Military Pay: Military Debts Present Significant Hardships to Hundreds of Sick and Injured GWOT Soldiers

Abstract

In light of GAO's past four reports and testimonies on Army military pay and travel pay for soldiers who have served in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), GAO was asked to determine if weaknesses in Army processes for initiating and terminating active duty pay might result in erroneous payments and debt, including (1) overpayments to soldiers in the Fort Bragg Medical Retention Processing Unit (MRPU) - 1 of 23 - MRPUs and (2) overpayments and other errors that resulted in debt collection action against battle-injured soldiers who were released from active duty. GAO also was asked to develop case studies to illustrate the effects of these problems on soldiers and their families and to determine ways that Congress could make the debt collection process more soldier friendly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 2006
Accession Number
AD1181055

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  • Dennis Fauber
  • Gary Bianchi
  • Gayle Fischer
  • Gregory D. Kutz
  • Jason D Kelly
  • John P. Ryan
  • Mary E. Chervenic
  • Renee Mcelveen
  • Richard Newbold

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Human Systems

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  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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