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AF | BCMR | CY2008 | BC-2007-03606
Original file (BC-2007-03606.doc) Auto-classification: Denied

                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
         AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2007-03606
            INDEX CODE:  128.05
      XXXXXXX    COUNSEL:  NONE
            HEARING DESIRED:  NO

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

He receive an Initial Enlistment Bonus (IEB) for Air  Force  Specialty
Code (AFSC) 1C431, Tactical Air Command and Control (TACC) Apprentice.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

He entered the delayed enlistment program  in  January  2004  and  was
guaranteed a $4000.00 signing bonus for  the  Pararescue  Jumper  (PJ)
1T2X1 career field.  His eyesight was tested at the Military  Entrance
Processing Station (MEPS) in January  2004.   It  was  determined  his
eyesight was 20/70, the minimum requirements for PJ.  Two weeks  after
entering Basic Military Training (BMT), his  original  evaluation  was
found to be incorrect and he had to choose a different AFSC.  He chose
the 1C4X1 TACC career field.

In support of his request, the applicant provided a  copy  of  his  AF
Form 3008, Supplement to Enlistment Agreement-United States Air Force.

His complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

_________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

On 27 July 2004, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Air Force for a
period of 4 years.

His AF  Form  3007,  Guaranteed  Enlistment  Agreement,  reflects  the
applicant enlisted on 27 July 2004 with guaranteed training into  AFSC
1T231, Pararescue Apprentice.

On 9 September 2004, the applicant signed an AF Form 3009,  Change  to
Enlistment Agreement, stating  he  voluntarily  changed  his  AFSC  to
1C421.

The enlistment bonus program is an incentive program used to encourage
individuals to enlist in selected AFSC's needed by the Air Force.  The
bonus AFSC's are determined by Air Staff on a quarterly basis.

The applicant is currently a senior airman assigned to Pope Air  Force
Base, North Carolina.

______________________________________________________________

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DPSOAA recommends denial.  DPSOAA states the  applicant  enlisted
with guaranteed  training  into  AFSC  1T231,  Pararescue  Apprentice;
however, during Basic Military Training (BMT), it was  discovered  the
applicant's eyesight was poorer than previously reported by  the  MEPS
and there was another change in his initial agreement and an  AF  Form
3008 was accomplished.  The applicant did not complete training in the
originally guaranteed AFSC 1T231 and was reclassified into AFSC 1C431,
TACC.  At the time of the applicant's enlistment date on 27 July 2004,
there was no bonus authorized for his  AFSC  1C431.   The  applicant's
reclassification went from a bonus AFSC of 1T231 to a  non-bonus  AFSC
of 1C431.  DPSOAA has reviewed the statement/document submitted by the
applicant and conducted a review of his records.   The  applicant  did
not complete the guaranteed 1T231 AFSC and  therefore  was  re-classed
into 1C431 AFSC, for which there was no bonus during July 2004.

The complete DPSOAA evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit C.

_________________________________________________________________

APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 4
January 2008, for review and comment within 30 days.  As of this date,
no response has been received by this office.

_________________________________________________________________

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.  Evidence has not  been  provided
which would lead us to  believe  that  the  rules  of  the  applicable
instructions were inappropriately applied or that he was denied rights
to which he was entitled.  Therefore, 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 he has failed
to sustain his burden of proof of the existence of either an error  or
injustice.  In the absence of evidence to the  contrary,  we  find  no
compelling basis to recommend  granting  the  relief  sought  in  this
application.

_________________________________________________________________

RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD:

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.

_________________________________________________________________

The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR  Docket  Number
BC-2007-03606 in Executive Session on 27 February  2008,  under  the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:

                 Mr. Michael J. Maglio, Panel Chair
                 Ms. Dee R. Reardon, Member
                 Ms. Josephine L. Davis, Member

The following documentary evidence was considered:

   Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 24 October 2007, w/atchs.
   Exhibit B.  Available Personnel Records.
   Exhibit C.  Letter, AFPC/DPSOAA, dated 7 December 2007.
   Exhibit D.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 4 January 2008.




                                   MICHAEL J. MAGLIO
                                   Panel Chair

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