MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:             22 December 1999                 
	DOCKET NUMBER:    AR1999026115

	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 he be given the Army College Fund (ACF).

APPLICANT STATES:  That when he initially expressed an interest in the Army, he had been promised the ACF in conjunction with enlisting for 2 years as a cannon crewman.  When he renegotiated his enlistment contract for 4 years with training as a logistics specialist his ACF was omitted.

EVIDENCE OF RECORD:  The applicant's military records were not provided to the Board.  The following information was derived from documentation submitted by the applicant himself.

On 22 September 1994 the applicant completed the addenda to a Delayed Entry Program (DEP) enlistment contract.  At that time he expressed interest in the ACF.

On 18 January 1995 he enlisted into the Regular Army for 4 years.  At that time his only enlistment incentive was the training of choice enlistment option for Automated Logistical Specialist.

The ACF is an incentive program which was available to Regular Army enlistees who participated in the MGIB.  In addition to the monthly monetary educational benefits given to soldiers who participated in the MGIB, the Army also provided a “kicker” in the form of the ACF, which was a set amount of money which was determined by the length of an enlistment.  The ACF is an incentive which is only offered to enlistees who choose critical military occupational specialties, as listed by the Department of the Army.

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 was eligible for the ACF when he enlisted in the DEP as a cannon crew member, since that military occupational specialty was on the list of those skills approved for that incentive by the Department.

2.  However, when he renegotiated his contract to another military occupational specialty, he lost that incentive since his new skill was not on the list of those approved for the ACF.

3.  There is no indication that the applicant was misled or otherwise coerced into changing his enlistment options.  It appears that he was more interested in learning a skill which would be marketable after his release from active duty than the ACF.  He cannot have both.

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	AR1999026115	
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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