RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  02-02124
            INDEX CODE:  112.00

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be given a constructive reenlistment to qualify him  for  a  higher
Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) entitlement.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

The reasons the applicant believes the  records  to  be  in  error  or
unjust and the evidence submitted in support  of  the  appeal  are  at
Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The relevant facts pertaining to this application, extracted from  the
applicant's military records, are contained in the letter prepared  by
the appropriate office of the Air Force (Exhibit C).

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPAE recommended denial.   They  indicated  that  the  applicant
contends  the  Military  Personnel  Flight  (MPF)  failed  to  provide
counseling regarding a pending SRB change.  The  applicant  reenlisted
12 December 2001 for 4 years.  On 17 January 2002, HQ USAF released  a
new SRB list and announced that affected personnel should be  briefed.
The window to get the  SRB  recomputed  was  if  a  member  reenlisted
between 2 January 2002 and 16 January 2002.  The SRB  review  had  not
been announced as of the date the applicant reenlisted  and  therefore
the MPF was not able to brief the applicant it had changed.

The evaluation is at Exhibit C.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant reviewed the evaluation and provided a response that  is
at Exhibit E.

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.    The applicant has exhausted all remedies  provided  by  existing
law or regulations.

2.    The application was timely filed.

3.    Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented  to  demonstrate
the existence of an injustice  warranting  his  reenlistment  date  be
changed to qualify him for a higher Selective Reelinstment Bonus (SRB)
entitlement.  The Board notes that the applicant initially enlisted on
January 14, 1998 for a period of four (4) years with a resulting  date
of separation of January 13, 2002.  It appears that a former Chief  of
Staff of the Air Force was visiting Maxwell AFB in December  2001  and
the applicant was selected to reenlist earlier  so  that  the  General
could participate in the reenlistment ceremony.  Based on his original
DOS of January 13, 2002, he was going to reenlist in January 2002.  We
are aware that the Air Force released the new SRB list on January  17,
2002, and the window to allow recomputation of the SRB was if a member
voluntarily reenlisted  between  January  2  and  16,  2002,  but  was
eligible to postpone the enlistment.  However, we have been advised by
the Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) that the applicant’s  Air  Force
Specialty Code (AFSC) was affected by the STOP LOSS program which  was
in effect at the time.  Therefore, had he not reenlisted  in  December
2001, he would not have been allowed to separate on January 13,  2002;
rather, an extension of his January 14,  1998  enlistment  would  have
been approved.  As a result, he would have been  allowed  to  reenlist
after January 17, 2002 and been eligible for the new  SRB  bonus.   In
view of  the  foregoing,  we  recommend  the  applicant’s  records  be
corrected as indicated below.


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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The pertinent military records of the  Department  of  the  Air  Force
relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that:

a.    His honorable discharge on 11 December 2001 and his reenlistment
on 12 December 2001, be declared void.

b.     On  13  January  2002,   competent   authority   approved   his
continuation on active duty for the convenience of the  government  in
accordance with the provisions of the STOP LOSS program for  a  period
of three (3) months.

c.    He was honorably discharged on 17 January 2002,  and  reenlisted
in the Regular Air Force on 18 January 2002, for a period of four  (4)
years with  entitlement  to  a  Zone  A,  Multiple  of  1.5  Selective
Reenlistment Bonus.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number 02-
02124 in Executive Session on 28 August 2002, under the provisions  of
AFI 36-2603:

                 Mr. Roscoe Hinton, Jr., Panel Chair
                 Mr. Frederick R. Beaman III, Member
                 Ms. Cheryl Dare, Member

All members  voted  to  correct  the  records,  as  recommended.   The
following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 27 June 2002, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPPAE, dated 15 July 2002.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 19 July 2002.
   Exhibit E.  Letter, Applicant, undated.





                       ROSCOE HINTON, JR.
                       Panel Chair




AFBCMR 02-02124





MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF

      Having received and considered the recommendation of the Air
Force Board for Correction of Military Records and under the authority
of Section 1552, Title 10, United States Code (70A Stat 116), it is
directed that:

      The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to       , be corrected to show that:

        a.  His honorable discharge on 11 December 2001 and his
reenlistment on 12 December 2001, be, and hereby are, declared void.

        b.  On 13 January 2002, competent authority approved his
continuation on active duty for the convenience of the government in
accordance with the provisions of the STOP LOSS program for a period
of three (3) months.

        c.  He was honorably discharged on 17 January 2002, and
reenlisted in the Regular Air Force on 18 January 2002, for a period
of four (4) years with entitlement to a Zone A, Multiple of 1.5
Selective Reenlistment Bonus.



            JOE G. LINEBERGER
            Director
            Air Force Review Boards Agency