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Selected decisions of
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Docket 158-94
  Applicant asked the BCMR to change the narrative reason for separation in Block 28 of his DD Form 214 from "USCG released from active duty and transferred to reserve" to "term of enlistment completed." Board granted requested relief based on information contained in the Coast Guard's Separation Program Designator Handbook.
Docket 23-96
  Applicant alleged that an officer evaluation report (OER) in his record was incorrect because part of it had been completed on Coast Guard Form 5311 instead of Coast Guard Form 5312. The applicant asked the BCMR to remove the disputed OER and to promote him retroactively. The Board found that the Coast Guard had committed error by using the improper form when completing the applicant's OER. The Board granted partial relief by removing the disputed OER from the applicant's record.
Docket 28-96
  Applicant, who was a seaman serving with the Coast Guard during World War II, asked the BCMR to correct his record to show that he was a seaman 1st class (S1/c) instead of a seaman 2nd class (S2/c) at the time of his discharge. The Board found that the documents in the applicant's military record all indicated that the highest rank he achieved in the Coast Guard was S2/c. The Board determined that the applicant had not submitted sufficient evidence to show that he should have been characterized as an S1/c, and therefore denied the applicant's request for relief.
Docket 36-95
  Applicant alleged that the Coast Guard incorrectly characterized his discharge and asked the BCMR to upgrade his separation and reenlistment codes. The Board found that the applicant's poor performance while on active duty and medical history of psychological troubles supported the Coast Guard's decision to discharge him by reason of unsuitability with an RE-4 (ineligible for reenlistment) reenlistment code.

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