IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 15 September 2011
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20110003904
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:
* Amendment of his deployment orders to show he was allowed storage of his household goods (HHG) or upon completion of his deployment, the reimbursement of the amount he pays for the storage of his HHG
* Reimbursement of his moving costs in the amount of $255.00 upon completion of his deployment
2. The applicant states, in effect, he is assigned to Division West Headquarters, First Army, as an Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Soldier and believes he is entitled to the storage of his HHG at government expense.
3. The applicant provides four orders, four pages of the Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR), an email, an invoice, a receipt, and a storage rent addendum.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. Having had prior enlisted service, the applicant's records show he was appointed as a second lieutenant Medical Service Corps (MS) officer in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) and executed an oath of office on 7 December 2001. On 31 August 2005, he entered active duty in an AGR status.
2. Orders 11-010-00001, dated 10 January 2011, issued by Headquarters, Regional Support Group - West, Arlington Heights, IL, reassigned him from his unit in Division West, First Army, Fort Hood, TX, (home of Grayson, GA) to 3rd Medical Command, Forest Park, Georgia. He was ordered to report to Fort Lewis, WA, with a will proceed date of 8 March 2011, for deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).
3. Orders LS-090-0006, dated 31 March 2011, issued by Installation Management Command, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, deployed him to Kuwait in support of OEF in a temporary change of station (TCS) status with a will proceed date of 9 April 2011.
4. On 12 February 2011, he was notified by the Supervisor, Traffic Management Office, Fort Hood, TX, that his request for an exception to policy for storage of his HHG was denied by Headquarters (HQ), Department of the Army (DA), G-4. The official stated that special storage of HHG was not authorized in his case.
5. In the processing of this case, an advisory opinion, dated 17 August 2011, was received from the Chief, Transportation Policy Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff (ODCS), G-4, HQDA. The advisory official recommended disapproval of the applicant's request for reimbursement for the storage of his HHG under TCS orders. The official stated that the transportation and storage of HHG in conjunction with TCS orders is not authorized under the provisions of the Personnel Policy Guidance (PPG) for Overseas Contingency Operations. HHG storage is authorized for a single Soldier (active and mobilized Reserve Component (RC)); a Soldier married to another service member when both are deployed; a Soldier married to another service member residing at different permanent duty stations; and a Soldier who is a single parent with a childcare plan that requires the child to leave the residence. The applicant is not a single Soldier, married to another Soldier, a single Soldier with a child, and is not authorized transportation and storage of his HHG.
6. In a response to the advisory opinion, by email, dated 18 August 2011, the applicant stated it was his intent to have HQDA, G-4, or the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, reimburse him for the moving expense and not the storage cost.
7. Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance, section 8-8c, Special Storage of HHG, states in pertinent part, that single Soldiers; Soldiers married to another service member when both are deployed; Soldiers married to another service member residing at different permanent duty stations; and Soldiers who are single parents with a childcare plan that requires the dependent to leave the residence, may store HHG at government expense for the period of the contingency operation. Married Soldiers are not authorized storage at Government expense. If married Soldiers want to keep their HHG in storage during the deployment, they must do so at personal expense.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The evidence of record shows the applicant was a married Soldier on TCS orders for deployment to Kuwait in support of OEF. As such, he was not authorized storage of HHG at government expense. The governing policy states if married Soldiers want to keep their HHG in storage during a deployment they must do so at personal expense. Therefore, he is not entitled to the requested relief.
2. With respect with his request for reimbursement of moving costs upon completion of his deployment, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records cannot rule on events that have not yet occurred.
BOARD VOTE:
________ ________ ________ GRANT FULL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF
________ ________ ________ GRANT FORMAL HEARING
___X____ __X_____ ___X____ DENY APPLICATION
BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined that the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned.
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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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