PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           12 December 2000
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000043882

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

	Mr. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mr. Michael L. Engle		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Ms. Lana E. McGlynn		Member	
	Mr. Harry B. Oberg		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

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

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests to be paid a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB).

3.  The applicant states that at the time of his reenlistment he was on airborne status at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  He never terminated his airborne status and was put on assignment orders to Italy as an airborne soldier.

4.  The applicant’s military records show that he enlisted in the Army on 6 July 1995 for 3 years and 22 weeks.  He successfully completed basic training and the basic airborne course.  The applicant reenlisted in the Army on 31 December 1997 for 4 years and at the time of his application was serving on active duty in Italy.  He attained the rank of specialist and holds a military occupational specialty (MOS) of 92G1P (Food Service Specialist with a special qualification identifier (SQI) “P” (Parachutist)).

5.  Military Personnel (MILPER) Message Number 97-178, in effect on 
31 December 1997, Subject:  Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) Program, provided, in paragraph 11, that soldiers in the grade of specialist (E-4), serving in MOS 92G, with an SQI of “P” were entitled to an SRB 1A.  

6.  The applicant’s Enlistment/Reenlistment Document (Department of Defense (DD) Form 4/1), dated 31 December 1997 shows that he was reenlisted in the Army without bonus entitlement.

7.  During the processing of this case an advisory opinion was obtained from the Chief, Retention Management Division (RMD), Total Army Personnel Command. It opined that after a review of the facts surrounding the applicant’s reenlistment of 31 December 1997, an error was noted on the part of the career counselor. Specifically, the career counselor had not properly counseled and processed the applicant for the existing reenlistment bonus. The authorized bonus for PMOS 92G [w/P] was SRB-1A.  The opinion also indicated that the applicant’s commander had been directed to produce a corrected copy of the DD Form 4/1  with the following corrections to the “Remarks” section:  (1) change Item 8b(2) to read “SRB 1A, MOS 92G w/”P”; and (2) add Item 8b(5) to read “Soldier elected 
50 percent payment of SRB.”  Also, the commander was directed to add 
Department of the Army (DA) Form 4789 (Statement of Entitlement to Selective Reenlistment Bonus) to his enlistment contract (DD Form 4/1).  

8.  The applicant was provided a copy of the advisory opinion for information and an opportunity to respond.  As of this date, the Board has not received a response.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant’s records clearly show that he was airborne qualified in MOS 92G at the time of his reenlistment on 31 December 1997.

2.  MILPER Message Number 97-178 provided that specialists qualified in MOS 92G with SQI “P” were authorized to receive an SRB of 1A at the time of the applicant’s reenlistment.

3.  In light of the foregoing, the applicant’s enlistment document is clearly erroneous in showing that he was not entitled to a reenlistment bonus.  

4.  In view of the foregoing findings and conclusions, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the individual concerned was eligible for and was authorized an SRB of 1A at the time of his reenlistment on 31 December 1997.

BOARD VOTE:  

__FNE__  __LEM__ __HBO___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		  ___Fred N. Eichorn___
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000043882	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20001212	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	GRANT	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	112.00	
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6.