RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:       

	BOARD DATE:            04 DECEMBER 2003                  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2003086141

	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	
	Ms. Deborah L. Brantley		Senior Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Chairperson	
	Mr. Allen L. Raub		Member	
	Mr. Kenneth W. Lapin		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).

THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:  

1.  The applicant requests that his records be corrected to show that he enlisted for a period of 6 years vice 4 years.  

2.  The applicant states his term of enlistment in item 8 of his Department of Defense Form 4/1 (Enlistment/Reenlistment Document Armed Forces of the United States) should reflect 6 years and not 4 years.  He notes that with the correction he will be able to receive his $16,000 cash enlistment bonus.

3.  The applicant provides a copy of his enlistment contract in support of his request.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 

1.  Records available to the Board show that the applicant enlisted in the United States Army on 22 January 2002 for a period of 6 years.  Included in his enlistment contract was an entitlement to a $16,000 cash enlistment bonus based on his 6-year enlistment.

2.  However, item 8 of the Department of Defense Form 4/1 reflects an incorrect term of service of 4 years.  His 6-year enlistment is confirmed on all of his other enlistment documents.

3.  In the processing of this case an advisory opinion was provided by the Chief, Policy and Eligibility Inquiries Branch of the United States Army Human Resources Command-Alexandria, formerly known as the United State Total Army Personnel Command.  The opinion noted that the applicant did enlist for a period of 6 years and that his “contract was erroneous due to Guidance Counselor error in not properly annotating the correct term of service” in item 8 of the applicant’s Department of Defense Form 4/1.  They recommended that the applicant’s enlistment period be corrected and that he receive payment of his cash enlistment bonus.

4.  The applicant was provided a copy of the advisory opinion and concurred with the recommendation to correct his record.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence of record confirms that the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army for a period of 6 years vice 4 years, and item 8 of his DD Form 4/1 should be corrected accordingly.

2.  With the correction of his enlistment document he will be entitled to receive the cash enlistment bonus included as part of his enlistment contract.

BOARD VOTE:

__WTM__  __ALR __  __KWL__  GRANT RELIEF 

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:

The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief.  As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing in item 8 of the individual’s Department of Defense Form 4/1 that he enlisted for a period of 6 years vice 4 years and upon correction the applicant receive his $16,000 cash enlistment bonus.

		___Walter T. Morrison_____
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2003086141	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20031204	
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.	110.00	
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