IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 9 July 2015
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20140019755
THE BOARD CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING EVIDENCE:
1. Application for correction of military records (with supporting documents provided, if any).
2. Military Personnel Records and advisory opinions (if any).
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant requests that his reenlistment contract, dated 18 September 2014, be voided and removed from his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).
2. The applicant states, in effect, that he reenlisted on 18 September 2014 for a period of 6 years and a $15,000 Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP) bonus. However, it was subsequently discovered that his expiration term of service (ETS) date was incorrectly entered in the Regional Level Application Software database and he was not eligible for reenlistment or a bonus.
3. The applicant provides copies of his enlistment/reenlistment contracts,
DD Forms 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), orders, and email.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant was serving as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) when he reenlisted on 18 September 2014 for a period of 6 years and a $15,000 SRIP bonus in military occupational specialty 42A.
2. On 8 October 2014, an email message was dispatched from the Army Reserve Careers Division, Reenlistment, Incentives, and Policy Branch indicating the applicants reenlistment had been erroneously approved when it should not have been because his ETS date was not properly entered into the database. The email advised the applicant could request that his contract be corrected and his bonus control number removed as the applicant was not entitled to the bonus. He was also advised that he could apply to the Army G-1 requesting that he be allowed to keep his bonus or that he could apply to this Board to have his contract voided.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicants contention that his reenlistment contract, dated 18 September 2014, should be voided and removed from his OMPF has been noted and appears to have merit.
2. The applicant erroneously reenlisted, on 18 September 2014, for a period of
6 years and for a $15,000 SRIP bonus through no fault of his own. When it was discovered that an error had been made his bonus was cancelled.
3. Therefore, as a matter of equity, his contract dated 18 September 2014 should be voided and removed from his OMPF and the applicant should be afforded the opportunity to enter into a valid contract.
4. In the event that an antedated contract is necessary for continued service, this Record of Proceedings may serve as the authority to do so.
BOARD VOTE:
____X___ ____X___ ____X___ 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 voiding his 18 September 2014 reenlistment contract and removing it from his OMPF and allowing him to enter into a valid contract (antedated if necessary) that will allow him to continue to serve in the USAR.
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CHAIRPERSON
I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.
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