IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 23 August 2012 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20120000582 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 correction of his military records to show entitlement to special duty assignment pay (SDAP). 2. The applicant states his SDAP was erroneously stopped by his station commander in February 2010. He did not know at the time that this was wrong and thought the SDAP was terminated because he was not on mission due to his prostate cancer. In April 2011, he was advised that he was entitled to SDAP at all times because he had always worked at the recruiting station in support of the recruiting mission. The S-1 (personnel officer) agreed and submitted a DA Form 2446 (Request for Orders); however, neither St. Louis nor Fort Meade would process the request. 3. The applicant provides: * DA Form 2446, dated 20 April 2011 * DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) * three letters from the Office of the Inspector General, Fort McNair, dated 3, 9, and 16 August 2011 CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE: 1. A DA Form 2446 from the New York City Recruiting Battalion, dated 20 April 2011, requests SDAP for the applicant for the period 27 February 2010 to 30 April 2011. The request is signed by the Adjutant and indicates it was sent to the Commander, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Meade, for action. 2. On 31 July 2011, the applicant retired from U.S. Army Reserve Active Guard Reserve (AGR) duty in the rank of sergeant first class/pay grade E-7. His DD Form 214 shows he completed more than 14 years of net active service during this period. 3. An advisory opinion was received from the Chief, Compensation and Entitlements Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Department of the Army, dated 23 May 2012, in the processing of this case. The opinion stated: a. The documents provided concerning the applicant's request for SDAP from 27 February 2010 until July 2011 were carefully reviewed. b. The applicant appears to be eligible to receive SDAP of $450.00 per month from 27 February 2010 until 29 April 2011. c. His eligibility for SDAP ended when he left his position on 29 April 2011. d. His request for SDAP is supported for the period stated above. 4. On 2 May 2012, a copy of the advisory opinion was sent to the applicant for his information and opportunity to respond. No response was received. 5. Army Regulation 601-1 (Assignment of Enlisted Personnel to the U.S. Army Recruiting Command) establishes policies and procedures for the selection, training, management, assignment, and reassignment of AGR Soldiers assigned or attached to the U.S. Army Recruiting Command. 6. Army Regulation 614-200 (Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management) provides guidance for the selection of enlisted Soldiers for assignment and utilization. Section IV states SDAP is a monetary incentive paid to enlisted Soldiers who qualify for and serve in designated special duty (SD) assignments that have extremely demanding duties requiring extraordinary effort for satisfactory performance or an unusual degree of responsibility. SDAP is computed based upon a 30-day month. Entitlement accrues from the date of authorization through the day before the effective date of the termination order. SDAP will be prorated for that portion of the month in which the entitlement starts or ends. The monthly rate of pay equates to SD levels, with $450.00 authorized for SD-6. Production recruiters assigned recruiting objectives or production quotas who are actively involved in contracting applicants are authorized SD-6. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. The applicant requests correction of his military records to show entitlement to SDAP because it was erroneously stopped by his station commander in February 2010. 2. The available evidence clearly shows the applicant was in an active status as a recruiter during the period 27 February 2010 through 29 April 2011 entitling him to SDAP. 3. In view of the above, the applicant's request should be granted. BOARD VOTE: ___X ___ ___X____ ___X ___ GRANT FULL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF ________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING ________ ________ ________ DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The Board determined the evidence presented is 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 was issued orders awarding him SDAP for the period 27 February 2010 through 29 April 2011 and b. auditing his military pay records and paying him all monies due as a result of this correction. __________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) AR20120000582 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20120000582 3 ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1