MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            22 December 1999                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR199

	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. Raymond V. O'Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Arthur A. Omartian		Member	
	Mr. Ernest W. Lutz, Jr.		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 his DA Form 5536-R, Health Professionals Loan Repayment (HPLR), be backdated from 17 September 1994 to 1 January 1993.

APPLICANT STATES:  That he was told that he would be eligible for the HPLR after his Specialized Training Assistance Program (STRAP) agreement was completed.  However, nobody told him that he had to sign a HPLR addendum to receive that incentive.

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

The applicant was commissioned as a captain, medical corps, on 20 June 1990.  He signed a STRAP addendum on 20 June 1990 and a HPLR addendum on 17 September 1994.

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.  The applicant, an officer with extensive advanced education, would be expected to know that he would not automatically be entitled to an incentive.  If he had to sign an addendum for the STRAP, and that addendum didn’t mention anything about converting to the HLRP, then logic would dictate that another form would have to be completed.

2.  The HPLR is an incentive to recruit and retain physicians in the Army.  It is not an entitlement.  If it were an entitlement, the applicant would not have to petition this Board for relief.  

3.  The Board does not consider it in the interest of justice to change the military records of individuals who have not taken reasonable responsibility for managing their careers.

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

__rvo ___  __aao___  __ewl______  DENY APPLICATION

						Loren G. Harrell
						Director

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999025471	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19991222	
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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