B-177173: Jan 11, 1973

GRATUITIES - REENLISTMENT BONUS - CRITICAL MILITARY SKILLS - REENLISTMENT FOR RETRAINING PURPOSES A REENLISTMENT THAT WAS NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUING THE USE OF THE CRITICAL SKILL A MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES HELD AT THE TIME OF HIS REENLISTMENT BUT WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETRAINING THE MEMBER DOES NOT CREATE ENTITLEMENT TO THE VARIABLE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROVIDED BY 37 U.S.C. 308(G) A...

B-177173: Jan 11, 1973

A decision was requested as to whether Corporal Robert W. Chastain was eligible for a variable reenlistment bonus incident to his reenlistment in which he requested a skill reassignment. The Marine Corps variable reenlistment bonus program is designed to retain qualified personnel in critical skill areas, and reassignment would deprive the service of the member's skills. In this circumstance, paym...