This document concerns a claim by a U.S. Army Nurse Corps Captain to the Finance Officer, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, for basic allowance for quarters at the "with dependents" rate on account of a dependent husband. The individual filing the claim amended her claim to include payment of every entitlement which she believes was denied by a February 16, 1953 GAO decision...

We have reexamined our decision concerning the entitlement of female members to the basic allowance for quarters on account of a dependent husband. By decision of July 3, 1972, B-161261, 52 Comp. Gen. 1 to the Secretary of Defense, we reconsidered our decision in 32 Comp. Gen. 364, and concluded that effective that date a female member of the uniformed services may be considered as having a depend...