PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           6 February 2001                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000043320

	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. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.		Chairperson	
	Mr. Walter T. Morrison		Member	
	Mr. Thomas Lanyi		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 that he receive retroactive basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) separate rations.  

3.  The applicant states that he arrived in his unit on 20 March 2000 but the Personnel Action, DA Form 4187, authorizing him separate rations was not signed until 1 May 2000.  He was paid BAS separate rations effective 1 May 2000 but he is due BAS separate rations from 20 March through 30 April 2000.

4.  The applicant’s military records show he enlisted in the Regular Army on      18 June 1997.  He was assigned to Fort Belvoir on 20 March 2000.  On 1 May 2000, his commander recommended approval of his request for BAS effective  20 March 2000.  He did not receive his BAS until end-of-month May 2000 for the period 1 – 31 May 2000.

5.  In the processing of this case, an advisory opinion was obtained from the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS).  DFAS recommended approval of the retroactive request for BAS for the period 20 March through       30 April 2000.

6.  A copy of the advisory opinion was provided to the applicant for comment.  He did not respond within the given time frame.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  In accordance with the advisory opinion, the Board concludes that the applicant is entitled to BAS separate rations for the period 20 March through     30 April 2000.

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

RECOMMENDATION:

1.  That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by showing that the applicant is entitled to BAS separate rations for the period 20 March through 30 April 2000.

2.  That the applicant be paid all due BAS separate rations as a result of the above correction.

BOARD VOTE:  

__rvo___  __wtm___  __tl____  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		Raymond V. O’Connor, Jr.
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000043320	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010206	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	128.12	
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6.