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 
 
Encl:  (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments 
       (2) BUPERS memo 1160 Ser B328/038 of 4 Feb 19 
       (3) Service Record  
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a) Subject, hereinafter referred to as Petitioner, filed enclosure (1) with the Board for Correction of Naval Records (Board) requesting, in effect, that the applicable naval record be corrected to establish entitlement to a zone “B” Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB), and should the Board deny my request, then I am requesting the Board reduce my current term of enlistment down to 3 years. 
 
2.  The Board, consisting of   ,   ,    and  , reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 21 May 2019 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, relevant portions of Petitions 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 no merit and warrants no 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 partial corrective action.  The Board noted that Petitioner reenlisted for 6 years expecting to receive a Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) and to serve out the obligated service required for receiving that bonus.  However, Petitioner’s Command Career Counselor (CCC) failed to submit the SRB precertification within the 120-35 day requirement prior to his 17 October 2017 reenlistment hence, Petitioner failed to receive his SRB.  The CCC admitted the error in his email to PERS-811.  The Board concurred with the advisory opinion that Petitioner was not eligible for the SRB, because he did not reenlist within 90 days and in the same fiscal year as his EAOS.  However, the Board felt that had Petitioner been properly counseled he would have had the opportunity to make others choices about his reenlistment, and therefore, the term of Petitioner’s reenlistment should be reduced to a term of 3 years vice 6 years. 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that: 
 
The Immediate Reenlistment Contract (NAVPERS 1070/601), executed on or about 17 October 2017, is for a term of “3 years” vice “6 years”. 
 
Note:  That part of Petitioner’s request for corrective action that exceeds the forgoing is denied.  Petitioner was not eligible for the SRB.  Petitioner did not reenlist within 90 days and in the same fiscal year as his EAOS. 
 
A copy of this Report of Proceedings will be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
4.  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. 
 
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.