MEMORANDUM OF CONSIDERATION

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:             15 February 2000                
	DOCKET NUMBER:     AR1999032752

	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. Edmund P. Mercanti		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Chairperson	
	Ms. Karol A. Kennedy		Member	
	Mr. Roger W. Able		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 a cash bonus in conjunction with her enlistment in the USAR.

APPLICANT STATES:  That her Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) was authorized a bonus but she was not told that until she reported for her physical examination, yet even then the appropriate forms were not completed to establish her entitlement to a bonus.

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

She enlisted in the USAR with no prior service on 12 February 1998 in pay grade E-2.  She did not complete a bonus addendum at that time nor does any of her enlistment packet reference a bonus.

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 has not submitted any evidence that her MOS was approved for a bonus at the time of her enlistment.

2.  However, whether her MOS was or was not approved for a bonus is not relevant in this case.  A bonus is an incentive offered by the Army to entice a person to enlist.  Obviously the applicant did not need any additional incentive to enlist.

3.  If a bonus was an entitlement the applicant would not have to petition the Board.

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

_fne ____  _kak____  _rwa ____  DENY APPLICATION

Karl F. Schneider
Director, Army Review Board Agency

INDEX

CASE ID	AR1999032752	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	20000215	
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.	108.05	
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