PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            17 February 1999  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-11996
				    AR1999015963

	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.  

	Mr. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Ms. Deborah L. Brantley		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Charles H. Loundermon		Chairperson	
	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Member	
	Mr. John Saputo		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests retroactive payment of basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) for the period 12 June 1998 through 1 September 1998.  He notes, in effect, he should have begun receiving BAS upon completion of PLDC on 12 June 1998 but did not commence receiving BAS until September 1998.

3.  In the processing of this application an advisory opinion was provided by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Indianapolis Center.  The opinion confirmed the applicant was entitled to “payment of BAS for the period 98-06-12 thru 98-06-29 and 98-07-12 thru 98-09-01 (break was for leave pd).  The applicant did not respond when given the opportunity to comment on the advisory opinion.

4.  The Department of Defense Pay Manual notes that BAS is paid in the amount of $7.43 per day, the same rate paid while a member is in a leave status and received leave rations.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms the applicant is entitled to BAS partial for the period 
12 June 1998 through 29 June 1998 and for the period 12 July 1998 through 
1 September 1998.

2.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by authorizing the individual concerned retroactive payment of BAS for the period 
12 June 1998 through 29 June 1998 and for the period 12 July 1998 through 
1 September 1998.  

BOARD VOTE:  

________  ________  ________  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-11996/AR1999015963	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990217	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.128.00		
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