[Claim for Basic Allowance for Quarters]

An Air Force accounting and finance officer requested a determination concerning the entitlement of an unmarried service member to receive a basic allowance for quarters at the partial rate when the service member is assigned to quarters which substantially exceed the minimum criteria for single-type housing, but are not considered adequate by the service for classification as family-type quarters. Accordingly, GAO held that, since the member's housing is of significantly higher value than would normally be assigned to him, he is not entitled to a basic allowance of quarters at the partial rate.