RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2013-04974
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NO
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
She be awarded an enlistment bonus for her Duty Air Force
Specialty Code (DAFSC)/7-skill level and she be awarded the rank
of airman first class.
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
At the time of her enlistment, there was a sign on bonus that
she was not offered for the AFSC that she enlisted for. She was
also informed that she should have been awarded the rank of
airman first class upon signing a six year term of enlistment.
Therefore, she believes that she is due back pay.
The applicant's complete submission, with attachments, is at
Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
The applicants DD Form 4/1, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document
Armed Forces of the United States, reflects she enlisted in the
Air Force Reserve in the grade of airman basic for a period of
six years.
The applicant is currently serving in the grade of senior airman
with a date of rank and effective date of 25 October 2014.
The remaining relevant facts pertaining to this application,
extracted from the applicants military records, are contained
in the letter prepared by the appropriate office of the Air
Force at Exhibit B.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFRC/RSOO recommends denial. RSOO states IAW AFRCI 36-2001, Air
Force Reserve Recruiting Procedures, paragraph 5.4., Non-Prior
Service (NPS) Enlistment Grade and Incentives, Recruiters must
carefully review their applicants qualifications to determine
the appropriate enlistment grade and offer a NPS enlistment
incentive to those who are potentially eligible (e.g. Stripes
for Education and Training, or Stripes for Unit Bonus Skills).
Current AFR enlistment incentive information is available in AFI
36-2638, Air Force Reserve Enlisted Incentives. AFI 36-2638
requires the DAFSC to be in effect on date of enlistment.
The bonus list is AFSC, skill-level and unit specific. The 7-
skill level was not on the bonus list at that time. The bonus
DAFSC the applicant refers to as eligible was a 5-skill level
Munitions Systems (2W051) position. The Master Incentive Bonus
list dated October 2011 to September 2012 Part II was in effect
in December 2012 (early FY13) as authorized by the Bonus Overlap
memo until the next list was developed and approved.
After a detailed review of the applicants enlistment
documentation, the rank is properly stated on all enlistment
documents to include the DD Form 4 and DD Form 1966. The
applicant initialed and signed the DD Form 1966 continuation
sheet that states both Stripes for Unit Bonus Skills and
Enlisting with Stripes for: sections were both marked N/A.
After reviewing the letter from the gaining unit Force
Management and Wing Career Management office, it appears there
were no 5-skill level DAFSC munitions positions available on the
applicants date of enlistment.
The RSOO complete evaluation, with attachments, is at Exhibit B.
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
On 27 June 2014, a copy of the Air Force evaluation was
forwarded to the applicant for review and response within
30 days (Exhibit C). 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. Sufficient relevant evidence has been presented to
demonstrate the existence of an injustice. After thoroughly
reviewing the circumstances of this case, to include the
supporting statement from the Squadron Superintendent, we
believe favorable consideration of the applicant's request is
warranted. The applicant contends that at the time of her
enlistment, she was not offered a sign on bonus for her AFSC.
Also, she was informed that she should have been awarded the
rank of airman first class upon signing a six-year term of
enlistment. After a thorough review of the evidence before us,
it appears there was a disconnect with the recruiting officials
in identifying the vacant positions and the inability to place
her in a bonus eligible position. The applicant was not timely
made aware of the inability to place her in a bonus eligible
position and it was not until after graduating from technical
school was she notified. Therefore, for the reasons cited
above, we believe the applicant has been the victim of an error
and injustice and recommend the records be corrected as
indicated below.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:
The pertinent military records of the Department of the Air
Force relating to APPLICANT, be corrected to show that she
qualifies for the stripes for unit bonus skills enlistment
option as a result of enlisting in the Air Force Reserve for a
term of 6 years on 19 December 2012, in an authorized incentive
(bonus) Duty Air Force Specialty Code (DAFSC), and the rank of
E-3/Airman First Class (A1C) was effective 19 December 2012.
The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2013-04974 in Executive Session on 14 August 2014,
under the provisions of AFI 36-2603:
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 21 October 2013, w/atchs.
Exhibit B. Letter, AFRC/RSOO, dated 16 December 2013,
w/atchs.
Exhibit C. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 27 June 2014.
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