APPLICANT REQUESTS:  That he be paid a Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP) bonus. 

APPLICANT STATES:  That his unit was added to the list of units eligible for a SRIP bonus prior to his reenlistment.  However, neither he nor his unit administrator knew about the unit being added to the list and, therefore, did not complete a bonus addendum.

In support of his application he submits a copy of an endorsement from the 83rd Army Reserve Command, Columbus, Ohio, which shows that his unit was added to the list of units eligible for a bonus effective 1 October 1993.

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

He enlisted in the Army Reserve Delayed Entry Program (DEP) on 28 June 1983 in pay grade E-1.  He was discharged from the DEP and was enlisted in the Regular Army on 19 June 1984.  He was awarded the military occupational specialty of infantryman, was promoted to pay grade E-4, and was honorably released from active duty and transferred to the USAR Control Group (Reinforcement) in pay grade E-3 (he had been reduced in grade) on 20 April 1987 by reason of reduction in authorized strength of the Army.

On 6 January 1991 he enlisted in a USAR unit for 3 years in pay grade E-4.

On 4 December 1993 he reenlisted in his USAR unit for 6 years in pay grade E-4.  In conjunction with that enlistment, he was given the Student Loan Repayment Program, and established eligibility for the Montgomery G.I. Bill.

Army Regulation l35-7 only authorizes SRIP bonuses for nonprior service USAR enlistees, and for reservists who are in an active status, who either enlist or reenlist, as appropriate, in either a critical MOS or a critical unit, as designated by the Department of the Army, for at least 6 years.  Individuals who are in an active status and who reenlist must have less than 10 years of total military service.

The Department of Defense Military Pay and Allowances Entitlements Manual, paragraph 10101t, specifies that service as an enlisted member in the DEP before beginning active duty in a Regular component is creditable service if the member enlisted in the DEP before 1 January 1985.

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 had over 10 years of total military service at the time of his reenlistment and was not eligible for a SRIP bonus.

2.  As such, the fact that his unit was added to the list of units approved for a bonus prior to his reenlistment is not relevant in his case.

3.  In view of the preceding, 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

                       DENY APPLICATION




						Karl F. Schneider
						Acting Director