From:  Chairman, Board for Correction of Naval Records 
To:     Secretary of the Navy 
 
Subj:   REVIEW OF NAVAL RECORD OF   
  
 
Ref:   (a) Title 10 U.S.C. § 1552 
            (b) Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) 
 
Encl:   (1) DD Form 149 w/attachments 
        (2) Subject’s naval record 
 
1.  Pursuant to the provisions of reference (a) Subject, hereinafter referred to as Petitioner, filed enclosure (1) with this Board requesting, in effect, that the applicable naval record be corrected to show Petitioner received refund for personal move from  to   .
                                              
2.  The Board, consisting of , reviewed Petitioner’s allegations of error and injustice on 27 August 2020 and, pursuant to its regulations, determined that the corrective action indicated below be taken on the available evidence of record.  Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of the enclosures, relevant portions of Petitioner’s naval record, and applicable statutes, regulations and policies. 
 
3.  The Board, having reviewed all the facts of record pertaining to Petitioner's allegations of error and injustice, finds as follows:   
 
     a.  Before applying to this Board, Petitioner exhausted all administrative remedies available under existing law and regulations within the Department of the Navy. 
 
     b.  On 12 November 2018, Petitioner rented a unit from PODS to be delivered empty to his location () on 20 November 2018.  On 29 November 2018, PODS transported the unit to . 
 
     c.  On 19 November 2018, Petitioner booked transportation of his vehicle with a sail date in December of 2018. 
 
     d.  On 28 November 2018, Petitioner’s PODS unit was weighed by Toledo Scale service with a net weight of 9,040 lbs. 
 
     e.  On 3 December 2018, Petitioner submitted a NAVPERS 1336/3 (Special request/Authorization) requesting a 90 day TAD to  Det.  from 8 December 2018 to 7 March 2019 to be with father during his terminal diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer, and it was approved on 4 December 2018. 
 
     f.  On 6 December 2018, Petitioner was issued  NAVPERS 1320/16 (Temporary Additional Duty (TEMADO) Travel Orders) for the period of  8 December 2018 to 7 March 2019 (90 days) for the purpose of TAD to  Det.  without any accounting data. 
 
     g.  On 6 December 2018, Petitioner stayed at the  Hotel with his family until his departure 8 December 2018. 
 
     h.  On 8 December 2018, Petitioner and his family departed from  to  . 
  
     i.  On 30 January 2019, Petitioner was issued official change duty orders (BUPERS order: 0309). 
 
     j.  On 7 February 2019, Petitioner was officially transferred from  and assigned to  on 8 February 2019, for duty in a humanitarian assignment.  
 
CONCLUSION 
 
Upon review and consideration of all the evidence of record, and especially in light of the contents of reference (b), the Board finds the existence of an injustice warranting the following corrective action. The Board determined that Petitioner was not required to return to his PDS in  from his non-funded TAD, which prevented him from executing a HHG with appropriate orders.  The Board concluded that due to the nature of Petitioner’s TAD, and the fact that he received his PCS orders while on TAD, that relief should be granted. 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
 
That Petitioner’s naval record be corrected, where appropriate, to show that: 
 
Petitioner was issued official change duty orders (BUPERS order: 0309) on “1 November 2018” vice “30 January 2019”.  Furthermore, Petitioner was authorized to submit Personally Procured Move (PPM) HHG.   
 
Note: Petitioner will submit a copy of the Board’s approval letter to the Navy Household Goods Audit Team with all appropriate HHG documentation and orders to settle his claim from  to .  Settlement of move charged against Petitioner’s BUPERS Order 0309. 
                                                             
A copy of this Report of Proceedings will be filed in Petitioner’s naval record. 
 
4.  It is certified that a quorum was present at the Board’s review and deliberations, and that the foregoing is a true and complete record of the Board’s proceedings in the above-entitled matter. 
 
5.  Pursuant to the delegation of authority set out in Section 6(e) of the revised Procedures of the Board for Correction of Naval Records (32 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 723.6(e)), and having assured compliance with its provisions, it is hereby announced that the foregoing corrective action, taken under the authority of the reference, has been approved by the Board on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy.