the separation was both proper and 
equitable. 

RECOMMENDATION: The Board members thoroughly reviewed the applicant’s record of service and all 
available documentation. The Board deemed that the applicant’s character of service and reason for 
separation and reenlistment code are appropriate and should not be changed. The applicant has not 
substantiated any error or inequity. 
Propriety: Discharge was improperly coded. 
Equity: Discharge was equitable. 
Board Conclusion: The Board voted 3-0 to recommend a DD-214 correction. 


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.