IN THE CASE OF:
BOARD DATE: 28 February 2012
DOCKET NUMBER: AR20120002790
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 16 days of Post Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence (PDMRA).
2. The applicant states he deployed while a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard (MNARNG) from October 2005 to August 2007, and later transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR). He claims his MNARNG unit told him he had to apply for PDMRA through his new unit. His paperwork was delayed, and he was eventually told the time had expired.
3. The applicant provides a PDMRA Calculator Sheet, DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), Mobilization Orders, and a National Guard Bureau (NGB) Memorandum, dated 17 February 2010 in support of his application.
CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE:
1. The applicant was released from active duty (REFRAD) on 23 August 2007, while serving in the MNARNG. He is currently serving in the USAR in Arizona.
2. The DD Form 214 for the period ending 23 August 2007 shows the applicant served on active duty from 5 October 2005 through 23 August 2007 with service in Iraq from 31 March 2006 through 12 July 2007.
3. The record shows the applicant was never afforded the opportunity to use earned PDMRA and/or an extension on active duty to use earned PDMRA prior to REFRAD from the period of active duty in which it was earned.
4. The following are the governing authority documents for PDMRA:
a. Secretary of Defense Memorandum. Utilization of the Total Force, dated
19 January 2007, directed a program be established to recognize members who are required to mobilize or deploy with a frequency beyond policy established rotation goals;
b. Under Secretary of Defense Memorandum, Programs to Support Utilization of the Total Force, dated 18 April 2007, established the PDMRA program in response to the Secretary of Defense directive in his 19 January 2007 memorandum; and
c. ALARACT Message 173/2007, dated August 2007, contained the Armys PDMRA implementation guidance.
5. The 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), section 604 provided special authority to monetarily compensate Soldiers who were REFRAD and not able to use PDMRA during the period between PDMRA authorization by the Secretary of Defense on 19 January 2007, and publication of the Armys PDMRA implementation guidance on 18 August 2007. This authority expired on
28 October 2010.
6. Department of the Army Personnel Policy Guidance (PPG) contains guidance on the PDMRA program in paragraph 8-10i. It states 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 also 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.
7. The PPG also contains guidance on Reserve Component (RC) creditable mobilizations/deployments. These include involuntary mobilization/deployment under Title 10, USC, sections 12301(a), 12302, or 12304; or voluntary qualifying mobilizations under 12301(d). To qualify a 12301(d) period of duty for PDMRA, the Soldier must provide a leave and earnings statement showing Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger pay to verify period of boots-on-the- ground (BOG) in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Kuwait.
8. PPG guidance on PDMRA usage states RC Soldiers may use accrued PDMRA during any authorized R&R leave period, or during current mobilization order/authorized extension of current mobilization order. Soldiers unable to utilize accrued PDMRA days during their current mobilization order may be voluntarily retained on active duty under the provisions of Title 10 USC section 12301(d), Contingency Operations-Active Duty for Operational Support orders (CO-ADOS), to utilize accrued PDMRA days. No tax benefits accrue or are attached to days of PDMRA regardless of where they were earned or awarded. PDMRA cannot be sold back at discharge, REFRAD, or retirement. There are no provisions allowing for carry over or monetary compensation for PDMRA days not used during the mobilization/deployment in which they were earned.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS:
1. The applicant's request to be reimbursed for 16 days of PDMRA has been carefully considered. Although the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provided special authority to monetarily compensate Soldiers for unused PDMRA for the period between 19 January 2007 and 18 August 2007, this authority expired on 28 October 2010. As a result, there is no longer legal authority to provide monetary compensation for unused PDMRA days.
2. The evidence of record also confirms the applicant earned 16 days of PDMRA during the period in question and was never afforded the opportunity to use this earned PDMRA.
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 all Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected by showing the applicant is authorized to use 16 days of PDMRA upon his next qualifying deployment/mobilization. Authority to use this PDMRA will expire upon the applicant's transfer from an authorized RC status. This recommendation carries with it no authority for monetary compensation.
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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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