RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 1 April 2008
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20070011192
I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.
Ms. Catherine C. Mitrano
Director
Ms. Phyllis B. Mackey
Analyst
The following members, a quorum, were present:
Mr. Lester Echols
Chairperson
Mr. Joe Schroeder
Member
Mr. Larry Racster
Member
The Board considered the following evidence:
Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records.
Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion, if any).
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant requests, in effect, correction of his reenlistment contract to show that he reenlisted in the US Army Reserve (USAR) for a period of 6 years instead of 3 years.
2. The applicant states, in effect, that he received a bonus based on a 6 year reenlistment contract and he does not want the monies recouped.
3. The applicant provides a USAR Form 80-1-R, Reenlistment Bonus Control Worksheet, dated 4 April 2007; a DD Form 4/1 and DD Form 4/2, Enlistment/Reenlistment Document, Armed Forces of the United States, dated
5 July 2007; and a DA Form 3540, Certificate and Acknowledgment of U.S. Army Reserve Service Requirements and Methods of Fulfillment, dated 5 July 2007.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicants records show he reenlisted in the USAR, on 5 July 2007 for 3 years, in pay grade E-4.
2. He states that his reenlistment contract should reflect 6 years instead of
3 years based on the bonus that he was awarded.
3. Item 27 of the applicants USAR Form 80-1-R shows that he was approved for a $15,000.00 reenlistment bonus, for a 6 year reenlistment contact.
4. In the processing of this case, an advisory opinion was obtained from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, 300 Army Pentagon, Chief, Incentives and Budget Branch, Enlisted Accessions Division.
5. The advisory opinion was provided on 16 January 2008. The G1 recommended that the applicant be granted relief and that his contract be extended to reflect a 6 year reenlistment rather than a 3 year reenlistment, due to an error made by the USAR finance.
6. The applicant was provided a copy of this opinion for possible comment prior to consideration of his case. He did not respond by the suspense date of
26 January 2008.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The available evidence show the applicant reenlisted in the USAR for
3 years and 00 weeks.
2. Information provided by USAR Finance reveals that he was paid a reenlistment bonus of $15,000.00, based on a 6 year reenlistment.
3. The advisory opinion provided by the G1 recommends that the applicant be granted relief and that his contract be extended to reflect a 6 year reenlistment rather than a 3 year reenlistment.
BOARD VOTE:
__e_____ ___LR__ ___JS___ GRANT FULL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION
BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
The Board determined that the evidence presented was sufficient to warrant a recommendation for relief. As a result, the Board recommends that all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by amending the reenlistment contract (DD Form 4/1) to show the individual reenlisted in the USAR for a period of 6 years and 00 weeks instead of the
3 years and 00 weeks that is currently shown.
_____Lester Echols____
CHAIRPERSON
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