| Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
| Mr. Edmund P. Mercanti | Analyst |
| Mr. Raymond V. O'Connor, Jr. | Chairperson | |
| Mr. Raymond J. Wagner | Member | |
| Ms. Karen Y. Fletcher | Member |
APPLICANT REQUESTS: That he be paid his $6,000.00 enlistment bonus, plus interest. He also requests compensation for clothes that were never returned to him.
APPLICANT STATES: He was never given his bonus, and he is entitled to receive it. As for his clothes, they were never given back to him and nobody called or wrote him or his family about how to get his clothing back.
EVIDENCE OF RECORD: The applicant's military records show:
He enlisted in the Regular Army for 4 years on 26 May 1998. In conjunction with his enlistment he executed a $6,000.00 cash bonus addendum.
On 2 June 1999, the applicant departed his unit and his duty status was changed to absent without leave (AWOL) and he was later dropped from the rolls of the Army as a deserter. He was returned to military control on 22 December 1999.
He was placed on excess leave (creditable for all purposes except pay and allowances) on 30 December 1999 and was discharged, at his own request, in lieu of trial by court-martial, on 10 May 2000. His separation document shows that he was not awarded a military occupational specialty (MOS), and that his service was characterized as under other than honorable conditions.
Army Regulation 601-210, paragraph 5-99, Regular Army and Army Reserve Enlistment Program, states that a soldier who, through his or her own fault (voluntarily or because of misconduct), fails to complete MOS qualifications, will not be paid his or her enlistment bonus.
DISCUSSION: Considering all the evidence, allegations, and information presented by the applicant, together with the evidence of record and applicable law and regulations, it is concluded:
1. Since the applicant was never awarded an MOS, he was not entitled to a bonus.
2. As for the applicant’s clothing, he has not submitted any evidence to show that he abandoned clothing when he deserted.
3. In view of the foregoing, there is no basis for granting the applicant's request.
DETERMINATION: The applicant has failed to submit sufficient relevant evidence to demonstrate the existence of probable error or injustice.
BOARD VOTE:
________ ________ ________ GRANT
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
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| CASE ID | AR2002073446 |
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| RECON | YYYYMMDD |
| DATE BOARDED | 20020926 |
| TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
| DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
| DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
| DISCHARGE REASON | |
| BOARD DECISION | DENY |
| REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
| ISSUES 1. | 128.05 |
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