ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 261755Z JUL 01 ZYB MIN PSN 535223J20
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
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NAVADMIN 184/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/BERTHING OF E4 SHIPBOARD SAILORS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS//
 
REF/A/DOC/FLOYD D. SPENCE NDAA FY-01/31OCT2000//
 
AMPN/REF A IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
2001 THAT PROVIDES FOR PAYMENT OF BAH FOR SHIPBOARD E4 MEMBERS
WITHOUT DEPENDENTS.//
POC/STEFANIE MILLER/LT/N130C4/-/TEL:(703)695-3304//
 
RMKS/1.  EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 01, AN E4 WITHOUT DEPENDENTS ASSIGNED TO A
SHIP WILL BE AUTHORIZED BERTHING ASHORE UPON APPROVAL OF THE
COMMANDING OFFICER (CO) PER REFERENCE A.
 
2.  UPON APPROVAL TO BERTH ASHORE, E4 SHIPBOARD SAILORS WITH FOUR OR
MORE YEARS OF SERVICE WITHOUT DEPENDENTS MAY BE AUTHORIZED BASIC
ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING (BAH) OR OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE (OHA), AS
APPROPRIATE, IF ADEQUATE BQ SPACE IS NOT AVAILABLE.  E4S WITH UNDER
FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE WITHOUT DEPENDENTS ARE NOT ENTITILED TO BAH OR
OHA.  THE CO OF THE SHORE-BASED FACILITY WILL TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION FULL BQ UTILIZATION, DETERMINE WHETHER THE MEMBER
WILL BE BERTHED IN A BQ SPACE OR WILL DRAW A HOUSING ALLOWANCE.
 
3.  FULL UTILIZATION OF BQ SPACES SHOULD BE ENSURED PRIOR TO
AUTHORIZATION OF BAH FOR SHIPBOARD E4S OVER FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE
WITHOUT DEPENDENTS.  HOWEVER, SENIOR PERSONNEL WHO ARE BQ RESIDENTS
WILL NOT BE INVOLUNTARILY DISPLACED TO PROVIDE BERTHING FOR SINGLE
SHIPBOARD E4S.
 
4.  E4S WHO RECEIVED BAH WHILE ASHORE AND ARE SUBSEQUENTLY ASSIGNED
TO A SHIP IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
BAH FOR BERTHING ASHORE IF THE MEMBER MAINTAINS CIVILIAN QUARTERS.
UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR SHIP ASSIGNMENT, THE MEMBER WILL CONTINUE
TO RECEIVE BAH IF REASSIGNED TO THE SAME SHORE LOCATION.  E4S WILL
HAVE THEIR AUTHORIZATION TO RECEIVE BAH REEVALUATED WHEN EXECUTING
PCS ORDERS OUT OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA.
 
5.  ASHORE BERTHING OF E4 SHIPBOARD SAILORS IS A LONG OVERDUE
OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR THIRD CLASS PETTY
OFFICERS.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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