PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           29 November 2001                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2001064491

	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	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. John P. Infante		Member	
	Mr. William D. Powers		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 that his enlistment contract, DD Forms 4/1, 4/2, and 4/3 and his Montgomery GI Bill Act of 1984 form, DA Form 2366, be corrected to show he enlisted for 4 years and 00 weeks.

3.  The applicant states that his enlistment contract shows he enlisted for 3 years and 00 weeks but he extended for 1 year upon arrival at Fort Leonard Wood, MO to qualify for a seasonal bonus of $3,000.

4.  The applicant enlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve Delayed Entry Program on 12 January 1999.  His DD Form 4/1 indicates he was to enlist in the Regular Army by 28 January 1999 for not less than 3 years.  His DD Form 4/2, dated     12 January 1999, does not indicate any period of enlistment.  His DA Form 2366 dated 12 January 1999 shows his service unique education assistance options as “12B1, 3 yrs, 00 wks.”  His DD Form 4/3 shows he enlisted in the Regular Army on 28 January 1999 for 3 years.  His Record of Military Processing – Armed Forces of the United States, DD Form 1966/3, was annotated on              4 February 1999 that he would extend his enlistment for 1 year to qualify for a seasonal bonus.  His Statement of Understanding, United States Army Incentive Enlistment Program, DA Form 3286-66 and his Statement for Enlistment, United States Army Training Enlistment Program, DA Form 3286-63, were amended to show he enlisted for 4 years and 00 weeks for a $3,000 cash bonus.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  There is no error on the applicant’s DD Form 4/1.  It indicates he would enlist in the Regular Army for not less than 3 years, which he has done.  There is no place on the DD Form 4/2 which indicates the length of the applicant’s enlistment period.

2.  The applicant enlisted in the Regular Army on 28 January 1999 for 3 years but his enlistment options were amended on 4 February 1999, requiring him to have enlisted for 4 years.  That action required that his DD Form 4/3 be amended to show he enlisted for 4 years.

3.  The applicant’s DA Form 2336 indicates he enlisted for 3 years.  In the interest of consistency, that document should also be amended to show he enlisted for 4 years.

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

RECOMMENDATION:

That the applicant’s DA Form 2366 dated 12 January 1999, service unique education assistance options be corrected to read “12B1, 4 yrs, 00 wks” and his DD Form 4/3 dated 28 January 1999, item 20a be corrected to show he enlisted for 4 years and 00 weeks.

2.  That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.

BOARD VOTE:  

__rvo___  __jpi___  __wdp___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2001064491	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20011129	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	112.03	
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