MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            16 December 1999                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999025451

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the record of consideration of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.

	Mr. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Mr. Edmund P. Mercanti		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred K. McCoy		Chairperson	
	Mr. Raymond V. O'Connor, Jr.		Member	
	Mr. Stanley Kelley		Member	

	The Board, established pursuant to authority contained in 10 U.S.C. 1552, convened at the call of the Chairperson on the above date.  In accordance with Army Regulation 15-185, the application and the available military records pertinent to the corrective action requested were reviewed to determine whether to authorize a formal hearing, recommend that the records be corrected without a formal hearing, or to deny the application without a formal hearing if it is determined that insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice.

	The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military 
                records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

APPLICANT REQUESTS:  That she be given her $1,500.00 enlistment bonus.

APPLICANT STATES:  That her entitlement to a bonus was entered on her DD Form 1966/3.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records show:

She enlisted in the USAR in pay grade E-4 on 7 November 1994.  At that time she completed the enlistment addendum for $20,000.00 in loan repayment under the Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP).  She did not complete a Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP) addendum.  In the remarks section of her DD Form 1966/3 hand written entries concerning the applicant’s dependent status, the transfer of recruiter responsibility, her training dates, and her grade are entered.  Also entered is the payment schedule for a $1,500.00 SRIP bonus.  Also contained in the applicant’s records is a computerized printout which lists the applicant’s unit, position data, military occupational specialty, training dates, and bonus status.  That form lists “SRIP AMOUNT: 0.”

DISCUSSION:  Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record and applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:

1.  All of the applicant’s military records, with the exception of the hand written note on her DD Form 1966/3, show that she was not entitled to or offered a SRIP bonus.

2.  If the applicant was required to sign an addendum for her SLRP, it would appear reasonable for her to ask about the addendum for a SRIP when she wasn’t given one to sign.

3.  The Board can only guess why the SRIP entry was made on the applicant’s DD Form 1966/3.  Did she originally want to enlist for another MOS or unit that was bonus eligible and then change her mind?  Entries made in the remarks section of a DD Form 1966/3 are more for the recruiter than a potential enlistee.  Enlistment addenda are required to establish eligibility for enlistment incentives.

4.  In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.

DETERMINATION:  The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.

BOARD VOTE:

________  ________  ________  GRANT

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

_fkm_____  __rvo___  _sk_____  DENY APPLICATION

						Loren G. Harrell
						Director

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999025451	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19991216	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR .  .  .  .  .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	 DENY	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	128.05	
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6.