DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS 
701 S. COURTHOUSE RD, SUITE 1001 
ARLINGTON, VA 22204-2490 


Docket No. 8711-17 

MAY 2 0 2019 


Dear 
This is in reference to your application for correction of your naval record pursuant to the 
provisions of Title 10 United States Code §1552. After careful and conscientious consideration 
of the entire record, the Board found the evidence submitted was insufficient to establish the 
existence of probable material error or injustice. Consequently, your application has been 
denied. 

A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval Records, sitting in executive session, 
considered your application on 4 January 2019. The names and votes of the members of the 
panel will be furnished upon request. Your allegations of error and injustice were reviewed in 
accordance with administrative regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this 
Board. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted of your application, together 
with all material submitted in support thereof, relevant portions of your naval record and 
applicable statutes, regulations and policies. In addition, the Board considered the advisory 
opinion contained in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, memorandum 7220 Ser 
Nl30C2/18Ul 135 of 11 July 2018. The enclosed advisory opinion was sent to you on 16 
August 2018 for an opportunity to comment prior to being considered by the Board. After the 
30-day period for comment expired without a response, the case was presented to the Board. 

You requested that BAH received, while on active duty, be backdated to the zip code of your 
dependents' location. The Board, in its review of your entire record and application, carefully 
weighed all potentially mitigating factors, to include your assertions. Nevertheless, the Board 
concluded that since your active duty orders were issued as Permanent Change of Station Orders 
(PCS), with the appropriate accounting data authorizing payment for Household Goods 
shipment, Non-Temporary storage, and dependents' travel BAH at the dependents' location 
could not be authorized. As stated in the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), a Reserve Component 
member who receives a PCS order authorizing ID-IG transportation will receive BAH based on 
the new PDS effective the date of reporting to that PDS. In this connection, the Board 
substantially concurred with the comments contained in the advisory opinion. 

It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such that favorable action cannot be taken 
at this time. You are entitled to have the Board reconsider its decision upon the submission of 
new and material evidence. New evidence is evidence not previously considered by the Board. 
In this regard, it is important to keep in mind that a presumption of regularity attaches to a11 
official records. Consequently, when applying for a correction of an official naval record, the 
burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the existence of probable material error or injustice. 


Executive Director