RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS


IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2003-02558
            INDEX CODE:  128.05

            COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED:  NO



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APPLICANT REQUESTS:

A constructive reenlistment to qualify for  a  Selective  Reenlistment
Bonus (SRB) entitlement.
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

She was unaware of the conditions surrounding  the  extension  option.
If  she  had  known  the  requirements,  she  would  have  opted   for
reenlistment in a timely manner and she would have received the  6F051
Career Field Bonus.

In support of her request, the applicant submits a copy of  an  e-mail
from the Military Personnel Flight  (MPF)   The  applicant’s  complete
submission, with attachment, is at Exhibit A.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant contracted her initial enlistment in the Regular  Air  Force
on 16 May 1996 for a period of four  years.   She  reenlisted  in  the
grade of senior airman (E-4) on 21 October 1999 for a period  of  four
years.  The applicant has been progressively promoted to the grade  of
staff sergeant (E-5), with an effective date and date  of  rank  of  1
November 2001.  Applicant’s most recent reenlistment was on  1  August
2003 for a period of four years.
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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

HQ AFPC/DPPAE recommends the application be denied.  DPPAE states that
on 3 June 2003, HQ USAF released a new  Selective  Reenlistment  Bonus
(SRB) list, with an effective date of 4 June 2003, and announced  that
affected personnel should be briefed.  The HQ USAF message stated that
all deletions and decreases would be in effect  as  of  4  July  2003.
Every effort was made by the Air Staff as well as HQ  AFPC  to  ensure
members were aware of the changes to the SRB list.  There is no  valid
reason to change the applicant’s reenlistment date  to  allow  her  to
receive an SRB.  The HQ AFPC/DPPAE evaluation is at Exhibit C.
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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The applicant reviewed the advisory opinion and indicated that she  is
aware of all the effort put into notifying members  of  the  impending
change in the SRB listing.  Her contention is that she never  received
any information of her options with  reenlisting/extending.   She  did
not reenlist and take the bonus because her plans were  to  extend  24
months and then get out as soon as her spouse finished  his  bachelors
degree.  After she refused the bonus, thinking she would  be  able  to
extend, she was notified by the MPF  that  only  first  termers  could
extend their enlistments.  This gave her the option of getting out  in
October or reenlisting, with no bonus.  Had she been  aware  that  she
could not extend, she  definitely  would  have  reenlisted  and  taken
advantage of getting the bonus before it was stopped  for  her  career
field.  The applicant’s complete submission 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 error or  injustice.   After  reviewing  the  applicant’s
submission and the evidence of record, we are persuaded that relief is
warranted.  We note that, at the time the Selective Reenlistment Bonus
(SRB) was announced for the applicant’s career field, she had  planned
to extend her enlistment rather  than  reenlist.   The  applicant  was
subsequently notified  that  she  was  ineligible  for  an  enlistment
extension and, by this time, the SRB was no longer being offered.   We
believe that, had the applicant been properly counseled concerning her
options of extending her enlistment or  reenlisting,  she  would  have
reenlisted initially and would have been  automatically  eligible  for
the reenlistment bonus.  In view of  the  circumstances  presented  in
this case, and in an effort to remove any possibility of an  injustice
to the applicant, we recommend her records be corrected to the  extent
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  she  was  honorably
discharged on 2 July 2003 rather than 31 July 2003 and  reenlisted  in
the Regular Air Force on 3 July 2003 rather than 1 August 2003  for  a
period of four years and  three  months;  and,  at  the  time  of  her
reenlistment on 3 July 2003, she was entitled to a  Zone  B,  multiple
0.5 Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB).
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The following members of the Board considered Docket  Number  BC-2003-
02558 in Executive Session on 16 October 2003, under the provisions of
AFI 36-2603:

                  Ms. Charlene M. Bradley, Panel Chair
                  Ms. Martha J. Evans, Member
              Ms. Renee M. Collier, Member

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

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 25 Jul 03, w/atch.
   Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, HQ AFPC/DPPAE, dated 20 Aug 03.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 29 Aug 03.




                                   CHARLENE M. BRADLEY
                                   Panel Chair



AFBCMR BC-2003-02558




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 APPLICANT be corrected to show that she was
honorably discharged on 2 July 2003 rather than 31 July 2003 and
reenlisted in the Regular Air Force on 3 July 2003 rather than 1
August 2003 for a period of four years and three months; and, at the
time of her reenlistment on 3 July 2003, she was entitled to a Zone B,
multiple 0.5 Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB).




            JOE G. LINEBERGER
                                        Director
                                        Air Force Review Boards Agency