Department of Defense Military Pay and Allowance Committee Action No. 537

The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) requested a decision on questions presented by Department of Defense Military Pay and Allowance Committee Action No. 537 concerning the effect of decisions by the U.S. Court of Military Appeals with regard to the entitlement of persons to military pay and allowances. A decision by a military court that it does not have personal jurisdiction over an individual for purposes of military law because the Government has failed to prove that the individual was validly enlisted does not automatically void the enlistment for purposes of determining the person's entitlement to pay and allowances.