| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mrs. Nancy Amos | Analyst |
| Mr. Walter T. Morrison | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Arthur A. Omartian | Member | |
| Mr. Curtis L. Greenway | Member |
2. The applicant requests in effect, that his Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) debt be waived.
3. The applicant states that his ROTC debt should be terminated due to the terms of the contract stating that if he completed 3 years of active duty in the U. S. Army his balance would be $0.00. He enlisted in the U. S. Army on 31 July 2001 for 3 years.
4. The applicant enlisted in the U. S. Army Reserve (ROTC Control Group) on 3 December 1998. His Army Senior ROTC Scholarship Cadet Contract, DA Form 597-3, paragraph 7d states that if the cadet were disenrolled from the ROTC Program for any reason, the Secretary of the Army could order the cadet to reimburse the United States the dollar amount plus interest that bears the same ratio to the total cost of the scholarship financial assistance provided by the United States to the cadet as the unserved portion of active duty bears to the total period of active duty the cadet agreed to serve or was ordered to serve. In lieu of repayment, the cadet could be ordered to active duty for not more than four years.
5. Paragraph 8 of the applicant’s DA Form 597-3 states that if he were called to active duty for breach of contract under the provisions of paragraph 7, he would be ordered to active duty for one of the periods listed, based upon the year during which the breach occurs: Military Science II, 2 years; Military Science III, 3 years; Military Science IV, 4 years.
6. Paragraph 12 of the applicant’s DA Form 597-3 states that he understood and agreed that if he voluntarily or because of misconduct failed to begin or failed to complete any period of active duty that he may have incurred under the contract, he would be required to reimburse the United States an amount of money, plus interest, that bore the same ratio to the total cost of the financial assistance provided him as the unserved portion of such duty bore to the total period of such duty he was obligated to serve.
7. Paragraph 21 of the applicant’s DA For 597-3 states that the Department of the Army agreed to pay for a period of 3 academic years tuition and educational fees up to an annual amount of $16,000.00.
8. On 21 July 2000, the U. S. Army Cadet Command informed the applicant that he was disenrolled from ROTC based on his indifferent attitude and lack of interest in military training as evidenced by frequent absences from military
science classes and physical training.
9. US Army Advanced Education Financial Assistance Record, DA Form 5315-E, shows that as of 28 March 2000, $23,538.00 Army ROTC scholarship benefits were paid to the applicant.
10. On 31 July 2001, the applicant enlisted in the Regular Army, in pay grade E-3, for enlistment options station of choice, career management field infantry training, and $11,000.00 cash bonus, for 3 years.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. Although not provided for in his DA Form 597-3, the applicant’s 31 July 2001 enlistment in the Regular Army serves the same purpose as would have been served had he been ordered to active duty in the U. S. Army. The Department of Defense is still getting the benefits of his service for a period of 3 years. As a matter of equity it would be appropriate to consider his enlistment in the Regular Army to have met the active duty obligation required by his ROTC scholarship contract.
2. If the applicant fails to complete the period of enlisted service obligated as a result of his ROTC scholarship either voluntarily or because of misconduct, his ROTC debt would be required to be recouped on a pro-rated basis.
3. In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by amending the applicant’s ROTC scholarship contract to show that he would satisfy the service obligation under the original terms of the ROTC contract by enlisting in the Regular Army.
2. If the applicant fails to complete the period of enlisted service obligated as a result of his amended ROTC scholarship contract either voluntarily or because of misconduct, his ROTC debt would be required to be recouped on a pro-rated basis in accordance with paragraph 12 of his DA Form 597-3.
3. That so much of the application as is in excess of the foregoing be denied.
BOARD VOTE:
__aao___ __wtm___ ________ GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ __clg___ DENY APPLICATION
Walter T. Morrison
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CHAIRPERSON
| CASE ID | AR2001062761 |
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| DATE BOARDED | 20011101 |
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| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | (GRANT) |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
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