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B-244577 1 (1992-05-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadobf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~Comptroller General of the United States W&AIugton, D,C, 20648 Decision Matter of: Lieutenant Bryan K. Latham, USNR--Travel Allowances wile: B-244577 Date: May 8, 1992 DIGEST Armember who following graduation from Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, is ordered to perform recruiting duty near his home at no cost to the government and then perform temporary duty at Newport prior to reporting to his new permanent station is entitled to a per diem allowance for the temporary duty, DECISION Lieutenant Bryan K. Latham, USN, appeals our Claims Groups' denial of his claim for travel allowances and his request for waivt:r of his indebtedness resulting from travel allowances he received. We conclude that Lieutenant Latham is entitled to the travel allowances claimed. On May 15, 1985, upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, Lieutenant Latham was ordered to active duty and to report to the USS Jesse L. Brown at Charleston, South Carolina, for temporary duty. The orders provided that subsequent to reporting to the ship, he was to perform Temporary Duty Under Instruction from August 5, 1985 through December 5, 1985, at Newport and then return to the ship, his permanent assignment. These orders were modified to substitute temporary duty in Glenview, Illinois, near his home during the period between his graduation and the time he was to report to Newport, instead of reporting for temporary duty in Charleston. This temporary duty was authorized under the Officer Hometown Area Recruiting Program and there was to be no cost to the government. When he completed the duty in Glerview he reported to Newport for his temporary duty and was advised that due to unavailability of government housing he was eligible for travel allowances and received advances totaling $5,741.80 Following his duty at Newport he reported to his permanent duty station aboard the USS Jesse L. Brown where in March 1986 his travel vouchers were settled and he was reimbursed an additional $42.05. In May 1986 a Navy audit

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