RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2007-01958
            INDEX CODE:  128.05
            COUNSEL:  NONE
            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE: Dec 22, 2008

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He be paid his initial enlistment bonus for the  Air  Force  Specialty  Code
(AFSC) 1C431, Tactical Air Command and Control Apprentice (TACP).
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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He never received the bonus  for  the  tactical  air  control  party  (TACP)
technical school.

The applicant's complete submission is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant is currently serving on active duty Air Force in the grade  of
senior airman.  He entered the active duty Air Force on 16 Nov 04.

His Air Force Form 3007, Guaranteed Training Enlistment Agreement  Non-Prior
Service – United States Air Force, dated 16 Nov 04, reflects he enlisted  in
the 1T231 AFSC and his AF Form 3008, Supplement to  Enlistment  Agreement  –
United States Air Force, dated 16 Nov 04, reflects  he  was  entitled  to  a
$4,000 initial enlistment bonus (IEB).

Other relevant facts are outlined in the AFPC/DPPAES  and  AFPC/JA  opinions
at Exhibits C and D, respectively.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPPAES recommends denial of the applicant’s request and that the  Board
direct an AF Form 3009, Change to Enlistment Agreement - United  States  Air
Force, be accomplished to identify  the  applicant’s  reclassification  into
the non-bonus AFSC 1C431 from the bonus AFSC 1T231.

DPPAES conducted a review of the applicant’s records and determined  he  did
not complete the guaranteed 1T231  AFSC  and,  therefore,  was  reclassified
into the 1C431 AFSC for which there was no bonus during Nov 04.

Later or before the applicant’s graduation or training  completion  for  the
1T231 AFSC, there was a change to his AFSC to reflect 1C431.  The  applicant
did not complete training in the originally guaranteed 1T231  AFSC  and  was
reclassified into AFSC 1C431, but there was no AF Form 3009 accomplished  to
show this.

The initial enlistment bonus (IEB) program is an incentive program  used  to
encourage individuals to enlist in selected AFSCs needed by the  Air  Force.
At the time of the applicant’s enlistment date on 16 Nov 2006  [sic],  there
was no bonus authorized for AFSC 1C431.  Moreover,  the  applicant  did  not
identify any document that he signed that guaranteed or even offered an  IEB
for his completion of training and obtaining AFSC 1C431.

The AFPC/DPPAES complete evaluation, with attachment, is at Exhibit C.

AFPC/JA concurred  with  the  recommendation  of  AFPC/DPPAES  to  deny  the
applicant’s request.  At the time  the  applicant  enlisted,  there  was  no
authorized  bonus  for  AFSC  1C431.   The  applicant  never  completed  the
required training in the 1T231 AFSC.  He has not  identified  any  documents
that he signed guaranteeing or offering an IEB for completing training.

The applicant’s master personnel records do not indicate why  he  failed  to
complete the required training for AFSC 1T231.

The applicant’s enlistment agreement placed him on  notice  that  completion
of technical training and award of the three-skill level in the  1T231  AFSC
was required before such a bonus was  authorized.   The  agreement  requires
both the training and the qualification in the specified skill.

Training in the 1T231 AFSC  is  distinct  from  training  for  other  career
fields.  Even if the applicant actually  did  complete  the  TACP  technical
school as he stated on his application, such training is  not  part  of  the
pararescue training.  Moreover, the  applicant  has  not  demonstrated  that
completion of the TACP technical school by  itself  qualifies  him  for  any
bonus.  In sum, the enlistment agreement the applicant signed  only  applies
to his training and qualifying under AFSC 1T231.  His present AFSC, and  any
training he  received  in  attaining  that  AFSC,  is  not  covered  in  his
enlistment agreement.

According to DPPAES, the applicant would not have been  offered  an  initial
enlistment bonus in Nov 04 for  completion  of  training  under  AFSC  1C431
because it was a non-bonus AFSC at the time he enlisted.  There is  likewise
no indication that the applicant is entitled to a bonus for completing  TACP
technical school.  To be statutorily entitled to an  enlistment  bonus,  the
AFSC must be designated as a bonus AFSC in the month an airman enlists.   As
such, AFPC/JA cannot recommend the requested relief based on the  completion
of TACP technical school, if that did in fact occur.

The AFPC/JA complete evaluation is at Exhibit D.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

Copies of the Air Force evaluations were forwarded to the  applicant  on  27
Jul 07 for review and comment within 30 days.  As of this date, this  office
has not received a response.

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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.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been  presented  to  demonstrate  the
existence of  error  or  injustice.   We  took  notice  of  the  applicant's
complete submission in judging the merits of the  case;  however,  we  agree
with the opinion and recommendation of  the  Air  Force  office  of  primary
responsibility and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion  that
the applicant has not been the victim of an error or injustice.   Therefore,
in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we find no compelling  basis  to
recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The applicant be notified that the evidence presented  did  not  demonstrate
the existence of material error  or  injustice;  that  the  application  was
denied without a personal appearance; and that the application will only  be
reconsidered upon the submission of newly discovered relevant  evidence  not
considered with this application.

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The following members of the Board considered  Docket  Number  BC-2007-01958
in Executive Session on 29 August 2007, under  the  provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:

      Mr. Thomas S. Markiewicz, Panel Chair
      Mr. Gregory A. Parker, Member
      Mr. Joseph D. Yount, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 7 Jun 07.
    Exhibit B.  Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
    Exhibit C.  Memorandum, AFPC/DPPAES, w/atch, dated 2 Jul 07.
    Exhibit D.  Memorandum, AFPC/JA, dated 20 Jul 07
    Exhibit E.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 27 Jul 07.




                                   THOMAS S. MARKIEWICZ
                                   Chair