RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


	IN THE CASE OF:	 


	BOARD DATE:	  25 September 2007
	DOCKET NUMBER:  AR20070003676 


	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.


Ms. Catherine C. Mitrano

Director

Ms. Antoinette Farley

Analyst


The following members, a quorum, were present:


Ms. Linda D. Simmons

Chairperson

Ms. Yolanda Maldonado

Member

Mr. William Blakely 

Member

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records.

	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including advisory opinion, if any).


THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant requests amendment of his Contingency of Operation Temporary Tour of Active Duty Orders (COTTAD) and payment of retroactive entitlements associated with Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP).

2.  The applicant states, in effect, that his orders were incorrectly annotated to show mobilization under the provisions of section 12301 of Title 10 United States Code (10 U.S.C. 12031(d)) [voluntary mobilization] instead of section 12302 of Title 10 United States Code (10 U.S.C. 12302) [involuntary mobilization].

3.  The applicant provides a copy of his AIP packet in support of this application.

CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:

1.  The applicant's record shows that he is currently serving in the Iowa Army National Guard.

2.  Records show that the applicant was initially involuntarily mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 12302 during the period 3 September 2002 through 2 September 2003 and during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 July 2005 for a total of 852 days.

3.  An advisory opinion was obtained from the Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division of the National Guard Bureau.  The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division recommended that the application be approved.  

4.  The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division opined that based on the guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense and the President of the United States involuntary mobilization authorization, Reserve component Soldiers can only be involuntarily mobilized for 730 days in 10 U.S.C. 12302 status.

5.  The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division states that the applicant should have been placed on section 12302 orders during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 March 2005 to complete his remaining 730 days of involuntary mobilization under 10 U.S.C. 12302.  The Chief, Personnel Policy and Readiness Division continues that the COTTAD orders which show the applicant voluntarily extended his mobilization should have commenced on 5 March 2005 and continued until the end of his deployment.


6.  Headquarters Iowa National Guard Office of the Adjutant General, Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa Orders Number 169-321, dated 30 August 2002, show that the applicant was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Noble Eagle on 3 September 2002 for a period not to exceed 365 days.  

7.  Headquarters Iowa National Guard Office of the Adjutant General, Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa Orders Number 051-450, dated 20 February 2004, show that the applicant was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 12302 on 5 March 2004 for a period not to exceed 545 days.  

8.  The applicant's records contain a DA Form 4187 (Personnel Action) which shows that he acknowledged and accepted reassignments during the COTTAD period commencing 5 March 2005 through 4 July 2005.  This form further shows that he agreed to accept AIP in the amount of $1000.00 per month for each month of the extension that he served in Afghanistan commencing with the completion of the 22nd cumulative month of mobilization under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 12302.

9.  Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance paragraph 10-3 provides that Reserve Component Soldiers who voluntarily request to serve beyond their 24-month mobilization authorized under the provisions of Title 10 of United States Code may request an extension under the policy guidance for Contingency Operation Temporary Tours of Active Duty (COTTAD).  Soldiers transitioning without a break in service will not go through REFRAD process until the end of their COTTAD.  Updated COTTAD procedures went into effect on 5 January 2006 to support the voluntary transition of Reserve Component Soldiers from Partial Mobilization under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 12302 to voluntary COTTAD orders under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 12301(d).

10.  Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance states that COTTAD request will not exceed 365 days at a time for Soldiers serving in CONUS locations and 545 days for Soldiers serving in OCONUS locations.  Soldiers supporting valid Global War on Terrorism requirements may request COTTAD orders totaling 1095 days.  Requests beyond authorized durations required DCS G-1 approval prior to HRC-A publishing orders.

11.  Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance states that the COTTAD policy applies to Soldiers in the following categories:
	
	Category 1:  Applies to Soldiers preparing for mobilization who do not have sufficient partial mobilization authority (Section 12302 Title 10 U.S.C.) remaining to complete required Boots On Ground (BOG) period with their units, and voluntarily request a COTTAD in order to complete 12 months BOG with their units (OCONUS-CENTCOM AOR).

	Category 2:  Applies to Soldiers mobilized under the provisions of section 12302 of Title 10 United States Code, partial mobilization, who are already deployed and request a COTTAD to complete 12 months BOG with their deployed unit.  COTTAD requests will not exceed the maximum number of days authorized under the mobilization order.

	Category 3:  Applies to Soldiers currently mobilized under the provisions of section 12302 of Title 10 United States Code, partial mobilization, executing a CONUS-based mission and who request a transition to COTTAD orders to fill a valid requirement.

	Category 4:  Applies to Soldiers mobilized under the provisions of section 12302 of Title 10 United States Code, partial mobilization, who are deployed OCONUS and who request a COTTAD in order to remain in theater to support another requirement after their unit redeploys.

	Category 5:  Applies to Soldiers currently on active duty under a COTTAD order and requests an extension of their current orders or is requesting to fill a new valid requirement.

	Category 6:  Applies to Soldiers who are not currently mobilized or on any type of active duty order and volunteer to fill a valid requirement under COTTAD.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The applicant's contentions that his COTTAD orders should be amended to show mobilization under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 12302 [involuntary mobilization] until he reached his 730 days, mobilization under 10 U.S.C. 12301(d) [voluntary mobilization] for periods after reaching 730 of involuntary mobilization, and entitlement to AIP for his voluntary mobilization were carefully considered and determined to have merit.

2.  Evidence shows that the applicant was involuntarily mobilized for 852 days in during the period 3 September 2002 through 2 September 2003 and during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 July 2005.  Based on applicable law and regulation the applicant is only authorized to be involuntarily mobilized for a total of 730 days.  As a result his second involuntary mobilization should have ended on 4 March 2005.  Additionally his voluntary COTTAD orders should have commenced on 5 March 2005 and continued through 4 July 2005.

3.  Based on the foregoing, it would be appropriate in this case to amend the applicant's records to show that he was involuntarily mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 12302 during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 March 2005 and under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 12301(d) during the period 5 March 2005 through 4 July 2005.  

4.  Additionally, the applicant is entitled to payment of $1000.00 a month of AIP during the period that he was involuntarily serving under the provisions of 
10 U.S.C. 12301(d).  As a result it would be appropriate that the Defense Finance and Accounting Department pay the applicant all AIP benefits entitled during the period 5 March 2005 through 4 July 2005 and if, entitled any additional periods of voluntary mobilization on COTTAD orders after 4 July 2005 in support of an authorized boots on ground program.
 
BOARD VOTE:

_LDS____  _WB____  _YM____  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 showing that:
	a.   the applicant was involuntarily mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 12302 during the period 5 March 2004 through 4 March 2005; 




	b.  was voluntarily mobilized under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 12301(d) during the period 5 March 2005 through 4 July 2005, the date of his release from active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and

	c.  paid all benefits associated with Army Incentive Pay during the period that he was voluntarily mobilized under 10 U.S.C. 12301(d).



_Linda D. Simmons_
          CHAIRPERSON




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