DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS
					    2 NAVY ANNEX
           WASHINGTON DC 20370-5100

										MEH:ddj
										Docket No: 10694-02
										25 March 2003

From:	Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records
To:	Secretary of the Navy

Subj:
REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD

Ref:	(a) Title 10 U.S.C. 1552

End:	(1) DD Form 149 w/attachments
(2)	NPC memorandum 1160 Ser 811/099 of 27 February 2003
(3)	Subject’s naval record

1.	Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a), Subject hereinafter referred to as Petitioner, flied enclosure (1) with this Board requesting, in effect, that the applicable naval record be corrected to establish entitlement to a zone “B” Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) for the AT rating.

2.	The Board, consisting of Messrs. Cooper, Leeman, and Pfeiffer, reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 25 March 2003 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below should be taken on the available evidence of record. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosures, naval records, and applicable statutes, regulations and policies.

3.	The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice, finds as follows:

a.	Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy.

b.	In correspondence attached as enclosure (2), the office having cognizance over the subject matter addressed in Petitioner’s application has commented to the effect that the request has merit and warrants favorable action.

CONCLUSION

Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, and especially in light of the contents of enclosure (2), the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting the following corrective action.
	
	Docket No: 10694-02

RECOMMENDATION:

That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that:

a.	He was discharged and reenlisted on or about 11/12 September 1999 (prior to passing through zone “B”), vice on or about 1/2 December 2002. The term remains 6 years.

b.	The 17 month NAVPERS 1070/62 1 extension agreement, operative date on or about 15 August 2001, is null and void.

c.	The above changes entitle petitioner to a zone “B” SRB, award level 2.0, for the AT rating.

d.	That a copy of this Report of Proceedings be filed in Petitioner’s naval record.

4.	Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(c)) it is certified that quorum was present at the Board’s review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings in the above entitled matter.
	
ROBERT D. ZSALMAN	G. L. ADAMS
Recorder	Acting Recorder

5.	Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(e)) and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the authority of reference (a), has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.

25 March 2003

								W. DEAN PFEIFFER
								Executive Director