B-134055, JAN. 10, 1958
Highlights
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO LETTER OF DECEMBER 19. WHILE IT WAS THEN REPORTED THAT THE ENLISTED MAN WAS ORDERED TO TEMPORARY DUTY AT LITTLE CREEK FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUGMENTING THE DISBURSING OFFICE PERSONNEL TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED WORKLOAD AS A RESULT OF THE ANNUAL TRAINING ENCAMPMENT OF THE ORGANIZED RESERVE UNITS. HE CERTIFIED THAT HE WAS NOT ON FIELD DUTY AND THAT HE DID NOT AUGMENT ANY PERSONNEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL SUMMER TRAINING FOR RESERVE PERSONNEL. MADE A DETERMINATION THAT THE DUTY WAS NOT FIELD DUTY. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT A FIELD DUTY QUESTION WAS NOT INVOLVED AND THAT A DECISION WAS REQUESTED ONLY ON THE MATTER OF WHETHER TWO OR THREE MEALS PER DAY SHOULD BE REGARDED AS BEING AVAILABLE ON EACH OF THE SUNDAYS INCLUDED IN THE PERIOD OF TEMPORARY DUTY.
B-134055, JAN. 10, 1958
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO LETTER OF DECEMBER 19, 1957, FROM THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (AIR) REQUESTING RECONSIDERATION OF OUR DECISION OF OCTOBER 18, 1957, B-134055, TO THE DISBURSING OFFICER, LANDING FORCE TRAINING UNIT, ATLANTIC, U.S. NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE, LITTLE CREEK, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, CONCERNING A VOUCHER STATED IN FAVOR OF MASTER SERGEANT HENRY J. WHITFIELD, R., USMC, COVERING PAYMENT OF PER DIEM FOR TEMPORARY DUTY PERFORMED AT LITTLE CREEK FROM JUNE 1 TO 30, 1957, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM.
WHILE IT WAS THEN REPORTED THAT THE ENLISTED MAN WAS ORDERED TO TEMPORARY DUTY AT LITTLE CREEK FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUGMENTING THE DISBURSING OFFICE PERSONNEL TO COPE WITH THE INCREASED WORKLOAD AS A RESULT OF THE ANNUAL TRAINING ENCAMPMENT OF THE ORGANIZED RESERVE UNITS, HE CERTIFIED THAT HE WAS NOT ON FIELD DUTY AND THAT HE DID NOT AUGMENT ANY PERSONNEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL SUMMER TRAINING FOR RESERVE PERSONNEL. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, AND SINCE HIS ORDERS OF APRIL 29, 1957, DID NOT DESIGNATE THE TEMPORARY DUTY AS FIELD DUTY AND THE COMMANDING GENERAL AT HIS STATION, BY ENDORSEMENT ON SUCH ORDERS, MADE A DETERMINATION THAT THE DUTY WAS NOT FIELD DUTY, IT WAS ASSUMED THAT A FIELD DUTY QUESTION WAS NOT INVOLVED AND THAT A DECISION WAS REQUESTED ONLY ON THE MATTER OF WHETHER TWO OR THREE MEALS PER DAY SHOULD BE REGARDED AS BEING AVAILABLE ON EACH OF THE SUNDAYS INCLUDED IN THE PERIOD OF TEMPORARY DUTY.
IT NOW IS REPORTED THAT HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, REGARDS DUTY BY MEMBERS WHO ARE ORDERED TO AN ACTIVITY AS AUGMENTING OR SUPPORT TROOPS IN CONNECTION WITH ANNUAL FIELD TRAINING (SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM) AS FIELD DUTY AND IT APPEARS CLEAR THAT THE ENLISTED MAN ACTUALLY WAS ORDERED TO LITTLE CREEK FOR THAT PURPOSE. WE SEE NO REASON TO DISAGREE WITH THAT CONCLUSION AND, HENCE, IT APPEARS PROPER TO VIEW HIS TEMPORARY DUTY AT THAT PLACE AS PARTICIPATION IN AN ACTIVITY COVERED BY PARAGRAPH 4201-6 OF THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS. COMPARE IN THIS CONNECTION B- 128335, JULY 18, 1956. UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, PAYMENT ON THE VOUCHER IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND THE DECISION OF OCTOBER 18, 1957, B-134055, IS MODIFIED ACCORDINGLY. THE VOUCHER WILL BE RETAINED HERE.