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O f f i c e   (TMO) officials  a'L  B a r k d a l e   AFB  i f   h?  wclu:d  bz a u t h o r i z e d  
to r e t u r n   t o   Germany  111 a  rwpoi-a:-y  d u t y   (TDY)  s t ; i t u s   t o   complete 
z  s h i p   his  EX-*'  and  HHGs  to  h i s   new  d u t y  
n e c e s s a r y  
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a u t h o r i z e d   TDY  e n t i t  1ernent:  for  t h e   r / ~ r - p o s e  of  oTvT?i-seeing t h e  
p r e p a r a t i o n   of  his  HHSs and  FOV  foi-  shipment  t o   h i s   c u r r e n t   d u t y  
s t a t i o n   ( B a v k s e a l e   kFEl .  TI43  p e i s z r i n e l   adsrised t h t   i t  was  t l i e i i -  
r e s p o n s i b i l i t l r   t o   p i - q a v c   z1  m e c i 5 c '  s  HHGs/PO'V' 
f o r   s h i p x e n t   and 
were  c o n f i d e n t   t h e   s ; T s t e m   L c d c l c J   a c I m m p l i s h  and  cori petenti;yT h a n d l e  
T h e i r   a d v i s e d   that  TI.IO  is f r e q u e n t l y   i-3quii-ed  t o   s h i p  
the  t a s k .  
HHGs/PGVs for d e c e a s e 6   p e i s r n n e ;   of  a l l   s e r v i c e s   aria  111 a d d i t i o n  
t h e   same  ser7,Tices  a r e   acce*ilpl:sliea  for h o s p i t a l i z - d   p e r s o n n e l   on 
a  r e g u l a r   b a s i s   w i t h o u t  
t k c   assistance  of  a 
sponsoi-  a t   t h e  
s h i p p i n g   p o i n t .   When  t h e   a p p l x a n t   was a d v i s e d   of  t h e   assignment 
change  he  was a d v i s e d   by the TT,iO  of  h i s   o p t i o n s :  

(1)  H e   c o u l d  
t o   get h i s   PGV t o  

aike  arrangements  a t   !>is own expense 
f o r   s h i p m e n t .  

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higher  level  commandel-  s i n c e  
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Th?  a p p l i c a n t   d i d   not  a g r e e   t 3   t h e   above  o p t i o n 5   and  contended 
t h a t   i t   i s   the  assignment  sl-stem  t h a t   caused  t h i s   problem  and 
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proceed  a t   govextment  expense 
t o   oTJ7ei-see s k p n e i i t   of  his  HHGs  and  h i s   POT\:. 
back  o v e r s e a s  
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i n   t n ?   J o i n t  
Federal  T i - a v e l   R e g u l a t i o n  
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p l a c e d   i n   TDY s t a t u s   501-  t h e   ~ ~ ~ i - p o s e  
of  p ? i - s o n a l l y   overseeing  t h e  
p r e p a r a t i o n   of  H H G s  1  EOTLi  f 01-  s l i i p ~ l e r t  
o f   applicant's 2-equest  for TC--- 3 n t i t i e m e n t s .  

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i t - e m e l i t s .   I, ~ z j o r i t y  of 

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p i - e s m t e d  
d e m o n s t r a t e   t h e   e x i s z e n c e   cr  p - c k a b l e   error  01-  i n j u s t i c e .  
I t  
a p p e a r s   t h a t   t h e   a p p i l c a n t   5  a s s q n m e n t   from  German;; 
t o   England 
was  changed  t o   B a r k s a a l e   AFE;  r d i ~ l e  he  was i n   t r a i n i n g   a t   T y i d a l l  
AFB.  We  n o t e   t h a t   he  questlori?d  TMO  o f f i c i a l s   i f   he  would  be 
a u t h o r i z e d  
t o   complete 
t c   s h i p   1::s 
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n e c e s s a r l r   a c t i o n s  
A F B )   aiic  -,&:as a d v i s e d   t h a t   h e   would  n o t   be 
s t a t l o n  
a u t i i 3 r i z e d  
t h e   Board  b e l i e ; ~ e s  
t h a t   s i n c e   h i s   assignrnellt  iias  changed  w h i l e   he  xas  i n   t r a l n l n g ,  
he  had  l i t t l e   c o n t r o l   ox-ex  t x  s i t z a t i o n .  
In  t k s  r e s p e c t ,   t h e  
a p p l i c a n t   was  unable  ts  i - e t L L r n  tc  2errnan;r 
t o   p s i - s o n a l i l r   r e l e a s e  
a l l   h i s   belonglr?gs.  H i s   HHGs 
h i s   H H G s / P O V   and  pi-opxl;: 
i n   c h e   ~iiozz.  ZOITITT cn  and  I n o r e   ~ : q ) e n s 1 ~ e  p a c k l n g  
wel-e  n o t   packed 
I n   xriei.;  sf  tk-,t  f=.i-sgsiI1g, a  r t i a j o - i t y   of  the  Board 
c o n t a i n e r s .  
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t h e  
a p p L i c a n t .   While  we  1-ecog:;:zt; 
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t h e   JFTR t h a t   allow a  rnernbel-  t~  he u l a c e d   111 a  T C 1   s t a t u s   f ~ i -  t h e  
purpose of  overseelrig  the pi