IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 19 February 2014 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20130008775 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 retroactive Medical Additional Special Pay (MASP) for the period 1 July 2012 through 30 June 2013. 2. The applicant states he did not receive MASP for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 due to the fact that he did not submit a signed contract. He contends that during the open contract season, he was executing a permanent change of station and he then entered a pre-mission training cycle for deployment with his special operations unit. 3. The applicant provides an excerpt from the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation, Volume 7A, Chapter 5, and email messages. CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. The applicant is a Medical Corps lieutenant colonel serving in an active duty status as a physician. 2. In the processing of this case, an advisory opinion was obtained from the U.S. Army Office of the Surgeon General, Chief, Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Special Pay Branch. The opinion states: a. A review of special pay and finance records indicate the applicant executed a contract for annual MASP in the amount of $15,000/year effective 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012 as well as a 4-year Multi-year Special Pay contract in the amount of $30,000/year with a linked 4-year Multi-year Incentive Special Pay contract in the amount of $20,000/year, both effective 1 October 2012 - 30 September 2016. b. The applicant was eligible to execute a 1-year MASP contract in the amount of 15,000/year effective 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013. c. Based on the extenuating circumstances of pre-deployment as well as the known retention of the applicant through 30 September 2016, they recommend the requested payment be supported by the Board. 3. The applicant was provided the advisory opinion for comments and/or rebuttal. No response was received. 4. Title 37, U.S. Code, sections 301d, 302, 302f, and 303a, provides for multi-year retention bonuses and special pays for medical officers and health professionals of the Armed Forces. For Army Medical Corps officers (physicians), these special pays include: MASP, which is paid to all Medical Corps officers upon completion of internship (not during initial residency) at the current rate of $15,000 (less taxes) for a 1-year active duty obligation that can be served concurrently with all other obligations. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The applicant's request for MASP for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 has been carefully considered. 2. The AMEDD Special Pay Branch confirmed the applicant was eligible to execute a 1-year MASP contract for $15,000 per year effective 1 July 2012. 3. Based on the foregoing, it would be appropriate to correct his records to show he executed an MASP contract for the period 1 July 2012 through 30 June 2013 and to pay him this special pay. 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: a. showing he executed an MASP contract for the period 1 July 2012 through 30 June 2013 in a timely manner and that his request was approved in a timely manner; and b. paying him MASP in the amount of $15,000 for the period 1 July 2012 through 30 June 2013. _______ _ _x______ ___ 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. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20130008775 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20130008775 2 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1