Ford v. United States

*562 OPINION

ROBINSON, Judge:

This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment.

Plaintiff Daniel Ford, an enlisted member of the United States Air Force, requested retraining in a career field that, at the time of his request, was designated by the Air Force as a critical skill under the selective re-enlistment bonus (SRB) program, 37 U.S.C. § 308 (1974). The SRB program was enacted to provide bonus pay to encourage those members of the military who qualified in a military skill designated as critical to reenlist. After Mr. Ford extended…