IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 22 June 2010
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20100013949
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 authorization of Post Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence (PDMRA).
2. The applicant states he was discharged from active duty and was not given the opportunity to use the PDMRA days that he earned and was entitled to.
3. The applicant provides a DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) and an Army National Guard PDMRA Calculator Worksheet in support of this application.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant was released from active duty on 30 January 2009 and is currently serving in the Michigan Army National Guard (MIARNG).
2. The applicant's DD Form 214 for the period ending 30 January 2009 shows he served on active duty from 5 January 2008 to 30 January 2009 with service in Iraq/Kuwait from 21 March 2008 to 16 December 2008.
3. The National Guard Bureau (NGB), Chief, Personnel Policy & Readiness Division states that pursuant to Secretary of Defense PDMRA guidance and Department of the Army policy, processing procedures for PDMRA were implemented prior to the applicant's release from active duty. The applicant's mobilization orders were never extended for the purpose of utilization of his earned PDMRA days. The applicant's DD Form 214 didn't reflect earned PDMRA days were taken at separation and his pay account reflects no previous payment. A review of the separation process failed to reveal the applicant was properly counseled or offered an opportunity to take PDMRA days during the administrative out processing. The NGB official recommends approval of the applicant's request to be compensated for 18 days of PDMRA based on the information in the applicant's record, data matching, and orders validation.
4. PDMRA is designed to give extra time off to Reservists and members of the National Guard to compensate them for too little dwell time at home between deployments. PDMRA days are available to Active Component (AC) Soldiers who have deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, or with certain theater units and other areas as determined by the Secretary of the Army or his designated representative. PDMRA days are also available to Reserve Component (RC) Soldiers but they must have been mobilized under Title 10, U.S. Code, sections 12301a, 12302, or 12304. Any voluntary mobilizations under Title 10, U.S. Code, section 12301(d)/CO-ADOS or Retiree Recalls do not qualify for PDMRA unless the 12301(d) mobilization was in conjunction with deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. However, an RC Soldier, involuntarily called to active duty under the above code sections, need not be deployed to a combat zone to accrue PDMRA days. Soldiers who have been mobilized or deployed more than the Army plan called for, will accrue PDMRA days after the 13th month on active duty orders. PDMRA is initially earned at a rate of 1 day per month and the number of days increase as the Soldier remains in an active duty status.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicant's contention that he is entitled to 18 days of PDMRA has been carefully considered and found to have merit.
2. The available evidence shows the applicant served a qualifying period of active duty service under Title 10, U.S. Code for award of PDMRA. Furthermore, the NGB has reviewed the applicant's service record and determined he earned 18 days of PDMRA which through no fault of his own he was not afforded the opportunity to use.
3. In view of the above, the applicant's records should be corrected to show he is entitled to receive 18 days of PDMRA with all appropriate allowances to be used within a 12-month period commencing on the date of this Board's notice.
BOARD VOTE:
___X____ ____X___ ____X___ 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 the Army National Guard records and the Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing that he is authorized to use 18 days of PDMRA and receive all benefits entitled as result of the authorization within the 12-month period commencing from the date this Board recommendation is approved.
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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.
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